SHIMABARA, Nagasaki Prefecture--Locals gathered here on June 3 to commemorate the massive eruption of Mount Unzen’s Fugendake ... mix of superhot gases and volcanic matter.

She was only a year old in 1991 when the massive volcanic eruption from Mount Unzen’s Fugendake peak killed her father, Makio, 31, a cameraman for Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK). She is his only ...

Go to Unzen Hells on any Sunday morning during the festival season and try out an eco-tatsu. Kotatsu is a type of Japanese furniture that blends a table and heater to create a cozy living room.