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page 1Natural disasters in Japan
Myōjin-shō
is a submarine volcano located about 450 kilometers south of Tokyo on the Izu-Ogasawara Ridge in the Izu Islands. Volcanic activity has been detected there since 1869. Since then it has undergone more eruptions, the most powerful of which resulted in the appearance and disappearance of a small island.
Tenpō famine
famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
Tenmei famine
famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
Kyōhō famine
famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
Kan'ei famine
famine which affected Japan during the Edo period
Kangi famine
famine in Japan