Volcano profile
25 active and potentially active volcanoes in Japan — eruption history, elevation, VEI and population exposure.
Volcanoes
25
in database
Active
25
Erupted since 2000
16
Highest VEI
VEI 5
Highest peak
3,776m
Mount Fuji
People within 30km
9.1M
Yes — 25 active
Japan has 25 catalogued volcanoes, 25 currently classified active, with about 9.1 million people living within 30 km of one. The volcano our model rates most likely to erupt in the next year is Aso (~39.3%).
Statistical estimates from the QuakeGlobe eruption-forecast model, not predictions. Always follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,776m
Last Eruption
1707
Pop. 30km
1.0M
Pop. 100km
25.0M
📍 35.3606°, 138.7274°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Caldera
Elevation
1,592m
Last Eruption
2021
Pop. 30km
380K
Pop. 100km
2.5M
📍 32.8842°, 131.1040°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,117m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
1.0M
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 31.5856°, 130.6556°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Complex volcano
Elevation
1,500m
Last Eruption
1995
Pop. 30km
450K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 32.7569°, 130.2944°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Complex volcano
Elevation
2,568m
Last Eruption
2019
Pop. 30km
350K
Pop. 100km
8.0M
📍 36.4064°, 138.5230°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
3,067m
Last Eruption
2014
Pop. 30km
150K
Pop. 100km
5.0M
📍 35.8933°, 137.4808°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Shield volcano
Elevation
1,700m
Last Eruption
2022
Pop. 30km
600K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 31.9342°, 130.8625°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,176m
Last Eruption
2018
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 36.6181°, 138.5358°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
796m
Last Eruption
2024
Pop. 30km
1K
Pop. 100km
10K
📍 29.6378°, 129.7139°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
657m
Last Eruption
2021
Pop. 30km
5K
Pop. 100km
100K
📍 30.4428°, 130.2178°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,421m
Last Eruption
2018
Pop. 30km
500K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 31.9108°, 130.8856°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Submarine volcano
Elevation
100m
Last Eruption
2023
Pop. 30km
N/A
Pop. 100km
N/A
📍 27.2470°, 140.8740°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Caldera
Elevation
161m
Last Eruption
2022
Pop. 30km
400
Pop. 100km
400
📍 24.7540°, 141.2840°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
815m
Last Eruption
2013
Pop. 30km
5K
Pop. 100km
1.5M
📍 34.0940°, 139.5260°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
423m
Last Eruption
1785
Pop. 30km
500
Pop. 100km
5K
📍 32.4580°, 139.7620°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
2,077m
Last Eruption
2004
Pop. 30km
50K
Pop. 100km
300K
📍 43.4180°, 142.6900°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
733m
Last Eruption
2000
Pop. 30km
200K
Pop. 100km
500K
📍 42.5410°, 140.8390°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,499m
Last Eruption
2008
Pop. 30km
100K
Pop. 100km
400K
📍 43.3840°, 144.0090°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Complex volcano
Elevation
1,841m
Last Eruption
1940
Pop. 30km
500K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 38.1430°, 140.4470°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,816m
Last Eruption
1888
Pop. 30km
350K
Pop. 100km
2.5M
📍 37.5997°, 140.0728°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Complex volcano
Elevation
1,438m
Last Eruption
2015
Pop. 30km
2.0M
Pop. 100km
35.0M
📍 35.2328°, 139.0247°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,949m
Last Eruption
1977
Pop. 30km
400K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 37.7350°, 140.2440°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Complex volcano
Elevation
2,041m
Last Eruption
1919
Pop. 30km
500K
Pop. 100km
1.5M
📍 39.8530°, 141.0040°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,718m
Last Eruption
1996
Pop. 30km
300K
Pop. 100km
1.8M
📍 37.6200°, 140.2810°
Japan, Taiwan, Marianas • Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,917m
Last Eruption
1963
Pop. 30km
200K
Pop. 100km
2.0M
📍 37.1247°, 139.9661°
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FAQ
Japan has 25 catalogued volcanoes in the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program dataset, 25 currently classified as active, and 16 have erupted since 2000. About 9.1 million people live within 30 km of one.
Our eruption-forecast model rates Aso the most likely to erupt in the next 12 months in Japan, at roughly 39.3% (about one eruption every 2 years on average). This is a statistical estimate, not a prediction — follow official volcano-observatory advisories.
By population exposure — the number of people within 30 km weighted by eruption probability — the most dangerous volcano in Japan is Aso, with about 380,000 people within 30 km and a modeled 39.3% one-year eruption probability.
The most recent eruption in our dataset for Japan was at Sakurajima in 2024.