also Mount Iwo is an active andesitic stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula of Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits within the borders of the town of Shari. Mount Iō is known for erupting liquid sulphur in the eruptions of 1889 and 1936. Mount Iō literally means, sulphur mountain. There are two explosion craters and a lava dome at the summit of the volcano.神沼克伊,小山悦郎 日本の火山を科学する 日本列島津々浦々、あなたの身近にある108の活火山とは？ ソフトバンククリエイティブ 2011. .
History of eruptions Volcanic activity started at least 240,000 years ago. Mount Iō has erupted at the following times: 850 AD ± 500 years 1857–1858 23–26 September 1876 24–26 November 1880 9–26 August 1889 15 June 1890–unknown December 1935–October 1936
See also Shiretoko National Park List of mountains in Japan List of volcanoes in Japan
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External links
Shiretoko-Iozan - Japan Meteorological Agency - Japan Meteorological Agency