Mt. Takao To Be Closed For New Year Sunrise

Mt. Takao to be closed for New Year sunrise

One of Tokyo's most popular spots for viewing the first sunrise of the year will be closed on New Year's Day, due to precautions against the spread of coronavirus infections.

Mount Takao in western Tokyo usually attracts large crowds of people hoping to observe the year's first sunrise from the summit.

Victims Of Mt. Ontake Eruption Remembered

Victims of Mt. Ontake eruption remembered

Bereaved families and others gathered on Sunday to mourn those who perished in an eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan six years ago.

The eruption left 58 people dead and five missing at the popular climbing destination. It was Japan's deadliest volcanic disaster since World War Two.

Mt. Fuji's Hoei Eruption Found To Have Caused Fire

Mt. Fuji's Hoei eruption found to have caused fire

NHK has learned that a research team of archaeologists and volcanologists have found that Mount Fuji's Hoei eruption in 1707 burned a settlement near the crater.

Little was known about the settlement in the Subashiri district in Oyama Town, Shizuoka Prefecture other than what is written in old documents, as it was completely buried under about 3 meters of ashes, and new homes were built over it.