Izu-Tobu (伊豆東部火山群, Izu Tōbu Kazangun) is a large, dominantly basaltic range of volcanoes on the east side of the Izu Peninsula which lies on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshu in Japan.

Izu Ōshima, at 91.06 km 2 (35.16 sq mi) is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands. The island is a stratovolcano with a basaltic composite cone, dating from the late Pleistocene period, between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.

Standing on the top of the mountain on a fine day, one can see the diverse pattern of landforms woven by volcanoes of the Izu Tobu Volcano Group and the magnificent sight of Jogasaki created by lava flowing out of Omuroyama Volcano.

Nov 9, 2010 · Izu-Tobu volcanic field is a group of pyroclastic beds, a lava platform, shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes and lava domes in Japan. Many vents erupted lava and pyroclastic material in this area. This built many small volcanoes instead of …

The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島, Izu-shotō) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. [1] . Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōshima.

The Izu-Tobu volcano group (Higashi-Izu volcano group) is scattered over a broad, plateau-like area of more than 400 km 2 on the E side of the Izu Peninsula. Construction of several stratovolcanoes continued throughout much of the Pleistocene and overlapped with growth of smaller monogenetic volcanoes beginning about 300,000 years ago.

"Gifts of volcanoes coming from the south" with a precious landscape, which was certified by the Japan geopark in 2012, the Izu Peninsula Geopark will transmit various information.

Oct 7, 2023 · Izu-Tobu volcano is a group of volcanic vents with cinder cones, lava flows, domes and tephra deposits on the NE Izu peninsula 80 km SW of Tokyo. The Izu-Tobu volcanic group covers an area of 400 sq km and contains many submarine volcanoes offshore of the peninsula.

Dec 10, 2024 · A major eruption from Izu-Oshima volcano in 1986 produced spectacular lava fountains up to 1600 m height and a 16-km-high subplinian eruption column. More than 12,000 persons were evacuated from the island.

Izu-Oshima volcano, 伊豆大島 Izu-ōshima) is the northernmost of the Izu islands of Japan, and one of the world's most active volcanoes. It is a mostly submerged stratovolcano that forms an 11 x 13 km island.