1 3 , ▁the ▁vol cano ▁er upt ed ▁from ▁Sh owa ▁cr ater ▁and ▁produced ▁its ▁highest ▁recorded ▁pl ume ▁of ▁ash ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁rising ▁ ▁high ▁and ▁causing ▁darkness ▁and ▁significant ▁ash ▁falls ▁on ▁the ▁central ▁part ▁of ▁K ag osh ima ▁city . ▁The ▁er u ption ▁occurred ▁at ▁ 1 6 : 3 1 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁er u ption ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁Sh owa ▁cr ater ▁is ▁monitor ed ▁with ▁inf ra red ▁video ▁and ▁regular ▁video ▁cam eras . ▁ ▁Sh owa ▁cr ater ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁fl ank ▁of ▁Min ami - d ake ▁( S ou thern ▁Pe ak ) ▁of ▁Sak ur aj ima ▁vol cano . ▁ ▁Sh owa ▁cr ater ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁after ▁one ▁month ▁of ▁er u ptions ▁that ▁year , ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 8 0 0 ▁feet . ▁ ▁It ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁inter mitt ent ▁er u ptions ▁for ▁the ▁next , ▁almost ▁a ▁de cade . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁large ▁la va ▁flow ▁out ▁of ▁Sh owa ▁cr ater ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁which ▁destroyed ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁K uro k ami . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Sh owa ▁stopped ▁er upt ing ▁and ▁remained ▁quiet ▁for ▁ 5 8 ▁years . ▁The ▁d orm ancy ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁when ▁er u ptions ▁out ▁the ▁cr