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Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

A police rescue vehicle heads to Mt. Aso in Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2026, after wreckage believed to be of the sightseeing helicopter that went missing the previous day was found in the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso.

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Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Photo taken on Jan. 21, 2026, in Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows firefighters preparing to resume a search for a sightseeing helicopter that went missing the previous day in the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso.

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Missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 20, 2026, shows the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso in Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a sightseeing helicopter went missing earlier in the day.

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Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Firefighters gather in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2026, before resuming a search for a sightseeing helicopter that went missing the previous day in the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso.

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Search for missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Police officers gather in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 21, 2026, before resuming a search for a sightseeing helicopter that went missing the previous day in the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso.

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Missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 20, 2026, shows the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso in Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a sightseeing helicopter went missing earlier in the day.

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Missing helicopter on Mt. Aso

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 20, 2026, shows the crater area of Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks of Mt. Aso in Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after a sightseeing helicopter went missing earlier in the day.

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Mt. Aso eruption

Volcanic smoke billows from Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2021, a day after an eruption at the No. 1 Nakadake crater.

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Mt. Aso eruption

Volcanic smoke billows from Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2021, a day after an eruption at the No. 1 Nakadake crater.

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Mt. Aso eruption in southwestern Japan

An official of the Japan Meteorological Agency holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2021, after Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted. The eruption occurred at 11:43 a.m. at the No. 1 Nakadake crater, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Mt. Aso's volcanic alert level was raised to 3 on a scale of 5, with people urged not to approach the mountain. Volcanic ash has blown more than one kilometer from the crater and reached a height of about 3,500 meters, the agency said.

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Day after Mt. Aso eruption

Volcanic smoke billows from Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 21, 2021, a day after an eruption at the No. 1 Nakadake crater. High school students on school trip are seen in the front.

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Mt. Aso continues spewing smoke day after eruption

Foreign tourists wear masks as smoke rises from Mt. Nakadake, one of the five peaks that constitute Mt. Aso in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumomoto, on Sept. 15, 2015, a day after erupting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Aso continues spewing smoke day after eruption

A statue of Kumomoto prefectural Kumamon stands in front of a souvenir shop in the city of Aso as Mt. Nakadake, one of the five peaks that constitute Mt. Aso in the southwestern Japan prefecture, continues spewing smoke on Sept. 15, 2015, a day after erupting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Mt. Aso

A man sweeps away volcanic ash outside a souvenir shop near Mt. Aso in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Sept. 15, 2015, after Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks that constitute Mt. Aso, erupted the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Mt. Aso

A local resident visits near Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks that constitute Mt. Aso, in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Sept. 15, 2015. Smoke continued to billow from the volcano after it erupted on the morning of Sept. 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Mt. Aso

A road near Mt. Aso in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto is closed to traffic on Sept. 15, 2015, after Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks that constitute Mt. Aso, erupted the previous day. Smoke continuing to billow from Mt. Nakadake is seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tourists evacuated amid volcanic eruption on Mt. Aso

Workers set up a board banning traffic on a road leading to Mt. Aso in the southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto on Sept. 14, 2015, after Mt. Nakadake, one of the peaks that constitute Mt. Aso, erupted earlier in the day. Smoke rising from Mt. Nakadake is seen in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption on Mt. Aso in southwestern Japan

The ropeway station near the crater of Mt. Nakadake, one of the five peaks that constitute Mt. Aso in the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, are covered in volcanic ash after an eruption on Sept. 14, 2015. Photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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The crater of Mt. Aso

Two men are looking at the rising steam. They are standing on a rock protruding from a slope, not part of the crater of the currently active Nakadake. The English caption suggests that this is a so-called jigoku (hell). Steam, not smoke, is gushing from the crater.==Date:1904, Place:Kumamoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐2‐0]