Volcanic ash has rained down on a city after Japan's Sakurajima erupted and belched a massive column of ash two miles into the sky.
People in Kagoshima – five miles away from the volcano – posted photos on social media showing their ash-covered clothing or cars, and the particles falling in the streets.
One resident tweeted: "Sakurajima's ashes!!! Because I forgot my umbrella, I was completely covered with ash. The second photo is an ash-covered bag."
Sakurajima, of the most active volcanoes in the world, erupted at about 4pm local time.
Officials had already issued a volcanic ash warning following a number of minor eruptions this month.
Sakurajima, which translates into "cherry blossom island", is about five miles from Kagoshima, a city of about half a million people, and 30 miles from a nuclear power plant.
It was once an island but lava flows turned it into a peninsula in 1914.
Sakurajima, in southern Kyushu, is one of few volcanoes in the world that are in constant activity. It is considered a very dangerous volcano.
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