Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula. It is the most active volcano in Japan.
View of Sakurajima from mainland Kagoshima, 2009
A torii in Kurokami-Cho, Kagoshima is half-buried by ash and stones caused by the 1914 eruption.
An image taken from the International Space Station showing Sakurajima and its surroundings on January 10, 2013
Sakura-jima eruption as seen on August 18, 2013
The Wrath of the Gods is a 1914 American silent drama film directed by Reginald Barker and starring Sessue Hayakawa, Tsuru Aoki, Frank Borzage, Thomas Kurihara and Henry Kotani. This was the first feature film appearance of Hayakawa and the directorial debut of Barker.
Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki in The Wrath of the Gods
The prophet at the Christian church
Fleeing villagers from the erupting volcano