Sakurajima, literally `Cherry blossom Island`, is an active composite volcano and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Osumi Peninsula. It is the most active volcano in Japan. Sakurajima is a stratovolcano. Its summit has three peaks, Kita-dake northern peak, Naka-dake central peak and Minami-dake southern peak which is active now. Kita-dake is Sakurajima`s highest peak, rising to 1,117 m 3,665 ft above sea level. The mountain is located in a part of Kagoshima Bay known as Kinkō-wan. The former island is part of the city of Kagoshima. The surface of this volcanic peninsula is about 77 km2 30 sq mi.

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