Are these Japan webcams live video?

No, they are still pictures, each one the latest frame the publisher's camera has uploaded. Voyaggora does not copy or store them: your browser loads every picture straight from the publisher, so what you see is what the publisher is serving at that moment.

Why is a picture dark, grey or blurry?

Most cameras simply record what is in front of them: it is dark at night, fog, cloud, rain or snow can hide the view, and a lens can mist or ice over. A dark picture does not by itself mean the camera is broken.

Who runs these cameras?

Public bodies and park or volcano observatories: Japan Meteorological Agency and MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office. Each picture names its publisher and links to the publisher's own page; full credits are at the bottom of this page.

Can I use or share these camera pictures?

The pictures belong to the publishers and are shown here unaltered with their credit. Licences differ by publisher (the credit lines at the bottom of the page quote them), so check the publisher's terms before you reuse a picture anywhere else. You can always link to this page or to the publisher's page.

Do the Japan volcano cameras tell me if an eruption is happening?

Not reliably. They show what the lens sees, which cloud, steam or darkness can hide. Eruption and alert information comes from the observatory (Japan Meteorological Agency).

Live webcams in Japan: roads, parks and more right now

What you can see in Japan right now

The cameras cover Mt Fuji - Hagiwara, Sakurajima - Ushine, Sakurajima - Chuo Minato-shinmachi, Aso - Kurumagaeri, Asama - Onioshi, Hakone - Owakudani and Shoji (Fuji Five Lakes) and more. When this page was built at 04 Nov 07:44 UTC, 8 of the 8 cameras on our Japan list answered with a valid picture.

Type	Cameras	Run by
Volcano cameras	5	Japan Meteorological Agency
Nature cameras	1	Japan Meteorological Agency
Road cameras	2	MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office

Volcano cameras in Japan

Monitoring cameras pointed at volcanoes, run by Japan Meteorological Agency: 5 cameras on this page.

Live volcano camera: Asama - Onioshi, Japan — **Asama - Onioshi**
Volcano camera · Japan
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:30 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Live volcano camera: Aso - Kurumagaeri, Japan — **Aso - Kurumagaeri**
Volcano camera · Japan
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:32 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Live volcano camera: Hakone - Owakudani, Japan — **Hakone - Owakudani**
Volcano camera · Japan
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:30 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Live volcano camera: Sakurajima - Chuo Minato-shinmachi, Japan — **Sakurajima - Chuo Minato-shinmachi**
Volcano camera · Japan
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:32 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Live volcano camera: Sakurajima - Ushine, Japan — **Sakurajima - Ushine**
Volcano camera · Japan
Volcano monitoring camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:32 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Nature cameras in Japan

Landscape and weather-watching cameras from Japan Meteorological Agency: 1 camera on this page.

Live nature camera: Mt Fuji - Hagiwara, Japan — **Mt Fuji - Hagiwara**
Nature camera · Japan
Landscape and weather camera, published by Japan Meteorological Agency.
Picture taken 04 Nov 07:32 UTC (time in the file address).
Publisher page · Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (出典：気象庁ホームページ)

Road cameras in Japan

Traffic cameras run by MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office: 2 cameras on this page.

Live road camera: Motosu (Lake Motosu, Mt Fuji area), Japan — **Motosu (Lake Motosu, Mt Fuji area)**
Road camera · Japan
Traffic camera view.
Newest file at build time: 04 Nov 07:27 UTC (publisher server).
Publisher page · MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office

Live road camera: Shoji (Fuji Five Lakes), Japan — **Shoji (Fuji Five Lakes)**
Road camera · Japan
Traffic camera view.
Newest file at build time: 04 Nov 07:26 UTC (publisher server).
Publisher page · MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office

How to read these pictures

Road cameras show the road surface, traffic and weather at one spot only. They are run by MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office; the road authority's own traffic and road-condition information governs, not a single picture.
Volcano cameras are the observatories' monitoring cameras. Cloud, steam, night or distance often hide the crater. A quiet picture is not a statement about volcanic activity: the observatory's alert level and notices govern (see the volcano webcams page).
Park and nature cameras show scenery and, in some cases, visitor areas or air quality. Park alerts, closures and conditions come from the park or weather service, not from the picture.

When this page was built, 8 of the 8 cameras in Japan had a file time we could read, and the newest file was between 13 and 18 minutes old (median 13 minutes). Pictures refresh when each publisher's camera uploads, so a picture can be a few minutes old, and a camera can go down at any time. A webcam picture is not an official warning, forecast or road report: the official source for that place governs.

Quick answers

Are these Japan webcams live video?: No, they are still pictures, each one the latest frame the publisher's camera has uploaded. Voyaggora does not copy or store them: your browser loads every picture straight from the publisher, so what you see is what the publisher is serving at that moment.
How often do the pictures refresh?: Whenever the publisher's camera uploads a new frame; each publisher sets its own interval and our data does not state a fixed one for most of them. When this page was built, 8 of the 8 cameras had a file time we could read, and the newest file was between 13 and 18 minutes old (median 13 minutes). For the cameras whose file name carries the time of the picture (Japan Meteorological Agency) that time is printed under the picture. Reload the page to ask for the newest file.
Why is a picture dark, grey or blurry?: Most cameras simply record what is in front of them: it is dark at night, fog, cloud, rain or snow can hide the view, and a lens can mist or ice over. A dark picture does not by itself mean the camera is broken.
Who runs these cameras?: Public bodies and park or volcano observatories: Japan Meteorological Agency and MLIT Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu Office. Each picture names its publisher and links to the publisher's own page; full credits are at the bottom of this page.
Can I use or share these camera pictures?: The pictures belong to the publishers and are shown here unaltered with their credit. Licences differ by publisher (the credit lines at the bottom of the page quote them), so check the publisher's terms before you reuse a picture anywhere else. You can always link to this page or to the publisher's page.
Do the Japan volcano cameras tell me if an eruption is happening?: Not reliably. They show what the lens sees, which cloud, steam or darkness can hide. Eruption and alert information comes from the observatory (Japan Meteorological Agency).

Credits

Japanese volcano cameras: 出典：気象庁ホームページ (Source: Japan Meteorological Agency website, https://www.data.jma.go.jp/vois/data/obs/volcam/), used under the Public Data License v1.0.
Japanese road cameras: 出典：国土交通省関東地方整備局甲府河川国道事務所 (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Kofu River and National Highway Office).

Pictures are shown unaltered and hot-linked from the publishers' own servers; Voyaggora does not store or copy them. Open any picture to see it at its source.