Mountains in Japan

Sakurajima

1,117 m3,665 ft

Volcano · Japan

Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. It is the most active volcano in Japan.

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At the summit · forecast for 2:00 PM

18 °CPartly cloudy · wind 33 km/h from the NW

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Weather at the summit of Sakurajima, 1,117 m

  1. 2:00 PM18 °CNW 33 km/h–
  2. 5:00 PM15 °CNW 31 km/h–
  3. 8:00 PM12 °CN 31 km/h–
  4. 11:00 PM10 °CN 26 km/h–
  5. 2:00 AM10 °CN 24 km/h–
  6. 5:00 AM9 °CN 24 km/h–
  7. 8:00 AM9 °CN 23 km/h–
  8. 11:00 AM12 °CN 11 km/h–
Weather at the summit of Sakurajima, 1,117 m
DaySkyHigh / lowRainWind up to
Wed, Oct 2814 °C / 8 °C–25 km/h
Thu, Oct 2916 °C / 10 °C–16 km/h
Fri, Oct 3017 °C / 13 °C2.3 mm12 km/h
Sat, Oct 3115 °C / 11 °C–15 km/h
Sun, Nov 117 °C / 11 °C–7 km/h
Mon, Nov 216 °C / 12 °C3.4 mm20 km/h
Tue, Nov 316 °C / 9 °C–10 km/h

Forecast by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated 10:17 AM GMT+9. Times are local.

Facts

What it is
Volcano
Height above sea level
1,117 m (3,665 ft)
Country
Japan
Coordinates
31.581°N 130.658°E
Volcano number
282080 at the Global Volcanism Program
Source
Wikidata, CC0
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64 recorded eruptions

The latest 12 of 64, from the Smithsonian’s Global Volcanism Program through History.

Peaks near Sakurajima

  1. Mount Shiroyama107 m · 10 km awayOn the map
  2. Ōno Dake466 m · 38 km awayOn the map
  3. Mount Takachiho1,573 m · 42 km awayOn the map
  4. Mount Kirishima1,700 m · 42 km awayOn the map
  5. Shinmoedake1,421 m · 42 km awayOn the map
  6. Mount Karakuni1,700 m · 44 km awayOn the map
  7. Mount Kaimon924 m · 46 km awayOn the map
  8. Hinamori Dake1,344 m · 47 km awayOn the map
  9. Aira CalderaVolcano · 8.7 km awayOn the map
  10. Ōnogara Dake1,236 m · 19 km awayOn the map

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  1. Mount Fuji3,777 mOn the map
  2. Mount Kita3,193 mOn the map
  3. Hotaka Mountains3,190 mOn the map
  4. Ainodake3,189 mOn the map
  5. Mount Yari3,180 mOn the map
  6. Mount Warusawa3,141 mOn the map
  7. Mount Akaishi3,120 mOn the map
  8. Mount Ontake3,067 mOn the map
  9. Mount Shiomi3,047 mOn the map
  10. Mount Senjō3,033 mOn the map

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