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10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Lanterns are lit in Kiso in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, during a memorial event to mourn the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption on Sept. 27, 2024, the 10th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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10 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members lit candles in Kiso in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, to pray for the victims of the 2014 Mt. Ontake eruption on Sept. 27, 2024, the 10th anniversary of Japan's deadliest postwar volcanic disaster that left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Families remember loved ones killed in Mt. Ontake eruption

KISO, Japan, July 25 Kyodo - Bereaved families of those killed in the 2014 eruption at Mt. Ontake, central Japan, hike up the volcano to view its top on July 24, 2016 as they remembered their loved ones among the victims. The eruption killed 58 people, while five others remain unaccounted for.

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SNAPSHOT: Tourist bureau at foot of Mt. Ontake shows local scenes

KISO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2014, shows the early-morning view of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27, caught from the Kaida Plateau in the central Japan town of Kiso.

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SNAPSHOT: Tourist bureau at foot of Mt. Ontake shows local scenes

KISO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2014, shows a waterfall against a backdrop of autumn leaves in the central Japan town of Kiso, at the foot of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27.

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SNAPSHOT: Tourist bureau at foot of Mt. Ontake shows local scenes

KISO, Japan - Michiko Mukaibara, who works at a tourist bureau on the Kaida Plateau in the central Japan town of Kiso, posts photographs of tourist spots around Mt. Ontake, including a waterfall and an equestrian center, on the bureau's official blog and Facebook social network site every day.

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SNAPSHOT: Tourist bureau at foot of Mt. Ontake shows local scenes

KISO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2014, shows a stone statue and a mountain path against a backdrop of autumn leaves in the central Japan town of Kiso, at the foot of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27.

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SNAPSHOT: Tourist bureau at foot of Mt. Ontake shows local scenes

KISO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2014, shows an equestrian center in the central Japan town of Kiso, at the foot of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27. The equestrian center is one of the major tourists spots on the Kaida Plateau.

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Health of mountain trout worried after volcanic eruption

KISO, Japan - A worker feeds a rare species of mountain trout called "Kiso Iwana" in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, amid growing concern about the environmental impact of ash from the eruption of Mt. Ontake on reserves where the fish are cultivated.

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Total lunar eclipse

KISO, Japan - Photo taken 7:31 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2014, shows a total lunar eclipse observed in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture in central Japan.

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Mt. Ontake eruption deals blow to local tourism

NAGANO, Japan - JR Kisofukushima Station in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, at the foot of Mt. Ontake appears deserted on Oct. 7, 2014. The number of visitors has plummeted following the volcano's deadly eruption on Sept. 27.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2014, shows a building in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, where the bodies of climbers, killed in the eruption four days earlier of Mt. Ontake, were temporarily placed.

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Mt. Ontake eruption

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2014, shows people entering a building in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, where the bodies of climbers, killed in the eruption four days earlier of Mt. Ontake, were temporarily placed.

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Family members carry belongings of eruption victims

KISO, Japan - Family members carry climbing gear and other items left behind by victims of Mt. Ontake's eruptions in Kiso in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Lights seen at facility for volcanic eruption victims

KISO, Japan - Lights are on in all rooms of a facility housing climbers killed or injured by Mt. Ontake's eruptions in Kiso in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano on Oct. 1, 2014.

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Street almost empty at foot of erupting Mt. Ontake

TOKYO, Japan - A main street is almost empty in Kiso in the central Japan prefecture of Nagano at the foot of Mt. Ontake on Oct. 1, 2014, following the volcano's eruption that claimed the lives of more than 50 climbers.

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Volcanic activity hampers rescue efforts on Mt. Ontake

KISO, Japan - Relatives of people who remain unaccounted for following the eruption of Mt. Ontake leave their waiting area in the Kiso town office in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2014, as search operations were halted due to bad weather and volcanic earthquakes.

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

KISO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows climbers getting into a bus at a parking lot on Mt. Ontake, after the volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27, 2014.

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Central Japan volcano Mt. Ontake erupts

KISO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows climbers who evacuated to a parking lot on Mt. Ontake, after the volcano straddling Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan erupted on Sept. 27, 2014. The car is covered in ash.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi, Seiichi Kondo, commissioner for cultural affairs, and Isao Kiso, permanent delegate of Japan to UNESCO, put their hands together in Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital.

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3 teenagers die after playing in Kiso River

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers searching for four junior high school boys who were carried away by the currents in the Kiso River in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 30, 2012. Three of the four students died after being taken to hospital. The remaining student suffered minor injuries.

