Kambara - Kambara

...Maekakeyama (2,521m), which currently constitutes the bulk of Mount Asama, began to grow several thousand years ago and has undergone major eruptions every few hundred years. The last major eruption occurred in 1783 (Tenmei 3), raining pumice and volcanic ash all over northern Kanto, and sending the Agatsuma and Kambara pyroclastic flows down the northern foot of the mountain. The Kambara pyroclastic flow was particularly fast and destructive, with the entire village of Kambara, which was in its path, buried under gravel deposits several meters thick, and the surrounding area also suffered extensive damage. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…現在の浅間山の主体を占める前掛山(2521m)は数千年前に成長を開始し，数百年ごとに大噴火をくりかえしている。最後の大噴火は1783年(天明3)に起こり，北関東全域に軽石や火山灰を降らせたほか，吾妻（あがつま），鎌原（かんばら）両火砕流を北麓に流下させた。鎌原火砕流はとくに高速で破壊力が大きく，その通路に当たった鎌原村は全村数mの厚さの砂礫質堆積物に埋められ，周辺一帯も多大な被害をうけた。…

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