Volcanoes of Japan: Every Volcano and Eruption on Record

Japan’s volcanoes on the map

Colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The record

Volcanoes: 113
Significant eruptions: 148
Deaths counted: 22,680

Every significant eruption

Newest first.

Every volcano

Volcano	Type	Elevation	Last known eruption	Significant eruptions
Abu	Shield volcano	641 m
Adatarayama	Stratovolcano	1,728 m	1964 or later	2
Aira	Stratovolcano	1,117 m	1964 or later	15
Akagisan	Stratovolcano	1,828 m	AD 1 to 1499	1
Akan	Caldera	1,499 m	1964 or later
Akandanayama	Stratovolcano	2,109 m
Akita-Komagatake	Stratovolcano	1,637 m	1964 or later
Akita-Yakeyama	Complex volcano	1,366 m	1964 or later	2
Akusekijima	Stratovolcanoes	555 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Aogashima	Stratovolcano	423 m	1700 to 1799	3
Asamayama	Complex volcano	2,568 m	1964 or later	18
Asosan	Caldera	1,592 m	1964 or later	16
Ata	Caldera	924 m	AD 1 to 1499
Azumayama	Stratovolcano	1,949 m	1964 or later	1
Bandaisan	Stratovolcano	1,816 m	1800 to 1899	2
Chokaisan	Stratovolcano	2,236 m	1964 or later	1
Daikoku	Submarine volcano	-323 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Doyo Seamount	Submarine volcano	-590 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Esan	Stratovolcano	618 m	1800 to 1899	1
Fujisan	Stratovolcano	3,776 m	1700 to 1799	1
Fukue	Shield volcanoes	315 m	BC (Holocene)
Fukujin	Submarine volcano	-217 m	1964 or later
Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba	Submarine volcano	-29 m	1964 or later
Hachijojima	Stratovolcano	854 m	1500 to 1699	1
Hachimantai	Stratovolcano	1,613 m
Hakkodasan	Stratovolcano	1,585 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption	1
Hakoneyama	Complex volcano	1,438 m	BC (Holocene)	5
Hakusan	Stratovolcano	2,702 m	1500 to 1699
Harunasan	Stratovolcano	1,449 m	AD 1 to 1499
Hijiori	Caldera	552 m	BC (Holocene)
Hiuchigatake	Stratovolcano	2,356 m	1500 to 1699
Hokkaido-Komagatake	Stratovolcano	1,131 m	1964 or later	3
Io-Torishima	Complex volcano	212 m	1964 or later	1
Ioto	Caldera	169 m	1964 or later
Iwakisan	Stratovolcano	1,625 m	1800 to 1899
Iwatesan	Complex volcano	2,038 m	1900 to 1963
Izu-Oshima	Stratovolcano	746 m	1964 or later	4
Izu-Tobu	Pyroclastic cone	1,406 m	1964 or later
Izu-Torishima	Stratovolcano	394 m	1964 or later	2
Kaikata Seamount	Submarine volcano	-165 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Kaitoku Seamount	Submarine volcano	-95 m	1964 or later
Kasuga 1	Submarine volcano	-598 m
Kikai	Caldera	704 m	1964 or later	1
Kirishimayama	Shield volcano	1,700 m	1964 or later	9
Kita-Bayonnaise	Submarine volcano	-360 m
Kita-Fukutokutai	Submarine volcano	-73 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Kita-Ioto	Stratovolcano	792 m	1900 to 1963
Kozushima	Lava dome	572 m	AD 1 to 1499
Kuchino-shima	Stratovolcano	627 m	BC (Holocene)
Kuchinoerabujima	Stratovolcano	657 m	1964 or later	2
Kuchinoshima	Stratovolcanoes	628 m	AD 1 to 1499
Kujusan	Stratovolcano	1,791 m	1964 or later
Kurikomayama	Stratovolcano	1,627 m	1900 to 1963
Kurose Hole	Submarine volcano	-114 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Kusatsu-Shiranesan	Stratovolcano	2,165 m	1964 or later	4
Kussharo	Caldera	574 m	AD 1 to 1499
Kuttara	Stratovolcano	549 m	1800 to 1899
Maruyama	Lava dome	2,013 m	1800 to 1899
Mashu	Caldera	857 m	AD 1 to 1499
Megata	Maar	160 m	BC (Holocene)
Midagahara	Stratovolcano	2,621 m	1800 to 1899	5
Mikurajima	Submarine volcano	851 m
Minami-Hiyoshi	Submarine volcano	-107 m	1964 or later
Miyakejima	Stratovolcano	775 m	1964 or later	4
Mokuyo Seamount	Submarine volcano	-933 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Myojinsho	Submarine volcano	11 m	1964 or later	8
Myokosan	Stratovolcano	2,454 m	BC (Holocene)
Nakanoshima	Stratovolcano	979 m	1900 to 1963
Nantaisan	Stratovolcano	2,486 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Naruko	Caldera	470 m	AD 1 to 1499	1
Nasudake	Stratovolcano	1,915 m	1900 to 1963	3
Niigata-Yakeyama	Lava dome	2,400 m	1964 or later	1
Niijima	Lava dome	432 m	AD 1 to 1499
Nikko	Submarine volcano	-392 m
Nikko-Shiranesan	Shield volcano	2,578 m	1800 to 1899
Niseko	Stratovolcano	1,308 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Nishinoshima	Caldera	100 m	1900 to 1963
Norikuradake	Stratovolcano	3,026 m	BC (Holocene)
Numazawa	Shield volcano	835 m	BC (Holocene)
Oki-Dogo	Shield volcano	151 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Omanago Group	Lava dome	2,341 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Ontakesan	Complex volcano	3,067 m	1964 or later	2
Oshima-Oshima	Stratovolcano	732 m	1700 to 1799	1
Osorezan	Stratovolcano	878 m	1700 to 1799
Rausudake	Stratovolcano	1,660 m	1800 to 1899
Rishirizan	Stratovolcano	1,721 m	BC (Holocene)
Sanbesan	Caldera	1,126 m	BC (Holocene)
Shiga	Shield volcano	2,041 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Shikaribetsu Group	Lava dome	1,430 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Shikotsu	Caldera	1,320 m	1964 or later	1
Shiretoko-Iozan	Stratovolcano	1,562 m	1900 to 1963
Sofugan	Submarine volcano	99 m		1
Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima	Submarine volcano	-200 m	1900 to 1963
Suiyo Seamount	Submarine volcano	-991 m
Sumisujima	Submarine volcano	136 m	1900 to 1963	5
Suwanosejima	Stratovolcano	796 m	1964 or later
Taisetsuzan	Stratovolcano	2,291 m	AD 1 to 1499	2
Takaharayama	Stratovolcano	1,795 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Tenchozan	Crater rows	1,046 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Tokachidake	Stratovolcano	2,077 m	1964 or later	3
Toshima	Stratovolcano	508 m
Towada	Caldera	1,011 m	AD 1 to 1499
Toya	Stratovolcano	733 m	1964 or later	8
Unnamed	Submarine volcano?	-3,200 m	An uncertain Holocene eruption
Unzendake	Complex volcano	1,483 m	1964 or later	5
Washiba-Kumonotaira	Shield volcano	2,924 m	BC (Holocene)
Yakedake	Stratovolcano	2,455 m	1964 or later	1
Yokoatejima	Stratovolcano	495 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Yokodake	Stratovolcano	2,480 m	Undated, but a probable Holocene eruption
Yonemaru-Sumiyoshiike	Maar	40 m	BC (Holocene)
Yoteizan	Stratovolcano	1,888 m	BC (Holocene)
Yufu-Tsurumi	Lava dome	1,584 m	AD 1 to 1499
Zaozan [Zaosan]	Complex volcano	1,841 m	1900 to 1963	1

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Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.