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Aderans to accept tender offer from Japan fund Unison Capital

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Hayakawa (L), president of Aderans Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 16 about the company's decision to accept a tender offer from Japanese investment fund Unison Capital Inc., with Unison's partner Kinichi Kiso listening.

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News helicopter crashes, 4 dead

NAGANO, Japan - A helicopter crashed and burst into flames on the banks of the Kiso River in southern Nagano Prefecture on March 7, killing all four people aboard. The helicopter, owned by Nakanihon Air Service Co. and chartered by Shinetsu Broadcasting Corp. based in the city of Nagano, was covering a traffic accident.

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7 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Candles are lit in Kiso in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2021, in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the Mt. Ontake eruption. The disaster left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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7 years after Mt. Ontake eruption

Candles are lit in Kiso in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 27, 2021, in commemoration of the seventh anniversary of the Mt. Ontake eruption. The disaster left 58 people dead and five others unaccounted for.

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Aderans to accept tender offer from Japan fund Union Capital

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoshi Hayakawa (L), president of Aderans Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on April 16 about the company's decision to accept a tender offer from Japanese investment fund Unison Capital Inc., with Unison's partner Kinichi Kiso listening. (Kyodo)

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Hiroshige - 53 Stations of the Tokaido - Print 43

43 Kuwana - Two large junks moored at the mouth of the Kiso River, and others sailing away to sea. To avoid crossing the numerous rivers flowing inland between Miya and Kuwana, travellers made their journey by boat. The boat trip was reputed to have been enjoyable. Utagawa Hiroshige (1797 - 1858). The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido - Hoeido edition (1831-4) Date: 1831 - 1834

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Bereaved families mourn victims on 1st anniv. of Mt. Ontake eruption

Bereaved family members of victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption observe a moment of silence near a mountain cabin at the eighth station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, at 11:52 a.m. on Sept. 27, 2015, the time of the eruption a year earlier. The eruption killed 58 people and left five others unaccounted for. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic expert speaks at symposium in central Japan

Toshitsugu Fujii, chairman of the Japan Meteorological Agency's advisory panel on ways of predicting volcanic eruptions, speaks at a symposium in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 20, 2015. A number of volcanoes in Japan have erupted recently, including Mt. Asama straddling the border between Nagano and Gunma prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M'bishi Chemical entering regenerative medicine market

Seiichi Kiso, president of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.'s Life Science Institute Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2015. Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings announced it will enter the field of regenerative medicine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Saruhashi

Sarubashi (Monkey Bridge) spans Katsura River in Sarubashi-cho, Otsuki City, Yamanashi Prefecture. This bridge is considered one of the three most unusual bridges in Japan, together with Kiso-no-Kakehashi (Gifu Prefecture) and Kintai-kyo of Suo (Yamaguchi Prefecture). It was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1932. Sarubashi is designed in hijikiketa style, which is characterized by a lack of vertical supports. This is a view of the bridge from upstream. Many people are on the bridge. The date is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number82‐47‐0]

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Nezame-no-toko

Nezame-no-toko Gorge is the most beautiful of the eight scenic points of Kiso. The view of the gorge with granite protruding into the Kiso River is breathtaking. Huge rock formations such as Byobuiwa (folding screen rock) can be seen. At its narrowest point, the river is only 7 meters wide and roars with rapids. The shrine visible in the centre is known for the legend of Urashima Taro, and for Rinsenji Temple up on the river terrace.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐14‐0]

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Kamaguchi Bridge over Tenryu River

The Tenryu River originates from Lake Suwa, and is a large river flowing into the Enshu nada coming down south from the Akashi and Kiso mountains. Flooding concentrates in the summer, so it was called Abare Tenryu (Fervent Tenryu) from the early days.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐37‐0]

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Nakasendo Torii Pass

Men climbing the Torii range on the Nakasendo. The Torii range was one of the most difficult spots on the Nakasendo located on the borders of Narai of Tarukawa village of Kisogun and Yabuhara of Kiso village of Kisogun, with a height of approximately 260 meters from both locations.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐25‐0]

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Road near Nakasendo Sakurasawa

The view of the Nakasendo near the Sakurazawa. A fence is built along the Kiso River to the right. Three travelers wearing hats can be seen. The name Sakurazawa is said to originate both from the cherry blossoms that bloom there and the war lord Sakurazawa family who reigned in the region during the middle ages.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐31‐0]

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Nakasendo Torii Pass

A house on the way from the Torii range on the former Nakasendo, and a woman standing in front of it. People climbing the range can be seen in the distance. The Torii range was one of the most difficult spots on the Nakasendo located on the borders of Narai of Tarukawa village of Kisogun and Yabuhara of Kiso village of Kisogun.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐24‐0]

