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Japan defense minister visits GSDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) inspects Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ranger instructor training near Mt. Fuji in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2025.

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Japan defense minister visits GSDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (C, L) rides a tank during a visit to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base near Mt. Fuji in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2025.

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Japan defense minister visits GSDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (C, L) rides a tank during a visit to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base near Mt. Fuji in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2025.

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Japan defense minister visits GSDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) inspects Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ranger instructor training near Mt. Fuji in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2025.

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Japan defense minister visits GSDF base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (L) rides a tank during a visit to a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force base near Mt. Fuji in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 23, 2025.

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Heavy snow in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area covered by heavy snow in the town of Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo, on Feb. 17, 2014. Seen in back is Mt. Fuji.

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(1)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(2)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(1)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - Children who were evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions gather at Tsubota Junior High School on the island on Aug. 5. They arrived on the island from Tokyo, some 220 kilometers north of the island, for a brief visit. Mt. Oyama is seen spewing smoke in the background.

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(2)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - As Mt. Oyama continues belching smoke, Miyakejima Island residents walk on board a vessel bound back for Tokyo port following a five-hour-long return to the island to visit and check their homes.

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Children evacuate Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary school students on the island of Miyakejima, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, prepare to board a ship Aug. 29 to evacuate the island due to the eruption of Mt. Oyama earlier in the day. The children are among 135 elementary, junior high and high school students who left the island during the day.

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Mt. Oyama erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, is seen erupting again Aug. 29, sending smoke about 8,000 meters into the air. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Miyakejima's Mt. Oyama erupts again, sends smoke 8 km high

MIYAKE, Japan - People watch as Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima erupts again Aug. 29, sending black smoke about 8 km into the air. A local meteorological observatory said the eruption started at around 4:35 a.m. and called on residents to be on alert. The 813-meter volcano, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, has erupted several times this summer, with the last burst occurring Aug. 28 on a small scale. Smoke from the recent eruptions is streaming into Kanagawa Prefecture through Sagami Bay.

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GSDF troops arrive in Miyakejima to help clear volcano ash

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 300 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a Maritime SDF ship at Okubo beach on the northern part of Miyakejima Island on Aug. 21. The troops have been dispatched to help locals clean up volcanic ash from Friday's eruption of Mt. Oyama and fortify their houses with sandbags. About 42 special vehicles, including large trucks and bulldozers, were unloaded from the ship for use in the cleanup effort.

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Eruption of Mt. Oyama forces Miyakejima residents to evacuates

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Following the Aug. 18 eruption of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo, islanders take shelter at a gymnasium in Miyake Junior High School in the Izu district Aug. 19. The 813-meter volcano belched smoke as high as 8,000 meters. Experts said the Aug. 18 eruption was the largest in the past six weeks.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 18, sending smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air. The 55-square-kilometer island and other islands in the Izu island chain have been hit by a series of quakes triggered by magma activity in the past few months.

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Mt. Oyama erupts, residents evacuate

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama, a volcano located on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 10, spewing smoke as high as 3,000 meters. The 813-meter volcano (in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter) erupted for the first time since July 15, forcing nearby residents to evacuate.

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Evacuation order partially lifted for Miyakejima residents

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A girl wearing a mask to prevent inhalation of volcanic ash returns home from a shelter on Miyakejima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 17 after the partial lifting of an evacuation order by authorities. The authorities allowed 86 islanders to return home three days after they were told to evacuate following July 14's eruption of Mt. Oyama, a 813-meter volcano at the center of Miyakejima.

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Road on Niijima hit by quake-triggered landslide

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Volcanic ashes cover Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Workers remove July 15 volcanic ashes that covered streets on Miyakejima Island, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, after an 813-meter volcano there, Mt. Oyama, erupted intermittently July 14-15 belching ashes and smoke into the sky.

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Summit of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima collapses

TOKYO, Japan - The summit of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima, a small volcanic island south of Tokyo, is seen collapsed July 9 in a photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News. The 814-meter volcano erupted at around 6:41 p.m. July 8 after white smoke was confirmed billowing from the top of the mountain.

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Anxious islanders watch TV for information

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Residents of Miyakejima, taking shelter in a gymnasium, watch television for news about the volcanic activities of the island's Mt. Oyama as volcanologists meet to assess the latest developments June 28

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Evacuees leave volcanic Miyakejima for Tokyo

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Evacuees board a Tokyo-bound ferry June 27 at Miike port on the small volcanic island of Miyakejima, located about 180 kilometers south of Tokyo. Volcanologists warn of a possible large-scale eruption in the sea off the island and a less likely eruption at the western foot of the island's 823-meter Mt. Oyama volcano.

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Miyakejima islanders evacuated to local high school

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Many people on Miyakejima island, 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, spent the night of June 26 at a nearby high school after the Meteorological Agency warned of an imminent volcanic eruption. About 2,000 quakes jolted the island and heat was detected on the western part of the summit of Mt. Oyama.

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Landslide found on western part of Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A landslide (shown here) is found on a coastal area in the western part of Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27. An eruption alert for Mt. Oyama was issued the previous day.

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Signs indicating underwater eruption observed off Miyakejima

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A change in the color of the sea is detected early on June 27 about 1 kilometer west of Miyakejima, indicating that a volcanic eruption may have begun under the sea. There appears to be no eruption occurring on land, with magma activity apparently having shifted from Mt. Oyama's western foot to the sea west of the small island, located 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, an expert said.

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Vessel surveys Mt. Oyama's volcanic activities

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - A Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel conducts surveys on 813-meter Mt. Oyama (in the background) on Miyakejima, a small island 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, on June 27 after a warning for an imminent volcanic eruption on the island was issued.

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(3)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Meteorological Agency observation camera captures a small eruption Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002. Photo was provided by the agency. (Kyodo)

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(2)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Small eruption observed on Miyake Island

TOKYO, Japan - A small eruption was observed Nov. 30 at Mt. Oyama on Miyake Island, the first small eruption since Nov. 24, 2002, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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GSDF troops arrive in Miyakejima to help clear volcano ash

MIYAKEJIMA ISLAND, Japan - About 300 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force disembark from a Maritime SDF ship at Okubo beach on the northern part of Miyakejima Island on Aug. 21. The troops have been dispatched to help locals clean up volcanic ash from Friday's eruption of Mt. Oyama and fortify their houses with sandbags. About 42 special vehicles, including large trucks and bulldozers, were unloaded from the ship for use in the cleanup effort.

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Remote island aims to attract tourists through sport climbing

Photo taken in October 2015 shows people enjoying bouldering at a recreational center in Miyake Island in the Izu island chain south of Tokyo. The island, which was completely evacuated in the summer of 2000 following a series of eruptions by Mt. Oyama, aims to attract tourists by promoting sport climbing, which will be proposed as an additional sport for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Helicopter transports new cable car

A helicopter transports a new cable car on June 25, 2015, over Isehara for use on Mt. Oyama in the Tanzawa-Oyama Quasi-National Park in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Subashiri

Distant view of Mt. Fuji from Subashiri in Oyama-machi. The town of Subashiri flourished as the entranceway to Mt. Fuji. It was also on the route over Kagozaka Pass on the Koshu Highway from Gotenba to Yamanashi. Houses and tombstones are visible along the road, as well as a fire bell on the left. Research by the Yokohama Archives of History and the inscription style indicate that this is the work of Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐18‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from Subashiri

Distant view of Mt. Fuji from Subashiri in Oyama-machi. The size of Mt. Fuji and the fact that Mt. Hoei is visible on the right makes it possible to determine the place where the photograph was taken. Subashiri lies at the entrance of a mountain-climbing path. This photograph was probably taken somewhere along the path. The inscription indicates that this is the work of Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Shizuoka, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐17‐0]

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SAGAMIGAWA RIVER

The bank of the Sagami River at Tana. This was a great river with mountains in the background and Mt. Oyama at the peak. The flats of 4-500 yards in width were covered with water during the snow-melting and rainy season. From the August 2, 1871 edition of the Far East , a republished edition.==Date:unknown, Place:Kanagawa, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number18‐49‐0]

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OYAMA

The caption reads View of Oyama in English, This is an entrance for mountain climbers near the Oyamadera in Mt. Amefuri of the Tanzawa range. This temple is for spiritual training, and many people worshipped at the temple. A town developed at the foot of the mountain, and many pilgrim's lodgings were built.==Date:unknown, Place:Kanagawa, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number7‐17‐0]

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(2)Miyakejima evacuees make brief return to island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - As Mt. Oyama continues belching smoke, Miyakejima Island residents walk on board a vessel bound back for Tokyo port following a five-hour-long return to the island to visit and check their homes.

