(1)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

(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.

(4)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

(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.

Mt. Asama has small eruption

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

The Blood Falls at Mt. Asama

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]

The Blood Falls at Mt. Asama

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]

Minor volcanic eruption in eastern Japan

Minor volcanic eruption in eastern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2019, shows a toll road in Tsumagoi, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, being closed after a small eruption was observed at nearby Mt. Asama the previous night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Minor volcanic eruption in eastern Japan

Minor volcanic eruption in eastern Japan

Photo taken Aug. 8, 2019, shows a toll road in Tsumagoi, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, being closed after a small eruption was observed at nearby Mt. Asama the previous night. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo