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Volcanoes in Japan

Japan has 118 Holocene volcanoes on the map. 47 have erupted since 1926. The highest summits at 3,776 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.

VOLCANOES118

ACTIVE SINCE 192647

HIGHEST SUMMIT3,776 m

By last eruption

Erupted since 192647 · 40%

Historical (1500–1925)24 · 20%

Prehistoric (Holocene)28 · 24%

Last eruption undated19 · 16%

Most recently active in Japan

The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.

2026Akan · Caldera1,499 m

2026Aira · Caldera1,117 m

2026Suwanosejima · Stratovolcano(es)796 m

2025Kirishimayama · Shield1,700 m

2025Kikai · Caldera704 m

2025Ioto · Caldera169 m

2023Nishinoshima · Caldera100 m

2023Kaitoku Seamount · Stratovolcano-95 m

2022Kita-Ioto · Stratovolcano792 m

2021Asosan · Caldera1,592 m

2021Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba · Pyroclastic cone-29 m

2020Kuchinoerabujima · Stratovolcano(es)657 m

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