One of the most recent eruptions was the Hoei eruption in 1707-1708 which was 300 years ago. This must have caused a lot of problems for the people living in the area around that time as the volcano would have sent rocks and lava sprawling on to the villages and sent ash into the air that made it hard to breathe.
November 11, 1707 (Hōei 4, 14th day of the 10th month): The city of Osaka suffers tremendously because of a very violent earthquake.
- December 16, 1707 (Hōei 4, 23nd day of the 11th month): An eruption of Mt. Fuji; the cinders and ash fell like rain in Izu Izu Province
It was a province of Japan. Izu bordered on Sagami and Suruga Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was: The mainland portion of Izu Province, comprising the Izu Peninsula is today the eastern portion of Shizuoka Prefecture and the Izu Islands are now part of Tokyo.
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