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Emperor, empress in Karuizawa

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko stroll in a cabbage field in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2012, during their summer vacation. Mt. Asama can be seen in the background. (Pool photo)

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Mt. Asama continues small eruptions

TOKYO, Japan - White smoke rises from Mt. Asama in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 15. The 2,568-meter volcano had five small eruptions on the day following eruptions the previous day and Sept. 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(2)Mt. Asama erupts again, billowing smoke 2,500 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Asama straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures billows smoke in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 5 p.m. Sept. 14.

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(3)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Policemen control traffic in the summer resort town of Karuizawa on Sept. 2 following the eruption of Mt. Asama late on Sept. 1.

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(5)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Children are on their way to school as usual on the morning of Sept. 2 following the eruption of Mt. Asama in central Honshu on Sept. 1.

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(1)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows forest fires believed to have been caused the eruption of Mt. Asama in central Honshu late on Sept. 1. Forty-eight residents in the village of Tsumagoi at the foot of the volcano evacuated to public facilities.

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(4)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Policemen control traffic in the summer resort town of Karuizawa immediately after the eruption of Mt. Asama late on Sept. 1. Forty-eight residents in the village of Tsumagoi at the foot of the volcano evacuated to public facilities.

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(6)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Mt. Asama, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures, erupts for the first time in 13 years in this photo taken on Feb. 7, 2003.

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Mt. Asama spews smoke

NAGANO, Japan - Mt. Asama on the borer of Nagano and Gunma prefectures in central Japan spews white smoke Feb. 7. A minor eruption in the 2,568-meter mountain has been confirmed for the first time in 13 years.

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Volcanic quakes continue at Mt. Asama

TOKYO, Japan - Volcanic tremors continue at Mt. Asama on Sept. 20 following an emergency warning issued the previous day by the Meteorological Agency that the mountain could erupt soon. An average of 10 to 30 volcanic earthquakes per hour were produced by the 2,568-meter mountain, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, the agency said.

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Olympic Village for curlers opens

The Olympic Village that will house the curling teams at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games opens in the popular summer resort of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 4. The village is set against the backdrop of Mt. Asama.

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(1)Mt. Asama erupts again, billowing smoke 2,500 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Asama straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures erupts on Sept. 14, billowing smoke about 2,500 meters high in this photo released by the Japan Meteorological Agency. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Asama continues small eruptions

TOKYO, Japan - White smoke rises from Mt. Asama in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 15. The 2,568-meter volcano had five small eruptions on the day following eruptions the previous day and Sept. 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Asama Explosion

Mt. Asama big explosion the first in 30 years. It was nighttime so there was no damage to humans or animals. The eruption of Mt. Asama the crater the seismic amplitude meter at the weather station the damage to the elementary school a child cleaning broken windows a small eruption after the big explosion etc. *Date of shooting unknown release date: November 14 1958

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Asama Eruption

A crowd of spectators flock to Mount Asama, where small explosions are repeated. 　 A long close-up of Mt. Asama, which emits a plume of smoke. The second seismograph room at the Karuizawa weather station, which is planning the event. Mt. Asama, which explodes and emits a plume of smoke. People watching Mt. Asama through binoculars, Karuizawa villa area where contracts are dissolved, *Date of shooting unknown, Release date: February 16, 1973.

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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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Mt. Asama has small eruption

Photo taken June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, seen from the central Japan village of Tsumagoi. The volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo had a small eruption the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption: weather agency

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, about the latest eruption of Mt. Asama in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption: weather agency

A Japan Meteorological Agency official speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, about the latest eruption of Mt. Asama in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic alert raised for Mt. Asama

Aerial photo taken on June 11, 2015, shows Mt. Asama located about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic alert for the mountain from 1, or "be mindful that the volcano is potentially active," to 2, or "do not approach the crater" among the five levels the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama

File photo taken in August 2019 shows Mt. Asama, a volcanic mountain that straddles Nagano and Gunma prefectures.

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:25 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:25 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows an area near a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:27 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:27 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Eruption of Mt. Asama

Like Mt. Aso in Kyushu, Mt. Asama is a well-known active volcano. The smoke billows up hundreds of metres into the sky. The plume of smoke in this photograph, estimated to be of medium height (about 500 metres), was shot facing north from Karuizawa at the southern foot of the mountain . The peak on the left outer rim of the volcanic crater is Mt. Kurofu (2404m). Due to a violent explosion, Mt. Asama is now 2568 m tall, 356 metres lower than before.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number98‐36‐0]

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Mt. Asama seen from Katsukake

Mt. Asama (2568m) as seen from the post town of Kutsukake, one of the three post towns of Asama-Negoshi. The Nakasendo Highway passes the southern foot of the mountain. It was after the opening of the first road built as part of the Seven Route Construction Project of Nagano Prefecture in 1883 that carriage traffic appeared. The stream is Yukawa. This area was reserved for agricultural use, but there some old stands of fir trees.==Date:1904, Place:Nagano, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐62‐0]

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Eruption of Mt. Asama

Mt. Asama is a three-layered composite volcano. This photograph captures a researcher taking shots of the smoke and his assistant at the edge of the mouth of Mt. Kamayama (2568m), the central crater. Official record keeping of Mt. Asama eruptions started only after 1886. This photograph was taken in 1904, during a lull in the mid-Meiji Period (1894-1908) when volcanic activity was relatively minor. ==Date:1904, Place:Nagano, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐61‐0]

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The Kasatori Pass

Kasatori Pass (752m) is located between the post towns of Ashida (Tateshina-machi, Nagano Prefecture) and Nagakubo (Nagato-machi) on the Nakasendo Highway. The pine trees along the highway appear in the woodblock prints entitled The 63 Post Towns of Nakasendo by Ando Hiroshige. The mountain in the background is Mt. Asama (2568m), an active volcano.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Usui Shuzaburo?, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number65‐8‐0]

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The Blood Falls at Mt. Asama

A fall in Mt. Asama on the borders of Tsumagoi-mura of Agatsuma-gun in Gunma prefecture and Karuizawa of Kitasaku-gun in Nagano prefecture. In the caption, the meaning of the name of the fall is explained in English. A man watching the fall with his back to the camera can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number47‐31‐0]

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Mt. Asama from Nakasendo Kutsukake Inns

Mt. Asama seen from Kutsukake on the Nakasendo which is located between the jukus of Karuizawa and Oiwake. The river flowing to the fore is the Yu River which meets the Chikuma River at Shionada. The bridge to the right of the picture supported by a stone fence is probably Nagakura Bridge.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐51‐0]

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The Blood Falls at Mt. Asama

A fall in Mt. Asama on the borders of Tsumagoi-mura of Agatsuma-gun in Gunma prefecture and Karuizawa of Kitasaku-gun in Nagano prefecture. In the caption, the meaning of the name of the fall is explained in English. A man wearing a Sando sedge watching the fall with his back to the camera and a monk who leads an ascetic life in the mountains wearing a headpiece scarf can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐50‐0]

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Mt. Asama from Nakasendo Karuisawa

A view of the Mt. Asama from Karuizawa coming down west from Sakamoto juku on the Nakasendo over the Usui Range. Karuizawa prospered with its restaurants, but it was devastated in the explosion of Mt. Asama in 1783. As the new Usui Range road opens in the Meiji era, the village declines.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐52‐0]

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Mt. Asama eruption

A notice board set up at JR Karuizawa Station in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 8, 2019, announces the volcanic alert level has been raised to 3 from 1 on a scale of 5 following a small eruption on Mt. Asama the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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