42 ART. B. — B. KOTü : 



ebuption- ]7^'^Y a l(~)nf!: interval of seven centuries Sakura-iima 



PERIOD III. - O J 



BujmEi remained apparently in (inietude. The third period of 



^iS''^^ activity began in 1408 (2nd year of Onin era) with a 



moderate explosion on the soutliern top-crater. Another eruption 



1471 occurred on October 2r)th, 1471 (3rd year of Bummei 



era) near Kurokami on the east coast, ejecting stones, sands, and 



overflooding lavas, resulting in the formation of Cape Omoyé-zaki.^' 



1475 On September loth, 1475 (7tli year of Bummei) a 

 violent eruption took place above Nojiri on the southwest coast, in- 

 flicting great damage to the inhabitants and domestic cattle. Cape 

 Moyé-zaki, which lies between Nojiri and Yuno,'^ was then formed. 

 Ash fell during five days, and Karasu-jima rose from the sea.''^ 



1476 An ash explosion of the same intensity occurred in 1470 

 (8th year of the same era). On September 29th it culminated in 

 the greatest outburst. During five days before the event the land 

 was incessantly shaken by weak and strong earthquakes. Even- 

 tually the top (which one ?) was in flames and disrupted, throwing 

 out rains of burning stones and ejecting ash and pumice for seven 

 days, which envelqped Kagoshima and the neighboring districts, 

 turning day into night. It was followed on October 6th by lava- 

 flows, which caused an increase of land 8 km. in circumference on 

 the southwest coast (Nojiri-Furusato and (?) adjoining land). Many 

 l)eople and animals were kifled and wounded. Afterwards Oko- 

 shima'^ rose from the sea off the shore of Yuno. 



The eiuptioa of U7U seems to the icriter to have been of the 

 same type as tliat of the An-el era, shortly to be described, thougli 

 it was on a somewhat smaller scale t!ian the latter. 



1) It is the lava field of Urano-mayé. See (icologio Map. 



2) The statements in old documents concerning the activity of 1475 and 1476 seem some- 

 what redundant and rei^etitive, and the succession of events is not entirely clear to the writer. 



3) Geologically speaking, Karasu-jima is of Diluvial age (p. 20). 



4) This traditional recjrd is entirely unfouiided (i). 23). 



