Volcano profile

Japan

Takaharayama.

Volcano profile for Takaharayama 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
Stratovolcano
Elevation
1,795 m
Last documented eruption
4570 BCE
Coordinates
36.9°, 139.777°
GVP number
283143

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No current eruption report

Japan

Takaharayama

Stratovolcano

Elevation
1,795 m
Last documented eruption
4570 BCE
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
36.9°, 139.777°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Northeast Japan Volcanic Arc
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
GVP
283143
Documented eruptions · Nearby earthquakes ↓

Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Takaharayama · Japan

Documented eruptions

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

StartEndVEIReport status
4570 BCEUncertain datingNot available?4Confirmed 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

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Takaharayama · No current eruption report · 1,795 m

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Fukushima AirportJapan · FKS · RJSF
    68.5 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ibaraki AirportJapan · IBR · RJAH
    98.1 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1Approximate location
    88.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tokai nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    90.9 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

YaitaJapan · 17.8 km

NikkōJapan · 22.0 km

ImaichiJapan · 22.0 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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Satellite layers · Last successful retrieval: Sep 21, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC