Volcanoes of Japan

Midagahara, Japan

Stratovolcano · 2,621 m (8,599 ft) · Honshu-Japan

Midagahara is a stratovolcano in Japan, 2,621 m (8,599 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1800 to 1899. NOAA records 5 significant eruptions here, which killed 4 people where the toll is counted.

Midagahara on the map

Midagahara and the volcanoes within 300 km, 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 volcano

Type
Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,621 m (8,599 ft)
Country
Japan
Region
Honshu-Japan
Summit
36.571° N, 137.590° E
Last known eruption
1800 to 1899
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
283080

Significant eruptions

5 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

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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.