Volcanoes of Japan

Towada, Japan

Caldera · 1,011 m (3,317 ft) · Honshu-Japan

Towada is a caldera in Japan, 1,011 m (3,317 ft) high. Its last known eruption: aD 1 to 1499. NOAA records no significant eruption here.

Towada on the map

Towada 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
Caldera
Elevation
1,011 m (3,317 ft)
Country
Japan
Region
Honshu-Japan
Summit
40.510° N, 140.880° E
Last known eruption
AD 1 to 1499
Holocene activity known from
Historical
Smithsonian volcano number
283271

Significant eruptions

NOAA records eruptions that killed, did damage, were very large, or set off a tsunami or earthquake.

None on record.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near TowadaVolcanic ash advisories on the live map

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.