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	Sakurajima
		Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan with major eruptions in 1914 and 1947.
		Sakurajima used to be an island but lava flows the 1914 eruption plugged the channel with lava, joining Sakurajima to the mainland of Kyushu.
		Sakurajima is pretty small so we decided to drive around the island to get a sense of what is here.
	www.johnharveyphoto.com /Japan3/Sakurajima (911 words)

	Sakurajima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sakurajima (桜島) is an active volcano and a former island (now connected to the mainland) of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan.
		Sakurajima is located in the Aira caldera, formed in an enormous eruption 22,000 years ago.
		In light of the dangers it presents to nearby populations, Sakurajima was designated a Decade Volcano in 1991, identifying it as worthy of particular study as part of the United Nations' International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sakurajima (661 words)

	Sakurajima Guide - Kyushu :: Japan Visitor
		The town of Sakurajima is also known for its radish, which is the largest in the world, and its mandarin, the smallest in the world.
		One of the most interesting facts about Sakurajima is that it was itself an island until 1914, when lava flows from a large eruption that year spread and hardened, connecting the island to Osumi Peninsula.
		The eruption of 1914 buried the gate of the Kurokami Shinto shrine in volcanic ash.
	www.japanvisitor.com /index.php?cID=357&pID=1062 (752 words)

	The World of Ash: Sakurajima
		Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan and has been designated one of fifteen world "Decade" volcanoes.
		Located just three kilometers--a 15-minute ferry ride--across the bay from Kagoshima, the stratovolcano Sakurajima was an actual island until lava flows from the massive eruption of 1914 connected it to the Osumi Peninsula of eastern Kagoshima Prefecture.
		Sakurajima has been in constant eruption since the 8th century, and ultimately, with many more lava flows, Sakurajima could end up connected to Kagoshima City by land bridge.
	www.stonebridge.com /ash/Pages/sakurajima.html (269 words)

	Sakura-jima, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Landsat spectral bands 7.5 and 2 were used for red, green, and blue, providing a good view of the geological features as well as emphasizing the extents of the nearby cities.
		Sakurajima, a stratovolcano on the the island of Kyushu, is one of the most active volcanoes on Earth.
		Sakurajima is a Decade Volcano and monitored by the Sakurajima Volcanological Observatory at Kyoto University.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/sakura.html (284 words)

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		Sakurajima volcano, located on the island of Kyushu (right) in southern Japan, is one of the world's most active explosively erupting volcanoes.
		Sakurajima is closely monitored by the Sakurajima Volcano Research Centre (SVRC) which has a large, purpose-built institute on the west flank of the volcano.
		Sakurajima's volcanic plumes frequently reach 4 km above sea level and the normal operating altitude of arriving aircraft is between 1.6 and 0.3 km above sea level.
	www.es.lancs.ac.uk /casestud/case7.htm (947 words)

	SAKURAJIMA VOLCANO
		However, Sakurajima was activated in early December, such that a few explosions occurred in a day, and small amounts of ballistics were inssued in the upper slope of the volcano.
		Sakurajima in January 1999 is characterized by a low level of volcanic earthquakes, though 13 eruptions occurred.
		The latter is observing the continuous uplifting of the northern side of Sakurajima, implying accumulation of magma beneath the volcano, and potential explosive eruption near future.
	hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp /vrc/erup/sakura.html (1709 words)

	Sakurajima, Japan. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		A single road (40km) circles Sakurajima at sea level, with stops along the way at lava fields, onsen baths and a couple of observatories.
		At the other end, a handy sightseeing bus, the "JR Red Liner", departs twice daily for a circuit of the volcano from beneath Sakurajima ferry terminal (9.30am and 1.30pm; ¥1,700, free to JR pass holders).
		This is Sakurajima's most attractive side, where the road wriggles through the pine trees, past coves filled with fishing hamlets.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/japan/sakurajima (589 words)

