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Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters 2

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant amount of volcanic ash was expelled, reaching an altitude of 2,200 meters. The first video was recorded at 4:42 pm, and the second video was recorded at 5:21 pm.

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Japan: Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Kyushu Triggering Tsunami Advisory 2

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, southern Kyushu Thursday afternoon, August 8 triggering a tsunami advisory for the island's east and southern coast and the southern coast of the neighboring island of Shikoku. This video shows hanging ornaments swinging after the quake at a temple in Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an explosive eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on July 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows smoke rising 4,500 meters from the crater following an explosive eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption of a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Snow-covered Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Jan. 24, 2024, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows a snow-covered volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Season's first snowcap on Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows the first snow of the season spotted on a volcano on Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 24, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 19, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting in the southwestern Japan prefecture.

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Japan emperor, empress at National Sports Festival

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C, L) and Empress Masako visit venue for fencing competition at the National Sports Festival in Tarumizu in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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Japan emperor, empress at National Sports Festival

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (front, L) and Empress Masako watch fencing matches at the National Sports Festival in Tarumizu in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2023.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2023, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Sakurajima volcano in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the first explosive eruption since April 2018 at the volcano's Showa crater.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 3 Kyodo - Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, continues to fume in the evening of March 29, 2015, following increased volcanic activity since January. The photo was taken from a roadside station in the city of Tarumizu, a popular rest area among photographers in search of fantastic scenery.

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Shochu master brewers eager to hand down techniques

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Master shochu brewer Masami Yoke (L) teaches Daijiro Yagi at Yagi Shuzou Co. in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

TARUMIZU, Japan - Photo taken at 12:38 p.m. on Sept. 7 shows a mountainside area of Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, which was washed away by mudslides caused by Typhoon Nabi and where three women were found dead. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan.

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Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan erupts

Photo taken from a fixed camera in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows Sakurajima volcano erupting on July 24, 2022. Sakurajima is connected to the Osumi Peninsula of Kyushu, Japan's southwestern main island.

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Mt. Sakurajima eruption

Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, discharges lava during its eruption in the evening of March 29, 2015, following increased volcanic activity since January. The photo was taken from a roadside station in the city of Tarumizu, a popular rest area among photographers in search of fantastic scenery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption at Sakurajima in southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 28, 2017, by an unattended remote camera installed in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu shows a column of smoke shooting into the air from the Sakurajima volcano, which is just several kilometers from downtown Kagoshima. The column rose to around 3,200 meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic eruption at Sakurajima in southwestern Japan

Photo taken April 28, 2017, by an unattended remote camera installed in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu shows a column of smoke shooting into the air from the Sakurajima volcano, which is just several kilometers from downtown Kagoshima. The column rose to around 3,200 meters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Death toll from Typhoon Nabi rises to 11, 12 missing

TARUMIZU, Japan - Photo taken at 12:38 p.m. on Sept. 7 shows a mountainside area of Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, which was washed away by mudslides caused by Typhoon Nabi and where three women were found dead. The death toll from the typhoon rose to 11, with 12 people missing mainly in western and southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Shochu master brewers eager to hand down techniques

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Master shochu brewer Masami Yoke (L) teaches Daijiro Yagi at Yagi Shuzou Co. in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Sakurajima eruption

Photo taken early on Aug. 9, 2020, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an eruption on Mt. Sakurajima in the southwestern Japan prefecture. It was the 197th explosive eruption this year at the volcano's Minamidake summit crater.

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Sakurajima eruption

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2019, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows an eruption on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sakurajima eruption

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2019, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows an eruption on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sakurajima eruption

Photo taken May 9, 2020, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows an eruption on Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sakurajima volcano in Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 14, 2018, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Tarumizu, southwestern Japan, shows an explosive eruption at the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe announces LDP leadership candidacy

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 26, 2018, declaring his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election. Seen in the distance is Mt. Sakurajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe announces LDP leadership candidacy

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters in Tarumizu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on August 26, 2018, declaring his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership election. Seen in the distance is Mt. Sakurajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon heads toward east Japan

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a collapsed bridge in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu, hit by Typhoon Malakas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon heads toward east Japan

Photo taken Sept. 20, 2016, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a collapsed bridge in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu, hit by Typhoon Malakas. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sakurajima in southwestern Japan erupts with 5,000-m plume

Photo taken July 26, 2016, by an unattended remote camera installed in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu shows the Sakurajima volcano having an explosive eruption to spew volcanic ash 5,000 meters into the sky. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sakurajima in southwestern Japan erupts with 5,000-m plume

Photo taken July 26, 2016, by an unattended remote camera installed in the southwestern Japan city of Tarumizu shows the Sakurajima volcano having an explosive eruption to spew volcanic ash 5,000 meters into the sky. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo