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               Table 10.1  Major volcanoes in Honshu

               Volcano              Type                Location on Honshu   Last known eruption
               Abu                  Shield volcanoes    Japan Sea Coast      1450BCE
               Sanbe                Stratovolcano       Japan Sea Coast      650CE
               Oki-Dogo             Shield volcano      Islands in Japan Sea  Unknown

               Izu-Tobu             Pyroclastic cones   Izu Peninsula        1989
               Hakone               Complex volcano     SW Tokyo*            1170CE
               Fuji-san             Stratovolcano       SW Tokyo*            1708
               Kita Yatsuga-Take    Stratovolcanoes     Nth Japan Alps       1200CE

               On-Take              Complex volcano     Nth Japan Alps       1980
               Haku-san             Stratovolcano       Nth Japan Alps       1659
               Norikura             Stratovolcanoes     Nth Japan Alps       50BCE
               Yakedake             Stratovolcanoes     Kamikochi Resort*    1995

               Washiba-Kumonotaira  Shield volcanoes    Chubu Sangaku NP*    10,000BCE?
               Tateyama             Stratovolcano       Nth Japan Alps       1839
               Niigata-Yake-Yama    Lava dome           Niigata*             1998
               Myoko                Stratovolcano       Nagano               750BCE

               Asama                Complex volcano     Karuizawa Resort*    2009
               Kusatsu-Shirane      Stratovolcanoes     Kusatsu (Onsen City)*   1983
               Shiga                Shield volcanoes    Shiga-Kogen Ski Area*  10,000BCE?
               Haruna               Stratovolcano       Honshu               550

               Akagi                Stratovolcano       Kanto                1938?
               Hiuchi               Stratovolcano       Nikko National Park*  1544
               Nikko-Shirane        Shield volcano      Nikko National Park*  1952
               Nantai               Stratovolcano       Nikko National Park*  Unknown

               Omanago Group        Lava domes          Nikko National Park*  3050BCE
               Takahara             Stratovolcano       Utsunomiya City      4570BCE
               Nasu                 Stratovolcanoes     Kanto Plain          1963
               Numazama             Shield volcano      Fukushima            3400BCE

               Bandai               Stratovolcano       Lake Inawashiro*     1888
               Adatara              Stratovolcanoes     Fukushima City       1996
               Azuma                Stratovolcanoes     Fukushima City*      1977
               Zao                  Complex volcano     Northern Honshu      1940







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