This Oct 11, 2017 photo shows a plume of smoke rising from the crater of Mount Shinmoedake in the Kirishima mountain range of Kagoshima prefecture on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. (STR / JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY, FUKUOKA REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS / AFP)

TOKYO - Mount Shinmoedake on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu erupted again on Wednesday, the weather agency here said.

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According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the volcano, which straddles both Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, erupted at 3:34 pm local time. 

The eruption saw plumes of smoke and volcanic ash being spewed 2,200 meters in the air, according to the weather agency. 

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The JMA has maintained its alert level at 3 on its scale that peaks at 5 and has warned people not to approach the 1,421-meter high volcano or its crater, located in the Kirishima mountain range. 

There have been no reports of injury to persons or damage to property, according to local officials.