On-take

Vigorous steam plumes rise from craters near the summit of On-take volcano on November 9, 1979. The first historical eruption from On-take, in central Honshu, Japan, began on October 28 and produced ashfall to the NE from a 1.5-km-high eruption plume. Intense vapor emission (with minor ash that dusted the summit region) continued for several months.

Type/Process: Geothermal Activity
Volcanic Status: Historical
Image Number: 020-003
Photographer: T. Kobayashi (courtesy Tokiko Tiba, National Science Museum)
Summit Elevation: 3063 meters
Latitude/Longitude: 35.890 N / 137.48 E
Timeframe: Last known eruption 1964 or later
Region: Japan, Taiwan, and Marianas