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Find Out How This Japanese City Was Built In Volcano

You read it right! If you didn’t know. There’s a whole city living inside an active volcanoe.

A small community inside the volcanic caldera of Aogashima. Located about 200 miles south of Tokyo.

Fertile land, natural geothermal energy, and historical isolation. Fewer than 200 resilient residents live inside the double-crater island’s outer wall.
It’s been about 230 years since the last eruption killed half the population. But locals won’t let the volcano dictate their future.

Find out why!

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