Live camera
Mount Meakan live camera — Ashoro, Hokkaido
The one mountain in the Akan group still venting steam from its crater. The view is from the side of the cone-shaped Akan-Fuji next to it.
Sample August 2026What you are looking at
One of the volcanoes the Japan Meteorological Agency keeps under constant watch. Among the Akan peaks, this is the one still venting steam from its craters.
It stands 1,499 metres. The camera sees the summit from the side of Mount Oakan-Fuji, the neat cone next to it, so the frame holds both mountains and the contrast between them. Meakan's summit is a jumble of overlapping craters; its neighbour is a clean triangle. The steam comes only from the Meakan side, so a single glance tells you which of the two is still alive.
Japan Meteorological Agency records show small phreatic eruptions here one after another since November 1955 — 1988, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008 — and the eruption of 21 March 2006 sent down a mudflow. Since July 2020 the steam from the Akanuma crater has been increasing.
First snow falls on 17 October in an average year. On the morning after it lands, the white and the dark rock separate most sharply.
A still image, refreshed every two minutes. Steam looks whiter and thicker on cold days, so an apparent increase is usually the temperature.
About this camera
| Place | Ashoro, Hokkaido |
| Format | Still, every 2 min |
| Time zone | Asia/Tokyo (UTC+9) |
| Category | Volcano |
| Operator | Japan Meteorological Agency — volcano surveillance cameras |
| Terms of use | PDL 1.0 |
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