Mt. Mitake (Suwanosejima)

Japanese: 御岳(諏訪之瀬島) - おたけ
Mt. Mitake (Suwanosejima)

...It belongs to Toshima Village, Kagoshima County. Mount Ontake (799m) in the center of the island is known as a typical active volcano with Strombolian eruptions, and it emits smoke intermittently, sometimes reaching heights of over 1000m. After a major eruption in 1813 (Bunka 10), the island's inhabitants fled, and it became uninhabited thereafter, but in 1883, settlers moved in from Amami Oshima.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Mitake (Suwanosejima)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…鹿児島郡十島(としま)村に属する。島の中央にある御岳(おたけ)(799m)は典型的なストロンボリ式噴火の活火山として知られ,間欠的に噴煙をあげ,その高さはときには1000mをこえる。1813年(文化10)の大噴火で島民は脱出,以後無人島となったが,83年奄美大島から開拓民が入った。…

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