Asama

[ uh-sah-muh; Japanese ah-sah-mah ]

noun

1. Mount Asama, a volcano in central Honshu, northwest of Tokyo: one of the largest active volcanoes in Japan. 8,340 feet (2,542 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Asama¹

First recorded in 1875–80; from Japanese

Example Sentences

One of the first successful campaigns was Mount Asama in Japan, where researchers found a buried lava mound sitting atop a Swiss cheese-like magmatic passageway.

From New York Times

The team pinpointed a plausible suspect: Japan’s Mount Asama, which records indicate erupted in 1108 C.E.

From Science Magazine

Mount Asama last erupted in 2015 and is one of the country's most active volcanoes.

From BBC

“From July the second, a great fire on Mt. Asama raining ash,” he reads, tracing the page with his finger.

From Reuters

The court determined that “Shinto priests’ negligence in performing religious rights” had angered the volcano, and it ordered provinces nearest Mount Fuji to increase worship of the volcano’s deity, Asama no Okami.

From New York Times