Asama

American  

[uh-sah-muh, ah-sah-mah] / əˈsɑ mə, ɑˈsɑ mɑ /

noun

1. Mount Asama, a volcano in central Honshu, northwest of Tokyo: one of the largest active volcanoes in Japan. 8,340 feet (2,542 meters).

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Etymology

Origin of Asama

First recorded in 1875–80; from Japanese

Example Sentences

Close an afternoon of skiing with an onsen soak at Karuizawa Asama Prince Hotel at the bottom of the ski hill—a day pass starts at $26 and includes one meal before or after your session.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

Among the seven individuals is Kunio Bando, 75, who was arrested following the Asama Sanso siege.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

One of the first successful campaigns was Mount Asama in Japan, where researchers found a buried lava mound sitting atop a Swiss cheese-like magmatic passageway.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2021

“From July the second, a great fire on Mt. Asama raining ash,” he reads, tracing the page with his finger.

From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2019

But I’ll bet you a case of champagne that the Yakumo scores a hit before the Asama, to-day.”

From Under the Ensign of the Rising Sun A Story of the Russo-Japanese War by Lumley, Savile