Abstract
There was a new finding submarine volcano near the Tokara Islands by a multibeam echo sounder survey, but still less geochemistry data. Therefore, the aim of this study is to get information of gas geochemical characteristics at hydrothermal vent sites in the adjacent region of Tokara Islands, South of Kyushu, Japan by using helium isotopes and methane concentration and its stable carbon isotope ratio to estimate the 3He flux and understand the mechanism of carbon cycling.