Niigata-Yake-yama Volcano | John Seach

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Honshu, Japan

36.92 N, 138.03 E
summit elevation 2400 m
lava dome

Niigata-Yake-yama volcano is located in Niigata prefecture, central Honshu. A large eruption in 887 AD produced a pyroclastic flow which traveled 20 km to the sea.

Further Reading
Cooper, M., 2010. Volcano and geothermal tourism in Japan–examples from Honshu and Hokkaido. In Volcano and Geothermal Tourism (pp. 165-179). Routledge.

Niigata-Yake-yama Volcano Eruptions

1998, 1997, 1989, 1987, 1983, 1974, 1963, 1962, 1949, 1854, 1852, 1773, 1361, 989, 887.