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(2)Gas pipe laid at Miyakajima volcano crater

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken by the Metropolitan Anti-Disaster Headquarters on April 14 shows the pipeline laid at the top of Mt. Oyama, the active volcano on Miyakejima Island, to collect poisonous gas for analysis from the crater basin about 200 meters below. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the amount of sulfur dioxide (SO2) spewed into the atmosphere by Mt. Oyama is almost equal to the 15 million tons of SO2 generated in total by active volcanoes around the world in a year.

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(1)Gas pipe laid at Miyakajima volcano crater

TOKYO, Japan - Two metropolitan firefighters approach the edge of the crater of Mt. Oyama, the active volcano on Miyakejima Island, 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, to lay a pipeline to collect poisonous gas for analysis from the crater basin. The photo taken on April 14 was provided by the Metropolitan Anti-Disaster Headquarters.

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(1)Evacuated children visit Miyakejima home

TOKYO, Japan - Children who were evacuated from the volcanic island of Miyakejima nearly two years ago due to volcanic eruptions gather at Tsubota Junior High School on the island on Aug. 5. They arrived on the island from Tokyo, some 220 kilometers north of the island, for a brief visit. Mt. Oyama is seen spewing smoke in the background. (Kyodo)

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Tateyama Mountain Range capped with snow

The Tateyama Mountain Range is seen from the city of Toyama in central Japan on Nov. 2, 2016, as the local meteorological observatory said the season's first snowcap was observed at the 3,003-meter Mt. Oyama, 25 days later than the yearly average. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lions' Matsuzaka resumes pitching

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka resumes pitching Nov. 25 at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, in a friendly game with boys from Miyakejima Island who have been evacuated to Tokyo and vicinity following the eruption of the Mt. Oyama volcano there. Matsuzaka was pitching for the first time since the Tokyo Summary Court fined him 195,000 yen in late October for driving without a license.

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Mt. Oyama erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, south of Tokyo, is seen erupting again Aug. 29, sending smoke about 8,000 meters into the air. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Miyakejima's Mt. Oyama erupts again, sends smoke 8 km high

MIYAKE, Japan - People watch as Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima erupts again Aug. 29, sending black smoke about 8 km into the air. A local meteorological observatory said the eruption started at around 4:35 a.m. and called on residents to be on alert. The 813-meter volcano, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, has erupted several times this summer, with the last burst occurring Aug. 28 on a small scale. Smoke from the recent eruptions is streaming into Kanagawa Prefecture through Sagami Bay.

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Children evacuate Miyakejima

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary school students on the island of Miyakejima, some 200 kilometers south of Tokyo, prepare to board a ship Aug. 29 to evacuate the island due to the eruption of Mt. Oyama earlier in the day. The children are among 135 elementary, junior high and high school students who left the island during the day.

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Volcanic ash piled up on Miyakejima Island

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 6:47 a.m. on Aug. 19, shows a motor vehicle stirring up volcanic ash on Miyakejima Island in the Izu islands chain south of Tokyo following Mt. Oyama's eruption on the evening of Aug. 18. The 813-meter volcano sent smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude for any of its recent eruptions.

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Eruption of Mt. Oyama forces Miyakejima residents to evacuates

MIYAKEJIMA, Japan - Following the Aug. 18 eruption of Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima Island south of Tokyo, islanders take shelter at a gymnasium in Miyake Junior High School in the Izu district Aug. 19. The 813-meter volcano belched smoke as high as 8,000 meters. Experts said the Aug. 18 eruption was the largest in the past six weeks.

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Mt. Oyama on Miyakejima erupts again

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Oyama on the island of Miyakejima, some 180 kilometers south of Tokyo, erupts Aug. 18, sending smoke more than 8,000 meters into the air. The 55-square-kilometer island and other islands in the Izu island chain have been hit by a series of quakes triggered by magma activity in the past few months.