Japan Kagoshima Sakurajima volcano

Stratovolcano Sakurajima is an active composite volcano and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption caused the former island to be connected with the Osumi Peninsula. The volcanic activity still continues, dropping large amounts of volcanic ash on the surroundings. Earlier eruptions built the white sands highlands in the region. Sakurajima is a composite mountain. Its summit is split into three peaks, Kita-dake (northern peak), Naka-dake (central peak) and Minami-dake (southern peak) which is active now. Today's Kita-dake is Sakurajima's highest, rising to 1,117 m above sea level. The mountain is located in a part of Kagoshima Bay known as Kinko-wan. The former island is part of the city of Kagoshima. The surface of this volcanic peninsula is about 77 km2.

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Photo map of the island

Remains of many different eruptions

Lot of downfalls every where

Nice look from the area

Nice view towards the volcano, but no sign of life when we were there

But the day before we saw it when we came out of the garden

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