Stratovolcanoes of Japan

volcano in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures, 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.

mountain in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

is a volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

thumb|265px|Asahi-dake, the tallest mountain peak in Hokkaido, with Sugatami Pond in the foreground is a stratovolcano located near the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido and the tallest mountain on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. It is part of the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group of the Ishikari Mountains, located in the northern part of the Daisetsuzan National Park.

island

is an inhabited volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately south of Tokyo and south-southeast of Miyakejima. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. Mikurashima is administratively part of Mikurashima Village under Miyake Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. , the island's population was 351. Mikura-shima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

mountain in Biei, Kamifurano and Shintoku, Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

, is one of the Satsunan Islands, usually classed with the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, in area, has a population of 147. The island can only be reached by boat as it has no airport. There is regular ferry service with Yakushima, which is about 15 km to the east. Travel time is approximately 1 hour. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing, agriculture and seasonal tourism. The entire island is within the borders of the Kirishima-Yaku National Park.

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

stratovolcano in Aomori Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

volcano in Akita and Yamagata Prefectures, Japan

is one of the Tokara Islands, a subgroup of the Satsunan Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 7.42 km² in area, has a population of 59 persons. The island can only be reached by boat, as it has no airport; there is a ferry service twice per week to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. Travel time is about 11 hours. The islanders are dependent mainly on fishing and seasonal tourism.

mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Tottori Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Tokyo, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain

mountain in Gunma Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

island in Kagoshima, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

thumb|260px|Overall view of Suwanosejima. May, 2007. is one of the Tokara Islands, belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture. The island covers 27.66 km² in area and has a population of 84 people. Although the island has an airport, there are no regularly scheduled services, and access is normally by ferry to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. The island is about nine hours by boat from the mainland. The islanders are dependent mainly on agriculture, fishing and seasonal tourism.

mountain in Iwate Prefecture, Japan

active stratovolcano on the island of Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan

volcano on the island Honshū, Japan

mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

volcanic mountain range in Oita Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

uninhabited island in Hokkaidō

mountain in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Rausu and Shari, Hokkaido, Japan

Mount Hiuchi, also Hiuchigatake () is a stratovolcano in Oze National Park, and located in Hinoemata Village, Minami-Aizu gun, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This is the highest mountain in Tōhoku region. The volcano rises in the north of . It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

thumb|Viewed from Mount Usu

mountain in Nagano and Gunma Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Ōita Prefecture, Japan

thumb|Relief Map Akita-Yake-Yama is a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan, that is known for its radioactive waters. A small parasitic lava dome is located four kilometers from the volcano.

is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

is an uninhabited volcanic island located in the Tokara Islands, part of the Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

island in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Akan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Nagano Prefecture, Japan

mountain in Hokkaido, Japan

mountain in Japan

mountain in Japan