abstract:is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyūshū.
Earthquakesandvolcanicactivity are closelyassociated, but the authoritiessaidthe eruption at Mount Aso, the biggestactive volcano in Japan, was minor and did notpose animmediatethreat.