The place we were staying at Tomi city is dominated by mountains all around and the most impressive is the Asama volcano, it is covered with snow, very beautiful.
Then 2am on 2nd Feb the volcano erupted, #Bing bong bing# there is an anouncement system wired into the telephone system keeps the local people abreast of events such as earth quakes and volcanos. The girl announced (in Japanese of course) that the volcano had erupted but that it was within safety margins, although there was a 4km “no go” area imposed around Asama.
The last major eruption in 1783 devistated 500 sq km
Naaah! Maybe not, lets go for a drive anyway.
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