Furudake

古岳

Yakushima, Kagoshima · Elevation 657 m

Furudake is a 657-meter active volcano in the central to eastern part of Kuchinoerabu Island, about 12 km northwest of Yakushima, in Yakushima Town, Kagoshima Prefecture. The island’s highest peak, it is continually monitored together with neighboring Shindake to the northwest and has a history of pyroclastic-flow eruptions. The entire island lies within Yakushima National Park and the Yakushima UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Mountain access is restricted according to the volcano alert level.

Furudake at a glance

Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Thu, November 5: cloudy, gusts up to 9 m/s. Wed, Nov 4, Sat, Nov 7: strong wind (gusts up to 15 m/s).

Furudake weather (hourly, 14 days)

Sunrise today 06:35, sunset 17:31

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Precipitation	mm																					0.4	1.3	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.3																							0.2		0.4		0.6	0.7	0.3													0.2							0.9	19	0.6	0.3	1.0	0.5				1.5
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Wind gusts	m/s	13	12	9	10	11	11	12	14	15	15	11	7	9	8	8	9	5	6	9	7	7	10	11	13	13	14	14	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	10	7	10	11	11	9	5	4	5	9	8	9	10	11	12	13	15	16	17	17	14	13	10	7	7	8	9	9	9	12	12	12	11	6	5	9	16	19	21	18	12	10	10	9	9	9
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