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Kumamoto Live Cameras in Japan — 6 official webcams
Two cameras on Mount Aso — Kusasenri, and Nekodake seen from the south — plus four rivers, the Kikuchi, Shira, Midori and Kuma. The Aso caldera from inside and from the rim.
6 cameras in Kumamoto
4 video, 2 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
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Sample August 2026
Mount Nekodake from Minami-Aso
Minami-Aso, Kumamoto · Volcano
The jagged eastern peak of the five Aso mountains, seen looking up from inside the caldera. Cloud drapes and lifts off it all day.
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Sample August 2026
Kusasenri, Mount Aso
Aso, Kumamoto · Volcano · Nature
Grassland in front of the Nakadake crater, sometimes with grazing horses. An unusual frame that holds both a volcanic plume and a meadow.
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Live video, rotating
Kikuchi River
Tamana, Kumamoto · River
It rounds the north of the Aso caldera rim on its way to the Ariake Sea. The basin has been rice country since antiquity, with paddies beyond the levees.
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Live video, rotating
Shira River
Kumamoto · River
From the Aso caldera through central Kumamoto. Carrying volcanic ash, the water takes on a distinctive murk when it rises.
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Live video, rotating
Midori River
Uto, Kumamoto · River
It runs south of the Kumamoto plain to the Ariake Sea. Broad tidal flats at the mouth make the river look visibly narrower at low tide.
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Live video, rotating
Kuma River
Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto · River
One of Japan's three fastest rivers. It drops hard through a narrow valley, so the level climbs quickly after rain.
When to watch
Kusasenri on Mount Aso is grassland spread across the crater floor, turning from green to dry brown to snow with the seasons. On days when the crater is venting, the wind can carry the plume across the frame. Nekodake has a distinctive jagged ridgeline that makes it the easiest of the five Aso peaks to pick out.
The Shira River runs from the Aso caldera through the city of Kumamoto to the Ariake Sea, so you can see the volcano upstream and the city downstream joined by one water system. The river cameras are monitoring equipment, so go easy on them in bad weather.
Closer looks at cameras here
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- Japan Meteorological Agency — volcano surveillance cameras (PDL 1.0) — Official site
- MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
- Ministry of the Environment — Internet Nature Institute (PDL 1.0) — Official site
The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.