When islanders were allowed to return to the Miyake-jima Island in 2006, whose volcano had erupted in 2000, the Emperor visited the island, though there was still a risk that the volcanic gas might spew.
平成12年（2000年）に噴火した三宅島へ、島民の帰島がかなった平成18年（2006年）には火山ガスの発生の恐れがまだあるにもかかわらず三宅島を慰問。