Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima province, southwestern Japan, today erupting, causing the government to issue a warning of level 5.

The agency responded to the emergency situation and the local police said the volcanic stones had fallen into the location about 2.5 km from the mountain, but there was no report on human damage.

The smoke column rises and the red lava poured out from the Sakurajima crater in Kagoshima province, southwestern Japan, on 24/7.

Immediately after the eruption, the Japanese meteorological agency raised the warning from high school to level 5, the highest level, recommending people to evacuate.

Some images from the eruption show that a red block flows down on the side of the mountain, with bright red stones fired from the swirling gray columns, it is very difficult to see in the ball.

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The Japanese Prime Minister's office said they were gathering information about the situation.

Sakurajima is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan and is connected to the Osumi peninsula on Kyushu Island southwest of the country.