	Destination: Volcanoes
		For the port city of Kagoshima, on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, ash is as common a nuisance as rain.
		Sakurajima, the perfectly poised 3,663-foot volcano across Kagoshima Bay, belches a puff of fine ash almost daily that coats cars, streets and any laundry mistakenly left outside to dry downwind.
		A massive eruption in 1914 connected Sakurajima to the mainland and made the bay substantially shallower.
	www.cnn.com /TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9705/volcanoes/sakurajima.html (189 words)

	Sakurajima - Japan
		Sakurajima Volcanological Observatory (SVO) was founded in 1960, after the beginning of eruptive activity in 1955 at Minami-dake (South peak) crater, for the purpose of fundamental research for prediction of volcanic eruptions.
		Network in Sakurajima consists of 10 seismic stations which surround the active crater and are equipped with short period (1s) and 1- or 3-components seismometers.
		Joint study was repeated on seismic observation, geodetic measurement, geothermal, geoelectric, geomagnetic survey, gravimetry, geochemical measurement, and petrological analysis, in collaboration with volcano observatories of Japan in 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1993 and 1996.
	www.wovo.org /0802_03to08.htm (1385 words)

	Sakurajima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Located at the center of Kagoshima bay in south Kyushu, Sakurajima is a volcanic island appeared on the southern rim of Aira caldera.
		Always fuming Sakurajima is situated on the opposite shore of Kagoshima city and one of the most active volcanoes in Japan.
		Because of the vicinity to an active volcano, Sakurajima, the town is frequently compared to Naples.
	www.hikyaku.com /gallery/english/sakuraj.html (363 words)

	Millennium Ark: Hot News
		Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes, has erupted near the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima.
		The last major eruption occurred in 1914, though most of the residents fled before the volcano engulfed several islands nearby and swallowed part of the bay of Kagoshima.
		The UN has designated Sakurajima as a mountain worthy of particular study due to the presence of a highly densely populated city nearby.
	www.millennium-ark.net /NEWS/06_Earth_Changes/060605.Sakurajima.html (171 words)

	VGRG on Sakurajima (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sakurajima volcano forms an island in Kagoshima Bay, southern Kyshu.
		Sakurajima's frequent eruptions produce particle-laden plumes that commonly ascend several kilometers into the atmosphere.
		The proximity of Sakurajima to Kagoshima Airport poses a hazard for internal and international aviation.
	www.es.lancs.ac.uk /vgrg/Fieldareas/sakurajima.html (285 words)

	Kagoshima travel guide - Wikitravel
		The ferry between volcanic island of Sakurajima and Kagoshima harbor operates frequently and around the clock.
		Sakurajima, Kagoshima's temperamental (and active) volcano can be reached by ferry in a matter of minutes.
		Because Sakurajima is essentially an active volcano, remember that tourists are forbidden to go within 2 km of the crater.
	wikitravel.org /en/Kagoshima (1263 words)

	Solar-B :: MORE on the Launch
		Across Kagoshima Bay is Mt. Sakurajima (see images below), a steamy volcano that rises over 1,000 feet above the waters of the bay.
		Sakurajima has erupted over 30 times in recorded history.
		In May of 1991, cinders from Mt. Sakurajima were blown up to altitudes greater than 2500 meters.
	solarb.msfc.nasa.gov /mission/launch_more.html (257 words)

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		The Sakurajima volcano is one of the greatest volcanoes in recent history.
		The rocks of the Sakurajima Volcano are usually andesitic or dacitic composition.
		The 1914 eruption (info/pics on eruption) of Sakurajima was the largest eruption in Japan this century.
	www.owlnet.rice.edu /~geol108/scott.sexton/volcano.html (680 words)

	Kagoshima Travel: Sakurajima
		Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes and the symbol of Kagoshima.
		Sakurajima's most recent, major eruption occurred in 1960.
		The ferry terminal is a 10 minute walk from JR Kagoshima Station (one stop east of Kagoshima Chuo Station) and also accessible by bus.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e4601.html (156 words)

