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On Saturday, Japan's Mount Ontake volcano erupted without warning, surprising several hundred nearby hikers. Plumes of volcanic gas and ash overtook the fleeing hikers and buried nearby lodges and outbuildings. Though most of the people on Mount Ontake that day were able to escape.
The eruption Saturday of Mount Ontake, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, has reminded us that Japan is indeed a country with many volcanoes that could erupt unexpectedly.ount Ontake is now one of 47 volcanoes in Japan â of the 110 considered active â that are subject to around-the-clock monitoring. The Meteorological Agency has been watching Mount Ontake by using a system to measure changes in its shape as well as a clinometer, seismograph and a camera with a telescope.