The eruption warning level of Mt. Ontake has been lowered to 1 (noting that it is an active volcano)

▼ Tuesday, May 20, 2025 11:00 AM Meteorological Agency
<Eruption Alert Level lowered to 1 at Mount Ontake>
https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/2505/20a/20250520_ontakesan.html
Volcanic earthquakes are decreasing and volcanic activity is decreasing. Volcanic activity is decreasing. Please check the latest information and take safety measures.

Nigorigo Onsen and other tourist related facilities in the Hida-Osaka area are far from the crater and are outside the restricted area.
We are open for business as usual.
Please come and visit with your friends!

■ Disaster Prevention Warning, etc.
Because of the need to take safety measures against sudden eruptions, Gero City has established a restricted area within 500 meters of the crater that is off-limits to visitors in accordance with Article 63, Paragraph 1 of the Basic Act on Disaster Countermeasures.
Unauthorized entry into the restricted area is punishable by law, so please do not enter the area.
Ontake is an active volcano. Please understand that an active volcano may erupt and produce cinders and volcanic gases, so please be very careful.

■ Activity of Mt. Ontake
Crater Alert (Eruption Alert Level 1, note that it is an active volcano)
https://www.data.jma.go.jp/vois/data/report/activity_info/312.html

■Gero City Crisis Management Division announcement
About the restricted area on Mt. Ontake (reduced to Level 1)
https://www.city.gero.lg.jp/soshiki/6/32856.html