Kiyoko Matsumoto
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On February 12, 1933, a 21-year-old student, , committed suicide by jumping into the crater of Mount Mihara
, a volcano on the island of Izu Ōshima
, Japan
. This act started a trend in Japan and over the course of the year, 944 people (804 men, 140 women) leapt into the crater.
Mount Mihara
is an active volcano on the Japanese isle of Izu Ōshima. Although the volcano is predominantly basaltic, major eruptions have occurred at intervals of 100–150 years....
, a volcano on the island of Izu Ōshima
Izu Oshima
is a volcanic island in the Izu Islands and administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Japan, lies about 100 km south of Tokyo, 22 km east of the Izu Peninsula and 36 km southwest of Bōsō Peninsula. serves as the local government of the island...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. This act started a trend in Japan and over the course of the year, 944 people (804 men, 140 women) leapt into the crater.