	JapanCorner - The Benihana Guide to Japan
		Minami Satsuma-no-jugo-ya Gyoji (September 22) is a festival which celebrates the viewing of the harvest moon in September, an age-old tradition in Japan.
		It is home to Sakurajima, Japan's most active volcano, located just 2.4 miles from the City of Kagoshima across Kinko Bay.
		Sakurajima is home to numerous hot spring resorts, a small farming community and the Sakurajima Tourist Center from where visitors can hike a short distance up the side of the volcano.
	www.japancorner.com /kagoshima.asp (795 words)

	Kagoshima : Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1914, Sakurajima had a whopper of an eruption and belched up three billion tons of lava.
		Guided Tours of Sakurajima -- There are walking paths through lava fields close to Sakurajima's ferry pier, but because Sakurajima is sparsely populated with only limited public transportation, you might want to join a tour that visits lava fields and travels to the Yunohira lookout point halfway up the volcano.
		Buses depart twice daily at 9:30am and 1:30pm from the ferry dock on Sakurajima; the price of the tour, which lasts 3 hours, is ¥1,700 ($14) for adults and half price for children.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2944&catID=2944010029 (1683 words)

	Home page
		Sakurajima Radish é uma espécie de nabo Japonês, originário da Ilha de Sakurajima, que pode atingir os 30kg.
		We are participating for the second year in a row in the "SAKURAJIMA RADISH CONTEST", a project in which 30 Japanese schools are involved.
		Sakurajima Radish is a kind of Japanese turnip, originally from the Sakurajima Island, that can reach 30 kg.
	users.prof2000.pt /wtcacia/radish/index.htm (278 words)

	Sakurajima Volcano, Japan
		A subscene of an ASTER image showing an erupting Sakurajima Volcano, Japan, taken on September 19th, 2001.
		Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano located in the center of Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan.
		Formerly Sakurajima was an island, and it became a peninsula in 1914 when lava from its summit closed the channel between the island and Osumi Peninsula.
	www.ersdac.or.jp /todayData/017/pict_e.html (105 words)

	Surviving Sakurajima: Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan : Travel , Beaches & Resorts , Nature : ThingsAsian
		Japan's Sakurajima Island is home to one of the world's most active volcanic peaks, Minami-Dake, connected by a low saddle to two other still higher peaks.
		Sakurajima Island can be reached by ferry from Kagoshima, just 10 minutes and ¥150 (about $NZ 2.50).
		From Sakurajima Boat Terminal, just a short walk brings you to the Sakurajima Visitors' Centre, with its amazing high-tech simulation of a volcanic eruption, a performance that is automatically activated when you enter the room.
	www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/1625 (1301 words)

	Decade Volcano
		About 7 thousand people live at the foot of the volcano, and Kagoshima city with a population of about half a million is located 10 km west.
		Magma supply system of Sakurajima is characterized by (a) two magma reservoirs and (b) a constant magma supply at a rate of 10E7 c.m./year
		Magma migration and storage beneath the volcano observed by tidal gauge and leveling survey at Sakurajima.
	glaciercaves.com /html/welcom_1.HTM (584 words)

	Kyushu Photos Summer Japan
		Fifty kilometers to the south is Sakurajima, Japan's most active volcano, which erupts an average of once per day.
		The eruption can be felt well before your attention is drawn to the plume of smoke rising from the distant crater.
		Sakurajima volcano erupting to the south of Kirishima National Park.
	www.uwplatt.edu /geography/japan/PAGE7.HTML (90 words)

	Crystal Cruises - Shore Excursion Details
		Join us for this compelling excursion across the bay to Mt. Sakurajima, one of the world's most active volcanoes.
		Ash is not the only product of Mt. Sakurajima; famously large radishes grow in its rich volcanic soil.
		Reaching the island, venture to the small hill that was created by an eruption in 1946.
	www.crystalcruises.com /window_excursion.aspx?EX=KAG-A&CID=7208&CD=04/03/2007 (315 words)

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