Wildfire map Japan
Fires in Japan right now
Updated
3 fire clusters detected in Japan in the last 48 h Most active: 5 km S of Kakogawachō-honmachi (11 detections).
Active fires in Japan from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 3 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 13
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 5 km S of Kakogawachō-honmachi 11 detections
- Most affected region
- Hyōgo 1 clusters
Active fires in Japan
Satellites detected 13 thermal hotspots in Japan in the last 48 h, grouped into 3 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 5 km S of Kakogawachō-honmachi with 11 detections and a peak of 2 MW, last seen Sun 2:02 am local time.
By region, Hyōgo has 1 cluster (11 detections), Miyazaki has 1 cluster (1 detections), Oita has 1 cluster (1 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km S of Kakogawachō-honmachi | Hyōgo | 11 | 2 MW | Sun 2:02 am |
| 6 km NNE of Miyazaki | Miyazaki | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 1:19 pm |
| 29 km SE of Ōita | Oita | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 2:02 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Kakogawachō-honmachi nearest 5 km S
- Wildfires near Himeji nearest 15 km SE
- Wildfires near Akashi nearest 17 km WNW
- Wildfires near Kobe nearest 32 km W
- Wildfires near Sandachō nearest 40 km WSW
- Wildfires near Nishinomiya nearest 45 km W
- Wildfires near Takarazuka nearest 48 km W
- Wildfires near Itami nearest 52 km W
- Wildfires near Amagasaki nearest 53 km W
- Wildfires near Kawanishi nearest 54 km W
- Wildfires near Ikeda nearest 55 km WSW
- Wildfires near Izumisano nearest 56 km NW
- Wildfires near Kishiwada nearest 56 km WNW
- Wildfires near Toyonaka nearest 58 km W
- Wildfires near Minoh nearest 59 km W
- Wildfires near Sakai nearest 60 km WNW
- Wildfires near Izumi nearest 61 km WNW
- Wildfires near Osaka nearest 61 km W
- Wildfires near Wakayama nearest 62 km NNW
- Wildfires near Suita nearest 62 km W
- Wildfires near Minato nearest 63 km NNW
- Wildfires near Moriguchi nearest 67 km W
- Wildfires near Kadoma nearest 68 km W
- Wildfires near Matsubara nearest 68 km WNW
- Wildfires near Ibaraki nearest 68 km W
- Wildfires near Higashiosaka nearest 69 km W
- Wildfires near Yao nearest 71 km W
- Wildfires near Habikino nearest 72 km WNW
- Wildfires near Daitō nearest 72 km W
- Wildfires near Neyagawa nearest 73 km W
- Wildfires near Takatsuki nearest 73 km W
- Wildfires near Tondabayashichō nearest 74 km WNW
- Wildfires near Hirakata nearest 75 km W
- Wildfires near Kawachi-Nagano nearest 75 km WNW
- Wildfires near Tokushima nearest 76 km NNE
- Wildfires near Ikoma nearest 79 km W
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fires in other countries
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.