Hachijō-jima (八丈島)- Hachijo-Kojima / 八丈小島

 

하치조지마 (八丈島)

 

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Hachijō-jima (八丈島, right) and Hachijō-kojima (八丈 小島, left)

 

Hachijō-jima is a compound volcanic island that is 14.5 kilometres (9 miles) in length with a maximum width of 8 kilometres (5 miles). The island is formed from two stratovolcanoes.

 

Higashi-yama (東山)—also called Mihara-yama (三原山)—has a height of 701 m (2,300 ft) and was active from 100,000 BC to around 1700 BC.

 

 

Nishi-yama (西山)—also called Hachijō-fuji (八丈富士)—has a height of 854.3 m (2,803 ft). It is the highest point on the island and the tallest peak in the Izu island chain.

 

The summit is occupied by a shallow caldera with a diameter of 400 metres (1,300 feet) and a depth of around 50 metres (160 feet). It is rated as a Class-C active volcano by the Japan Meteorological Agency with recent eruptions recorded in 1487, 1518–1523, and 1605, with seismic activity as recently as 2002.

 

Hachijojima (large) and Hachijokojima (small) in Izu Islands, Tokyo, Japan.

 

 

Hachijō-jima (八丈島) is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. 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. The Hachijō language is spoken by some inhabitants, but it is considered an endangered language and the number of speakers is unknown. The island has been inhabited since the Jōmon period, and was used as a place of exile during the Edo period. In modern times, it has been used for farming sugarcane and housing a secret submarine base during World War II; it is now a tourist destination within Japan.

 

Hachijō-jima is about 200 km (120 mi) south of the Izu Peninsula—or about 287 km (178 mi) south of Tokyo—in the Philippine Sea. The smaller island of Hachijō-kojima is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) northwest of Hachijō-jima, and can be seen from the top of Nishiyama.

 

 

The language spoken historically on Hachijō-jima is one of the most divergent forms of Japanese; it is the only surviving descendant of Eastern Old Japanese. The number of speakers is not certain; it is on UNESCO's list of endangered languages,  and is likely to be extinct by 2050 if counter-measures are not taken.

 

八丈島の大坂トンネル展望台からの景色 (The view from Osaka Tunnel on Hachijō-jima island)

 

 

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Bioluminescent M. chlorophos mushrooms in Hachijō-jima botanical park (ヤコウタケ・八丈島植物公園)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hachijo-fuji-from-the-air

 

 

Hachijo-fuji 八丈富士山

 

 

Hachijo-fuji 八丈富士山

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Mihara-yama (三原山)

 

Mount Mihara 

 

 

 

 

 Mihara-yama (三原山)

 

 

Hachijo kojima -Hachijo island  embroidery

 

 

 

Hachijo-Kojima / 八丈小島 

 

 

Hachijō-kojima (八丈小島) is a small volcanic deserted island in the Philippine Sea approximately 287 kilometres (178 mi) south of Tokyo, and 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) west of Hachijō-jima, in the northern Izu archipelago, Japan. Administratively the island is within Hachijō, Tokyo, Japan.

 

Hachijo Kojima (Izu Islands)

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Hachijō-kojima view from Hachijō-fuji