Table 2. Sequence of the 1108 eruption of Asama reconstructed from Chuyuki and Denryaku

August 29 Start of the eruption. A heavy ash-fall was observed in Maebashi, 50 km E of Asama (the lower half of the B scoria).

August 30 Climactic eruption of the Oiwake pyroclastic flow, but no description in Chuyuki or Denryaku.

A pause of four weeks

September 26 to October 11 In Kyoto, 300 km SW of Asama, a drum-like sound and a red glow were observed to the east. (the upper half of the B scoria)

by the Julian calendar