The active Mount Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted in a spectacular Valentine s Day display on Feb. 14, spewing plumes of ash 5,000 meters into the air.
A volcanic eruption Wednesday evening from Kagoshima s active Sakurajima sent a plume of smoke 5,000 meters above the crater, the first time since August four years ago that ash has reached such heights. The volcanic alert level remains at 3, but Japan s Meteorological Agency is calling for caution as a
A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has erupted, with plumes rising to 5,000 meters above the summit crater for the first time since 2020, according to a local weather observatory.