This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Hokkaido
Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Akaigawa Caldera 725 2379 1.3 Ma BPQuaternary Volcanoes of Japan (2016) - Geological Survey of Japan Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group 2290 7513 AD 1739 Mount Eniwa 1320 4331 AD 1707 Mount E 613 2028 AD 1874 Mount Iō 512 1680 Not known - - 0.25 Ma BP Mount Meakan 1499 4916 AD 2008 Mount Oakan 1370 4495 5 ka BP Mount Iō 1563 5128 AD 1936 Kussharo Caldera - - 2.3 ka BP Kuttara Caldera 581 1906 40 ka BP Mashū Caldera 855 2805 1 ka BP Nigorigawa Caldera 356 1168 15 ka BP Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group 2013 6604 AD 1898丸山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency Niseko Volcanic Group 1309 4295 6 ka BP Mount Onnebetsu 1330 4364 0.2 Ma BP Oshima-Ōshima 737 2418 AD 1759 Mount Rausu 1661 5449 150 BP Mount Rishiri 1721 5646 7.78 ka BP Shikaribetsu Volcano Group 1430 4692 20 ka BP Shikotsu Caldera 1320 4331 AD 1978 Mount Shiribetsu 1107 3632 Not known Tōya Caldera - - AD 2000 Mount Hokkaidō-Komagatake 1131 3711 AD 2000 Mount Shari 1547 5075 0.25 Ma BP Mount Shiretoko 1254 4114 0.2 Ma BP Mount Tarumae 1041 3416 AD 1981 1046 3432 1.9 ka BP Tokachidake Volcano Group 2077 6814 2004 Tokachi-Mitsumata Caldera - - 1 Ma BP Tomuraushi-Chubetsu Volcano Group 2141 7024 0.1 Ma BP Mount Unabetsu 1419 4656 0.5 Ma BP Mount Usu 737 2418 AD 2000 Mount Yōtei 1898 6227 2.5 ka BP
Honshū Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Abu Volcano Group - - Mt. Kasayama (ja): 8.8 ka BP Mount Adatara 1718 5635 AD 1900 Mount Akagi 1828 5997 AD 1251?Akagisan - Japan Meteorological Agency Mount Akandana 2109 6919 10–6.5 ka焼岳火山群 Yakedake Volcano Group - Geological Survey of Japan Mount Akita-Komagatake 1637 5371 AD 1971 Mount Akita-Yakeyama 1366 4482 AD 1997 Mount Amagi 1406 4613 0.2 Ma BP - - 70 ka BP 1585 5200 1.6 Ma BP Mount Asama 2544 8340 AD 2019 Mount Ashitaka 1504 4934 80 ka BP Mount Azuma 1705 5594 AD 1977 Mount Azumaya 2354 7723 0.3 Ma BP Mount Bandai 1819 5968 AD 1888 Mount Chōkai 2237 7326 AD 1974 Mount Daisen 1729 5673 17 ka BP 982 3222 0.5 Ma BP Eboshi Volcano Group 2227 7306 0.3 Ma BP Mount Fuji 3776 12388 AD 1707 Mount Futamata (ja) 1548 5079 90 ka BP Mount Gassan 1984 6509 0.3 Ma BP Mount Hachimantai 1614 5295 7.3 ka BP Hakkōda Caldera - - 0.4 Ma BP BP Mount Hakkōda 1585 5200 600-400 BP Mount Hakone 1438 4720 AD 2015 Mount Haku 2702 8865 AD 1659 Mount Haruna 1449 4754 AD 525-550Harunasan - Japan Meteorological Agency Hijiori Caldera 516 1693 12 ka BP Mount Hiuchigatake 2356 7730 AD 1544 Mount Hotaka (ja) 2158 7080 1 Ma BP Mount Ibuki 1377 4518 Over 10 million years ago Ikarigaseki Caldera - - 1.3 Ma BP 1112 3648 0.2 Ma BP Mount Iizuna 1917 6289 0.15 Ma BP Mount Iwaki 1625 5331 AD 1863 Izu-Tōbu Volcano Group 1406 4613 Teishi Knoll (ja): 1989 Mount Iwate 2041 6696 AD 1919 Kannabe Volcano Group - - Mt.Kannabe: 20-10 ka BP 355 1165 10 ka BP Mount Kirigamine 1925 6316 0.75 Ma BP Mount Komochi 1296 4252 0.2 Ma BP Mount Kurohime 2053 6736 50 ka BP Kurofuji Volcano Group 1642 5387 0.5 Ma BP Mount Kurikoma 1628 5341 AD 1944栗駒山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency Mount Kusatsu-Shirane 2160 7123 AD 2018Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan (2019) - Geological Survey of Japan 1208 3963 1.2 Ma BP Mount Madarao 1382 4534 0.5 Ma BP 659 2162 0.3 Ma BP Megata 291 955 20-29 ka BP Mount Moriyoshi 1454 4770 0.5 Ma BP Mukaimachi Caldera - - 0.6 Ma BP Mount Mutsu-Hiuchi 781 2562 0.5 Ma BP Mount Myōkō 2446 8025 3 ka BPMyokosan - Japan Meteorological Agency Mount Naeba 2145 7037 0.2 Ma BP Mount Nanashigure 1063 3488 0.9 Ma BP Mount Nantai 2484 8148 7 ka BP Naruko Caldera 462 1542 AD 837Narugo - Japan Meteorological Agency Mount Nasu 1917 6283 Mt. Chausu (ja): AD 1963 Mount Nekoma 1404 4606 0.8 Ma BP Mount Niigata-Yakeyama 2400 7874 AD 2016 Mount Nikkō-Shirane 2578 8458 AD 1890 Nodai Caldera - - 1.9 Ma BP Mount Nyohō 2483 8146 80 ka BP栃木県北部，日光火山群女峰赤薙火山で約12-15万年前に起きた大規模山体崩壊 - 橘英彰 Mount Norikura 3026 9928 2 ka BP Numazawa (volcano) 1100 3609 5.4 ka BP Oki-Dōgo 151 495 0.42 Ma BP Okiura Caldera - - 1.5 Ma BP 2376 7795 0.47 Ma東北日本・日光火山群の地質および岩石学 - 佐々木実 Minoru Sasaki Mount Ontake 3063 10049 AD 2020御嶽山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency - - 0.2 Ma BP Mount Osore 879 2884 20 ka BP or 1787 Mount Sanbe 1126 3694 1.4-1.3 ka BP 2041 6696 10 ka BP Mount Sukai 2144 7034 0.9 Ma BP Mount Takahara 1795 5889 6.5 ka BP Mount Takara 350 1148 0.3 Ma BP 1351 4432 0.2 Ma BP Midagahara(A.K.A. Tateyama) - - AD 1836 (AD 1949?) Tazawako Caldera - - 1.4 Ma BP Towada Caldera 1159 3802 AD 915 Washiba-Kumontaira 2924 9593 4000 BC Mount Yake 2455 8054 AD 1963 Mount Yakeishi 1548 5079 0.2 Ma BP Kita-Yatsugatake(Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group) - - : 0.9-0.7 ka BP Minami-Yatsugatake(Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group) - - 0.1 Ma BP Mount Tateshina (Part of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group) 2530 8300 Mount Zaō 1841 6040 AD 1940
Izu Islands Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Aogashima 423 1388 AD 1785 Bayonnaise Rocks 11 36 AD 1970ベヨネース列岩 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency Hachijōjima 854 2802 AD 1605 Izu-Ōshima 758 2507 Mt. Mihara: AD 1990 Kōzushima 574 1877 AD 838 Kurose -110 -361 Caldera: older than 20 ka BPHachijyoujima - Japan Coast Guard Mikurajima 851 2792 6.3 ka BP Miyakejima 813 2674 AD 2013三宅島 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency Myōjinshō (A.K.A. Myojin Reef) -50 -164 AD 1970 Niijima 432 1417 Mt. Mukaiyama: 887 Sofugan (A.K.A. Lot's Wife) 99 325 (Discolored water: AD 1975) Sumisujima (A.K.A. Smith Rocks) 136 446 AD 1916 Toshima 508 1667 9.1-4.0 ka BP Torishima (A.K.A. Izu-Torishima) 394 1293 AD 2002
Ogasawara Archipelago The Ogasawara Archipelago include the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands. Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Nishinoshima 142 466 AD 2017 Fukutoku-Okanoba -25 -82 AD 2021海域火山データベース Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba - Japan Coast Guard Funka Asane -20 -67 AD 1945 Kita-Iōjima (North Iwo Jima) 792 2598 0.14 Ma BP Iōjima (Iwo Jima) 161 528 AD 2015 Kaitoku Seamount -103 -338 AD 1984Kaitoku Seamount - Japan Meteorological Agency Kaikata Seamount -165 -541 (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1988) Kita-Fukutokutai -55 -180 AD 1988? Minami-Hiyoshi Seamount -30 -98 AD 1976南日吉海山 有史以降の火山活動 - Japan Meteorological Agency Nikkō Seamount -612 -2008 (Discolored water: AD 1979) Mokuyō Seamount -920 -3018 (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1990) Suiyo Seamount -1418 -4652 (Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1991)
Kyūshū Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Aira Caldera - - 2017 Ata Caldera - - 0.11 Ma BP - - 19 ka BP Mount Aso(A.K.A. Aso Caldera) 1592 5223 AD 2021 Fukue Volcano Group 315 1033 unknown volcano: 2.4 ka BP Mount Futago (ja) 720 2362 1.1 Ma BP 922 3025 30 ka BP Ikeda (Part of Ibusuki Volcanic Field) 256 840 Mt. Nabeshima 4.9 ka BP Imuta 509 1670 0.35 Ma BP Mount Kaimon 922 3025 AD 885 Kakuto Caldera - - 0.35-0.30 Ma BP Mount Kinbō (Kinpō) 665 2182 0.2 Ma BP Mount Kirishima 1700 5577 Mt. Shinmoedake: AD 2018 Kobayashi Caldera - - 0.4 Ma BP Mount Kujū 1791 5876 AD 1996 Sakurajima 1117 3665 AD 2026噴火警報、噴火予報の発表状況 - Japan Meteorological Agency Ojikajima Volcano Group 111 364 0.3 Ma BP - - 8.2 ka BPYonemaru and Sumiyoshiike: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency - - 8.1-8 ka BP 628 2060 0.5 Ma BP 1076 3530 0.4 Ma BP Mount Tsurumi and Mount Garan 1584 5197 AD 867 Mount Unzen 1500 4921 AD 1996 Mount Yufu 1583 5194 2.0-1.9 ka BP
Ryūkyū Islands
Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Last eruption Akusekijima 586 1923 Late Pleistocene Gajajima 497 1631 0.2 Ma BP Kogajajima 301 988 30-20 ka BP Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima - - AD 1924 Iōtorishima 212 696 AD 1968 Kikai Caldera 704 2310 Satsuma-Iōjima: AD 2013 Kuchinoshima 628 2060 0.84-0.78 ka BP Kuchinoerabujima 649 2129 AD 2020 Nakanoshima 979 3212 Mt. Otake: AD 1914 Suwanosejima 799 2621 AD 2021 Yokoatejima 495 1624 younger than 10 ka BP
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External links Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan Volcano on Google Map - Geological Survey of Japan The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency 日本の主な山岳標高 (Elevation of Principal Mountains in Japan) - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan