Volcano profile

Japan

Niigata-Yakeyama.

Volcano profile for Niigata-Yakeyama in Japan, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Lava dome
Elevation
2,400 m
Last documented eruption
1998
Coordinates
36.921°, 138.036°
GVP number
283090

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No current eruption report

Japan

Niigata-Yakeyama

Lava dome

Elevation
2,400 m
Last documented eruption
1998
No current eruption report

No current report does not mean extinct or safe. Source coverage varies between volcanoes.

Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.921°, 138.036°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283090
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Niigata-Yakeyama · Live cameras

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Niigata-Yakeyama – Visual webcam: Niigata-Yakeyama – 新潟焼山 宇棚, Japan Visual webcam

Niigata-Yakeyama – 新潟焼山 宇棚

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Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)License: Public Data License 1.0

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Niigata-Yakeyama · Japan

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
30 Mar 1998Not available1Confirmed eruption
29 Oct 199710 Dec 19971Confirmed eruption
19 Apr 198926 Apr 19891Confirmed eruption
25 Apr 1987Not available1Confirmed eruption
14 Apr 198315 Apr 19831Confirmed eruption
28 Jul 197428 Jul 19742Confirmed eruption
10 Jul 196330 Sep 19631Confirmed eruption
14 Feb 1963Not available1Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

Map view with the current report status and volcano elevation.

Niigata-Yakeyama · No current eruption report · 2,400 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Toyama Kitokito AirportJapan · TOY · RJNT
    81.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shinshu-Matsumoto AirportJapan · MMJ · RJAF
    84.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-21

Nuclear power plants

  • Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Out of operation · Operating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 7
    74.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Nearby places

AraiJapan · 19.1 km

ItoigawaJapan · 20.7 km

MyokoJapan · 22.7 km

Source: GeoNames · Radius: 50 km · Straight-line distance

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

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Sources & data dates

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VAAC / NOAA NWS

Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC