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Hachijojima: 1 Live Camera in Japan — two joined volcanoes
Hachijojima, refreshed every two minutes by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Two volcanoes grew together into one island; the frame holds the conical one.
What you can see
Hachijojima is an island made of two volcanoes that grew together, Hachijo-Fuji and Mount Mihara. That is why it is shaped like a gourd.
The camera sits on high ground, and gentle slopes and open sea run on past the frame. Of the two volcanoes it is the conical one that fills the picture, with buildings scattered at its foot.
The burn-in reads Hachijojima (Yamamomogahara). The agency always writes the volcano's name first and the observation point in brackets, so what is in the brackets is where the camera stands, not what it is looking at.
The camera belongs to the Japan Meteorological Agency and exists to watch for eruptions, not for the view, so the framing does not move when cloud takes the summit.
Cameras you can watch now: 1
All 1 are still images. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
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Sample August 2026
Hachijojima
Hachijo, Tokyo · Volcano · Sea
An island made where two volcanoes, Hachijo-Fuji and Mount Mihara, joined. From the high ground the camera sits on, slope and sea run on together.
When to watch
The picture is replaced every two minutes, so you can keep reopening it while you wait for a gap in the cloud.
Island cameras are weak against cloud and fog. There is sea on every side, so damp air hits the island as it is and hangs on the mountain. From the rainy season through summer there are stretches of days where you open it and get white.
Aim for winter. After the northwesterly monsoon blows, the air dries out and both the island's outline and the far sea come up clearly. Hachijojima lies in the south of the chain, so there is still light left when you open it in the late afternoon.
For time of day, early morning. Past midday, air rising up the slope turns to cloud and often hides just the top of the mountain.
Summer into autumn is typhoon season here. With one approaching the screen goes dark and raindrops blur the lens.
If it isn't showing
The seven cameras down the chain are gathered in The Izu Islands. Further south is Aogashima.
All of the agency's cameras are in JMA Volcano Watch Cameras, and the cameras of the same prefecture in Tokyo.
Every volcano camera is in Volcano, and there is a read: What volcano cameras are looking at.
Where to find Hachijojima
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- Japan Meteorological Agency — volcano surveillance cameras (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.