Hachijō-jima
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Hachijō-jima is a volcanic island of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 287 km south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Hachijō-fuji and the smaller island of Hachijō-kojima (left) as seen from Osaka Tunnel, 2018
Bioluminescent M. chlorophos mushrooms in Hachijō-jima botanical park
A view from inside the crater of Nishi-yama, Hachijō-jima
Kaiten Type 1 suicide submarine used during World War II
Izu Islands
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The Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Metropolis.
Hachijō-jima
…Japanese: 八丈島) is a volcanic island of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. It is about 287 km (178 mi) south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its only municipality is Hachijō. On 1 March 2018, its population was 7,522 people living on 63 km2. Some…
Location of the Izu Islands relative to Japan.
Shikinejima from Kōzushima. Furthest: Ōshima; left: Toshima; right: Niijima; smallest: Jinai-tō.
Oshima Airport.
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