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Volcanoes of Japan, Taiwan, and the Marianas

Honshu

The Global Volcanism Program database for Honshu currently contains 44 Holocene volcanoes and 2 Pleistocene volcanoes with thermal activity, sorted below in geographical (volcano number) order. Descriptions of the various "Volcano Type" and "Volcano Status" designations can be found on the Volcano Data Criteria page.

Photo Volcano Name Volcano Type Volcano Status Location

ABU Photo ABU Shield volcanoes Thermoluminescence Honshu
SANBE Photo SANBE Stratovolcano Radiocarbon Honshu
OKI-DOGO Photo OKI-DOGO Shield volcano Anthropology West of Honshu (Japan)
IZU-TOBU Photo IZU-TOBU Pyroclastic cones Historical Honshu
HAKONE Photo HAKONE Complex volcano Radiocarbon Honshu
FUJI Photo FUJI Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
KITA YATSUGA-TAKE Photo KITA YATSUGA-TAKE Stratovolcanoes Radiocarbon Honshu
ON-TAKE Photo ON-TAKE Complex volcano Historical Honshu
HAKU-SAN Photo HAKU-SAN Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
NORIKURA Photo NORIKURA Stratovolcanoes Radiocarbon Honshu
YAKE-DAKE Photo YAKE-DAKE Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
WASHIBA-KUMONOTAIRA Photo WASHIBA-KUMONOTAIRA Shield volcanoes Holocene Honshu
TATE-YAMA Photo TATE-YAMA Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
NIIGATA-YAKE-YAMA Photo NIIGATA-YAKE-YAMA Lava dome Historical Honshu
MYOKO Photo MYOKO Stratovolcano Radiocarbon Honshu
ASAMA Photo ASAMA Complex volcano Historical Honshu
KUSATSU-SHIRANE Photo KUSATSU-SHIRANE Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
SHIGA Photo SHIGA Shield volcanoes Holocene? Honshu
HARUNA Photo HARUNA Stratovolcano Anthropology Honshu
AKAGI Photo AKAGI Stratovolcano Holocene? Honshu
HIUCHI Photo HIUCHI Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
NIKKO-SHIRANE Photo NIKKO-SHIRANE Shield volcano Historical Honshu
NANTAI Photo NANTAI Stratovolcano Holocene? Honshu
OMANAGO GROUP Photo OMANAGO GROUP Lava domes Radiocarbon Honshu
TAKAHARA Photo TAKAHARA Stratovolcano Holocene Honshu
NASU Photo NASU Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
NUMAZAWA Photo NUMAZAWA Shield volcano Radiocarbon Honshu
BANDAI Photo BANDAI Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
ADATARA Photo ADATARA Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
AZUMA Photo AZUMA Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
ZAO Photo ZAO Complex volcano Historical Honshu
HIJIORI Photo HIJIORI Caldera Holocene Honshu
NARUGO Photo NARUGO Caldera Historical Honshu
ONIKOBE Photo ONIKOBE Caldera Pleistocene-Geysers Honshu (Japan)
KURIKOMA Photo KURIKOMA Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
CHOKAI Photo CHOKAI Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
AKITA-KOMAGA-TAKE Photo AKITA-KOMAGA-TAKE Stratovolcanoes Historical Honshu
IWATE Photo IWATE Complex volcano Historical Honshu
HACHIMANTAI Photo HACHIMANTAI Stratovolcano Radiocarbon Honshu
AKITA-YAKE-YAMA Photo AKITA-YAKE-YAMA Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
MEGATA Photo MEGATA Maars Tephrochronology Honshu
IWAKI Photo IWAKI Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
TOWADA Photo TOWADA Caldera Historical Honshu
HAKKODA GROUP Photo HAKKODA GROUP Stratovolcanoes Radiocarbon Honshu
OSORE-YAMA Photo OSORE-YAMA Stratovolcano Historical Honshu
MUTSU-HIUCHI-DAKE Photo MUTSU-HIUCHI-DAKE Stratovolcano Pleistocene-Fumarolic Honshu (Japan)

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