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Bridge at Nakasendo Sakurasawa

A scene from Sakurazawa (presently Nakano City of Nagano prefecture, formerly Nobetoku village) of the former Nakasendo. To the left, the flow of the Kiso River can be seen. Many of the paddy field were in the low marshes of off Nobetoku, so after the mid-Edo era, people were suffered from numerous floods when the cultivating new paddy fields reached a limit.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐29‐0]

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Suge Bridge at Nakasendo Yabuhara

Probably the bridge built over the Kiso River. A magnificent stone foundation to support the bridge can be seen to the right corner. In the center of the bridge, a man rests holding a parasol, sitting on the girders of the bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐22‐0]

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Site of Yoshinaka s castle at Nakasendo Miyanokoshi

Kiso River runs to the fore, and the mountain to the rear is the Komagatake which is located to the north of the Kiso range. The peak of Komagateke is formed of the Main peak, middle peak, front peak, and Hokendake etc., and especially the Tengu Rock of Hokendake is famous for its rare shape.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐20‐0]

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Grave of Kiso Yoshinaka at Tokuonji Temple in Nakasendo Miyanokoshi

The village in the center of the photo is Hiyoshimura, and the rear is probably Kiso range. 20 villagers stand in the shore and middle island of the Kiso River running to the fore. There are many historical sites in the village such as Kaionji which is the tomb place of Kiso Yoshinaka and others.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐19‐0]

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Yabuhara and Kiso River from Nakasendo Torii Pass

Looking down at the Kiso River and the Yabuhara village (presently Kiso village )from the Torii range on the Nakasendo. The Yabuhara juku of the village prospered as a resting place before the difficult path on the Nakasendo Kisoji of Torii range and the parting point leading to Hidatakayama on the Nagawado of Hida Kaido.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐23‐0]

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Inns at Nakasendo Fukushima

A view of the village where Fukushimajuku, one of the lodging locations on the Nakasendo was located. The Kiso River flows in a zigzag in the center of the photo. There were hotels and tea houses within the Shuku, as well as the active craftsmen for Japanese cypress crafts, and lacquer ware.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐17‐0]

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Kiso

The famous scene Kakehashi of Kiso, the same as photo number 38-11, is taken from a farther spot. A small shrine is also seen in the right corner.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐12‐0]

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Kiso

The angle is different, but another scene from Kakehashi of Kiso, on the Nakasendo, similar to the three previous photos. To the left on the road, a man stands wearing a hat, probably to travel on the Nakasendo.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐14‐0]

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Mt. Komagatake from Nakasendo Hiyoshi Village

The Kiso Komagatake seen from Hishoshimura which was a shukuba of the former Nakasendo. Hiyoshimura is located to the northeast of Kisogun and southwest of Nagano prefecture, and most of the land is forest. Komagatake is a beautiful mountain made of all granite, in the north of the Kiso range, and to the west of Ina Basin.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐18‐0]

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Kiso

Kakehashi over the Kiso River near the Agematsujuku of Nakasendo. Kakehashi is the name of the Aza, and is known from ancient days as the Kakehashi of Kiso. (It is also quoted in the Kojien as an example of kakehashi. ) But what the actual Kakehashi implies is unknown.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐11‐0]

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Nezame-no-toko

The steep flow of Urashima in the Nezame no toko, a scenic spot along the Kiso River on the Nakasendo. The same scene as the photo numbered 1560 is photographed again from a farther distance. This valley was formed from the granite, which was formed about 700 million years ago, washed away by the steep flow of the Kiso River.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐9‐0]

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Inns at Nakasendo Fukushima

A distant view of one of the eleven Kiso lodgings of the Nakasendo, the Fukushima juku, which was established in Fukushima village. In the outskirts of the village, Fukushimazeki which was regarded to be four of the biggest sekisho (guard house). Fukushima was also famous as the entrance to the mountain of faith, Ontakesan.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐16‐0]

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Teahouse at Nezame-no-toko Pass

Probably the Fukushima juku with a sekisho on the Nakasendo, presently the Fukushimacho of Kisogun of Nagano prefecture. The annex of the Kiso family was built earlier than the other lodging villages in Kiso. The woman on the rickshaw in the center and a person with a balancing pole is seen in the bottom right.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐10‐0]

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Suspension bridge at Nakasendo Kiso

The famous scene in the Kakehashi of Kiso, similar to photos numbered 38-11 and 38-12. It could have been taken further back compared to photo numbered 38-12. A house looking building stands in the left corner, and in the center of the river can be seen a small boat with several people on it.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐13‐0]