Mount Aso

The largest active volcano in Japan is located in Kyushu, and it's called Mount Aso. It is a large enough volcano to be considered one of the largest volcanoes in the world, being 5,223 ft above sea level.



There were four major volcanic eruptions that occurred between 90,000 to 300,000 years ago, and the fourth eruption, called Aso 4, was massive enough to spread ashes all across Kyushu. Aso 4 has formed four cones after its eruption, called Mount Taka, Naka, Eboshi, and Kishima. Mount Naka is the only cone still active today.