Japan has over 100 active volcanoes, more than almost any other country and accounts alone for about 10 % of all active volcanoes in the world.

This page aims to provide a listing of volcanoes considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Note: the lists below do not contain underwater volcanoes)

Links:

http://agora.ex.nii.ac.jp/eruption/volcano/

Hokkaido

Name	名前	Area	Elevation	Status
Mount Atosanupuri	アトサヌプリ/ 硫黄山	Akan-ko	512m	Active
Mount Eniwa	恵庭岳	Shikotsu-ko	1320m	Active
Mount Esan	恵山	Hakodate	613m	Active
Mount Meakan	雌阿寒岳	Akan-ko	1499m	Active
Mount Oakan	雄阿寒岳	Akan-ko	1370m	Active
Mount Io	知床硫黄山	Shiretoko Peninsula	1563m	Active
Kuttara Caldera	倶多楽湖	Kuttara-ko	581m	Active
Mashu Caldera	摩周	Mashu-ko	855m	Active
Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group	ニペソツ・ 丸山火山群	Niposetsu	2013m	Active
Niseko Volcanic Group	ニセコアンヌプリ	Niseko	1309m	Active
Oshima-Oshima	渡島大島	Oshima Island	737m	Active
Rausu-dake	羅臼岳	Shiretoko Peninsula	1661m	Active
Rishiri-dake	利尻岳	Rishiri-Island	1721m	Active
Hokkaido-Komagatake	北海道駒ヶ岳	Onuma	1131m	Active
Taisetsu Volcano Group	大雪山	Daisetsuzan National Park	2290m	Active
Tarumae	樽前山	Shikotsu-ko	1041m	Active
Mount Tencho	天頂山	Shiretoko Peninsula	1046m	Active
Tokachi-dake	十勝岳	Daisetsuzan National Park	2077m	Active
Mount Usu / Mount Showa-shinzan	有珠山 / 昭和新山	Toya-ko	737m	Active
Mount Yotei	羊蹄山	Niseko	1898m	Active

Tohoku

Name	名前	Area	Elevation	Status
Osore-zan	恐山	Aomori	878m	Active
Iwaki-san	岩木山	Aomori	1625m	Active
Hakkoda-san	八甲田山	Aomori	1585m	Active
Hachimantai	八幡平	Iwate	1613m	Active
Iwate-san	岩手山	Iwate	2038m	Active
Akitayake-yama	秋田焼山	Akita	1366m	Active
Akitakomaga-take	秋田駒ケ岳	Akita	1637m	Active
Choukai-san	鳥海山	Yamagata	2236m	Active
Kurikoma-yama	栗駒山	Miyagi	1626m	Active
Naruko	鳴子	Miyagi	470m	Active
Hijiori	肘折	Yamagata	552m	Active
Zao-san	蔵王山	Yamagata	1841m	Active
Azuma-yama	吾妻山	Fukushima	1949m	Active
Adatara-yama	安達太良山	Fukushima	1709m	Active
Bandai-san	磐梯山	Fukushima	1816m	Active
Numazawa	沼沢	Fukushima	835m	Active
Hiuchiga-take	燧ヶ岳	Fukushima	2356m	Active

Kanto (w/o Tokyo Islands)

Name	名前	Area	Elevation	Status
Nasu-dake	那須岳	Tochigi	1915m	Active
Nikko-Shirane-san	日光白根山	Tochigi	2578m	Active
Takahara-yama	高原山	Tochigi	1795m	Active
Nantai-san	男体山	Tochigi	2486m	Active
Kusatsu-shirane-san	草津白根山	Gunma	2160m	Active
Akagi-san	赤城山	Gunma	1828m	Active
Haruna-san	榛名山	Gunma	1449m	Active
Asama-yama	浅間山	Gunma	2568m	Active
Hakone-yama	箱根山	Kanagawa	1438m	Active

Tokyo Islands

Name	名前	Area	Elevation	Status
Mihara-yama	三原山	Izu-Oshima (伊豆大島)	758m	Active
Miyatsuka-yama	宮塚山	Toshima (利島)	508m	Active
Miyatsuka-yama	宮塚山	Niijima (新島)	432m	Active
Tenjo-san	天上山	Kozushima (神津島)	572m	Active
Oyama	雄山	Miyake-jima (三宅島)	776m	Active
Oyama	御山	Mikura-jima (御蔵島)	851m	Active
Hachijo-Fuji	八丈富士	Hachijo-jima (八丈島)	854m	Active
Maru-yama	丸山	Aogashima (青ヶ島)	423m	Active
Bayonnaise Rocks	ベヨネース列岩	n/a	n/a	Active
Sumisu-jima/ Sumisu-to	須美寿島	n/a	136m	Active
Torishima	鳥島	n/a	394m	Active
Soufu-gan/ Soufu-iwa	孀婦岩	n/a	n/a	Active
Nishino-shima	西之島	n/a	~200m	Active
Sakaki-ga-mine	榊ヶ峰	Kita-Iwojima (北硫黄島)	792m	Active
Suribachi-yama	摺鉢山	Iwojima (硫黄島)	170m	Active

Kyushu (+ Okinawa)

Name	名前	Area	Elevation	Status
Tsurumi-dake/ Garan-dake	鶴見岳・伽藍岳	Oita-ken	1,375m / 1,045m	Active
Yufu-dake	由布岳 (油布嶽)	Oita-ken	1,583m	Active
Kuju-san (Kujuren-zan)	九重山 (九重連山)	Oita-ken	1,791m	Active
Aso-san	阿蘇山	Kumamoto-ken	1,592m	Active
Unzen-dake	雲仙岳	Nagasaki-ken	1,483m	Active
Fukue Volcanic Group	福江火山群	Fukue Island	various	Active
Kirishima-san	霧島山	Miyazaki-ken	1,700m	Active
Yonemaru	米丸	Kagoshima-ken	n/a	Active
Sumiyoshi-ike	住吉池	Kagoshima-ken	n/a	Active
Wakamiko	若尊	Kagoshima-ken	n/a	Active
Sakura-jima	桜島	Kagoshima-ken	n/a	Active
Ikeda-yamagawa	池田山川	Kagoshima-ken	n/a	Active
Kaimon-dake	開聞岳	Kagoshima-ken	924m	Active
Satsuma Iojima/ Io-dake	薩摩硫黄島 / 硫黄岳	Kagoshima-ken	704m	Active
Kuchinoerabu-jima/ Furu-dake	口永良部島/ 古岳	Kagoshima-ken	657m	Active
Kuchinoshima/ Maedake	口之島/ 前岳	Kagoshima-ken	628m	Active
Nakanoshima/ Otake / Tokara-Fuji	中之島 / 御岳/ 吐噶喇富士	Kagoshima-ken	979m	Active
Suwanosejima/ Otake	諏訪之瀬島/ 御岳	Kagoshima-ken	796m	Active
Iotori-jima / Io-dake	硫黄鳥島 / 硫黄 岳	Okinawa-ken	212m	Active
Iriomote-kaitei-kazan (=submarine volcano)	西表海底火山	Okinawa-ken	n/a	Active