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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.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Mount Ontake (å¾¡å¶½å±±, Ontake-san) , also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake (æ¨æ½å¾¡å¶½å±±, Kiso Ontake-san) , is the second highest volcano in Japan (after Mount Fuji) at 3,067 m (10,062 ft).1  1 Description.t. Ontake is located around 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Nagoya, and around 200 km (125 mi) west of Tokyo, at the borders of Kiso and Åtaki, Nagano Prefecture, and Gero, Gifu Prefecture. The volcano has five crater lakes, with Ni no Ike (äºãæ± ) at 2,905 m (9,531 ft) being the highest mountain lake in Japan.