On the 27th, eight years have passed since the eruption of Mt. Ontake, which left 63 people dead or missing.
A memorial service was held in Otaki Village, Nagano Prefecture, at the foot of the mountain, and the bereaved families and others offered a moment of silence at the time of the eruption.
The eruption of Mt. Ontake on September 27, 2014 killed 58 people and left 5 missing, making it the worst volcanic disaster since World War II.
On the 27th, eight years after the eruption, a memorial service hosted by the local government was held in the morning in Otaki Village at the foot of the mountain, and about 50 people, including bereaved families and local government officials, attended.
At 11:52 a.m., the same time that the eruption occurred, a moment of silence was observed toward the cenotaph and Mt.
Kiyokazu Tokoro, 60, from Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, who lost his son and his fiancée in the eruption eight years ago, said, "I come here every year and put my hands together. Eight years later, nothing has changed. My life has changed since my sons died, but I'm doing what I can to look forward."
Climbers are returning to Mt. Ontake, but volcanic activity is still continuing, such as an increase in volcanic earthquakes in February, and the eruption alert level was temporarily raised to "2". The Japan Meteorological Agency continues to call for safety measures.
Bereaved families call for safe climbing on mountain trails
On the 27th, eight years after the eruption of Mount Ontake, bereaved families called on climbers to climb safely on the mountain trail in Kiso Town, Nagano Prefecture.
This initiative was carried out by the "Yamabiko no Kai," which consists of the bereaved families of the victims of the Mt. Ontake eruption.
On the morning of the 27th, seven members gathered on the mountain trail in Kiso Town, handing out hand-made key chains with messages such as "collecting information before climbing" and "complete equipment" to visiting climbers while climbing safely. I was calling you.
A 45-year-old man who came from Gifu Prefecture to climb a mountain said, "There are dangerous places on the mountain, so I want to climb carefully. When the time comes for the eruption on the mountain, I want to pray for the soul of the rest of the world."
On the 4th of this month, Yamabiko Kai held an educational activity at the trailhead of Mt. Asama, an active volcano on the border of Nagano and Gunma prefectures. I want to come
Eiko Sherlock, the secretariat representative of the Yamabiko no Kai, who lost her brother-in-law in the volcanic eruption, said, "Eight years ago, on September 27, there was a very tragic disaster. I would like to enlighten you," he said.