Shiretokoiozan Volcano
Molten Sulfur Eruption BLOG

知床硫黄山・溶融硫黄噴火ブログ

Shiretokoiozan volcano is located in the middle part of the Shiretoko Peninsula and it is well known for its huge amount of molten sulfur eruption. In the historical document the volcano erupted four times. At the last eruption in 1936, 116,523 tons of molten sulfur was expelled out of the mountain side crater, which is called "Crater I" and flowed into the Kamuiwakka Creek located nearby.

I have researched this volcano since 2005 while I implemented geological, DC resistivity, Self Potential Surveys and volcanic gas and hot spring water analysis. I will show you how my researching is going on in this blog.

知床硫黄山は知床半島のほぼ中央に位置し、大量の溶融硫黄を噴出することで知られている。過去に4回噴火した記録があるが、特に1936年に起こった最後の噴火では116,523トンもの溶融硫黄が山腹の1号火口から噴出し、近くのカムイワッカ川に流れ込んだ。
私は2005年から電気探査、自然電位、地質調査、温泉、火山ガスの分析などの調査を行ってきた。このブログでは、さらなる知床硫黄山の調査のようすを書いていきたいと思う。

Blog:

・April 20, 2019
I visited Kamuiwakka's vicinity area and found some old sulfur mine remains
カムイワッカ地域を訪れ、硫黄鉱山時代の遺構を発見した。

・Dec. 18 2017
 Our paper "Possible mechanis of molten sulfur eruption: Implications from near-surface structures around of a crater on a flank of Mt. Shiretokoiozan, Hokkaido Japan" was published from the Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research.
 「Possible mechanis of molten sulfur eruption: Implications from near-surface structures around of a crater on a flank of Mt. Shiretokoiozan, Hokkaido Japan」がついにJVGRから発表されました。

・July 30, 2017
 Pahoehoe Sulfur Lava found
 パホイホイ硫黄溶岩発見

・July 25, 2017
 Sulfur lump in a rock hole
 岩の穴に入っている硫黄
・July 19, 2017
  Billions of stars are glittering in the sky
  夜空にはものすごい数の星が
・July 19, 017
  Self Potential Survey at Shiretokoiozan volcano
  知床硫黄山で自然電位計測
・July 17, 2017
  It was a cold day in Shari Town
  今日の斜里町は寒かった
・july 16, 2017
  Green Hot Spring in the Kamuiwakka Creek
  カムイワッカ川の緑温泉
・July 16, 2017
  A large sulfur lump I found today
  今日見つけた興味深い硫黄
・July 15 2017
  Large Curve Hot spring depression craters and fumaroles are aligned
  大曲線 温泉、火口、噴気帯が並ぶ
・July 14, 2017
  Mysterious sulfur on a rock
  岩の上のふしぎな硫黄
・July 12, 2017
  Active area of Crater I
  1号火口の活動領域
・July 8, 2017-2
  Tear Drop Sulfur Grains, created by explosion
  爆発によって作られた涙状硫黄
・July 8, 2017
  Crater I and its vicinity area on July 2017
  2017年7月の1号火口とその周辺
・July 7, 2017
  Shiretokoiozan Volcano is accessible only in summer
  知床硫黄山は夏しか行けない
・July 4, 2017 
  Shiretokoiozan Volcano Research Mission 15,
   I set out a journey for Shiretoko Peninsula
  2017年7月4日 知床硫黄山 第15回調査 知床半島に向かって出発