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The Natural Hazards Data Resources Directory has been made available online by NOAA's National Geophysical Data Center with funding from the Institute for Business and Home Safety.

The following organization provides volcano data and information.

Volcano Research Center

c/o Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
1-1-1 Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo, Japan 113-0032
Telephone: [81] 3-3812-2111 ext 5765
Fax: [81] 3-3812-6979
Email: nakada@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Website: http://hakone.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/vrc/VRC.html

The Volcano Research Center (VRC) conducts various scientific researches on magmatic processes and volcano dynamics, which will help to improve prediction of volcanic eruptions. Some of these researches are made in cooperation with other domestic and overseas institutions. Some geophysical data are available from permanent stations set at Asama, Kirishima, Izu-Oshima, Kusatsu-Shirane, and Fuji volcanoes to study volcanic phenomena. One of current major subjects is to reveal features of magma plumbing systems, based on the study of crustal structure below active volcanoes. Other subjects include analysis of various data on volcanoes and characterization of eruptive processes. Information on current eruptions in Japan and a catalogue list of active volcanoes is also available. Related sites within the University of Tokyo include:

• Hakone Home Page
  
• Volcanological Society of Japan

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