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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 4, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 4, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 4, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on July 4, 2025.

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[Breaking News]Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

TOKYO, Japan, June 29 Kyodo -Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2025.

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Mt. Shinmoe eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows volcanic smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2025.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Volcanic eruptions continue in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 31, 2011. Local officials in Takaharu in Miyazaki Prefecture recommended the previous day that about 500 households evacuate, citing the danger of avalanches of earth and rocks occurring around the mountain.

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People take refuge due to eruption

TAKAHARU, Japan - Evacuees gather at a shelter in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 31, 2011, after the local government recommended the previous day that about 500 households evacuate, citing the danger of avalanches of earth and rocks occurring around erupting Mt. Shinmoe.

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An intersection in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki is clouded with ash falling from erupting Mt. Shinmoe on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A man wearing goggles and a mask sweeps away ash that accumulated after being spewed from erupting Mt. Shinmoe, in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash from erupting Mt. Shinmoe floats in the skies of Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions continue in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 31, 2011. Local officials in Takaharu in Miyazaki Prefecture recommended the previous day that about 500 households evacuate, citing the danger of avalanches of earth and rocks occurring around the mountain. (Kyodo)

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People take refuge due to eruption

TAKAHARU, Japan - Evacuees gather at a shelter in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 31, 2011, after the local government recommended the previous day that about 500 households evacuate, citing the danger of avalanches of earth and rocks occurring around erupting Mt. Shinmoe. (Kyodo)

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Ash from erupting Mt. Shinmoe floats in the skies of Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A man wearing goggles and a mask sweeps away ash that accumulated after being spewed from erupting Mt. Shinmoe, in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Jan. 29, 2011.(Kyodo)

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Ash from volcano

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An intersection in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki is clouded with ash falling from erupting Mt. Shinmoe on Jan. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken in Kirishima on March 6, 2018, shows cars covered with volcanic ash from nearby Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu that erupted violently the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken in Kirishima on March 6, 2018, shows volcanic ash blanketing a hot spring resort area about 6 kilometers from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu that erupted violently the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken in Kirishima on March 6, 2018, shows volcanic ash blanketing a hot spring resort area about 6 kilometers from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu that erupted violently the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Plumes of smoke billow from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, on March 6, 2018, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Southwestern Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plumes of smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Southwestern Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plumes of smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Southwestern Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plumes of smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in Southwestern Japan

Photo taken on March 2, 2018, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plumes of smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Plumes of smoke billow from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, on March 2, 2018, as it continues to erupt. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano continues to erupt in southwestern Japan

A man cleans volcanic ash in front of JR Takaharu Station in Miyazaki Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2017. Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, continued to erupt for a second day with the plume rising about 1,700 meters above the crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcano continues to erupt in southwestern Japan

A woman cleans volcanic ash at a parking lot in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Oct. 12, 2017. Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, continued to erupt for a second day with the plume rising about 1,700 meters above the crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Motor vehicles are covered with volcanic ash in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2017, after Mt. Shinmoe, a nearby volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, erupts for the first time in six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plumes of smoke billowing from Mt. Shinmoe, a volcano on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu, on Oct. 11, 2017, as it erupts for the first time in six years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo