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Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo)
is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ..., Japan. It is administered by the Bureau Of General Affairs of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It includes the following List of towns in Japan, towns and List of villages in Japan, villages on the Izu Islands: *Ōshima, Tokyo, Ōshima (town on Izu Ōshima) *Toshima, Tokyo (village), Toshima (village on Toshima Island, Toshima) *Niijima, Tokyo, Niijima (village on Niijima and Shikinejima) *Kōzushima, Tokyo, Kōzushima (village on Kōzushima) It covers 141.82 square km and 13,825 people. History *1900: Founded as Ōshima Island Government Office. *1920: The island halls of Toshima, Niijima (including Shikinejima), Kōzushima, Miyakejima, and Mikurajima were abolished. The island govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshima, Tokyo (village)
is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku, and Bunkyo in the south. The ward was founded on March 15, 1947, and reached a peak resident population of 370,000 in 1965. The population has continued to decline and as of May 1, 2015, the ward had an estimated population of 298,250, with a population density of 22,920 persons per km2. During the day the population swells with commuters, resulting in a daytime population of around 378,475. The total land area of Toshima is 13.01 km2, sitting on a moderate plateau with a difference of 28 m between the ward's highest and lowest points. Approximately 47% of Toshima's land is residential, and 20% is commercial and public areas. Although Toshima is a ward, it is referred to as a city. The ward offices are located in Ikebukuro, which is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miyake Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs. It includes the following villages on the Izu Islands: * Miyake (village on Miyakejima) *Mikurajima (village on Mikurajima) Its area is 76.08 square km and 3184 people. Because of the eruptions of the main volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ..., Miyakejima was completely evacuated from September 2000. After a four-year period of volcanic emissions, residents were allowed to return permanently on February 1, 2005. History *1920: The island halls of Miyakejima and Mikurajima were abolished. Ōshima Island Government Office took control of the islands. The branch office was founded on Miyakejima. *1926: Changed to Ōshima Sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kōzushima, Tokyo
is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 1,841, and a population density of 99 persons per km². Its total area is . Geography Kōzushima Village covers the islands of Kōzu-shima, one of the northern islands in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, south of central Tokyo. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo. Neighboring municipalities *Tokyo Metropolis **Niijima, Tokyo **Mikurajima, Tokyo Climate History Kōzushima Village was founded on October 1, 1923, when the Izu islands were administratively divided into villages and town. Economy The village economy is dominated by commercial fishing and seasonal tourism. There is also some small-scale farming. In the middle of the 20th century, unsuccessful attempts were made to develop silkworm farming. Many tourists come for sports fishing and scuba diving. Its white sandy beaches make it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shikinejima
is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Izu Shotō'',"''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 412. The island is administered by Tōkyō and located approximately south of Tōkyō and south of Shimoda Shizuoka Prefecture. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago. The island is the smaller inhabited component of the village of Niijima, which also contains the larger, neighboring island of Niijima and the smaller, uninhabited Jinai-tō. It is part of the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. , the island's population was 600. Shikinejima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Geology Shikine-jima has an irregular and highly indented coastline with many small bays. The interior of the island is of low elevation, rising to 99 m above sea level at and to , near , the highest elevation on the island. Shikinejima is approximately 3 km long by 2.5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niijima
is a volcano, volcanic Islands of Japan, Japanese island administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. It is one of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu Islands, Izu archipelago, and is located approximately south of Tōkyō and south of Shimoda, Shizuoka, Shimoda Shizuoka Prefecture. The island is the larger inhabited component of the village of Niijima, Tokyo, Niijima Village, Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo), Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, which also contains the neighboring island of Shikine-jima and the smaller, uninhabited Jinai-tō. Nii-jima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. On the southern tip of Nii-jima, there was formerly a launch site for experimental and sounding rockets. Geography Nii-jima is unusual amongst the Izu Islands in that it has an elongated shape. Measuring approximately long by wide, it has a land area of 23.87 km2. The island is made of eight Rhyolite, rhyolitic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niijima, Tokyo
is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,697, and a population density of 97.9 persons per km². Its total area is . Geography The village of Niijima consists of the inhabited islands of Nii-jima and Shikinejima, the uninhabited islands of Udoneshima and Jinai-tō, and numerous small rocks in the northern Izu archipelago. Climate Surrounding Municipalities *Tokyo Metropolis **Kōzushima, Tokyo **Hachijō, Tokyo History On October 1, 1923, the islands of Niijima and Shikinejima were organized into municipalities. Niijima was administered as . Shikenejima was administered as . Both villages belonged to Ōshima Island Government Office. In 1926, the Ōshima Island Government Office became Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo. On November 1, 1954, Niijimahon absorbed the village of Wakagō, and changed its name to Niijima Village on April 1, 1992. Economy The economy of the village is dependent on co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshima Island
is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The village comprises the whole of To-shima Island. The island, at , is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Izu Island chain. Approximately 330 people live on the island. Eighty per cent of the island is covered by camellia forests. From November to March, much of the island is red from the camellia flowers. The island is also home to the ''Saku'' lily (''Lilium auratum'' var. ''platyphyllum''), the largest lily in the world. The island is between Izu Ōshima, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Nii-jima. Ferries that sail to Nii-jima make a brief stop in To-shima. Toshima is also accessible (weather permitting) by helicopter departing from Ōshima island, from Ōshima airport it is a 10-minute flight to To-shima. The main industry on To-shima is fishing. There is some small-scale farming and tourism. Geography , a volcanic island in the Izu Islands, is administered by the Tōkyō Metrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izu Ōshima
is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, off the coast of Honshu, Japan, east of the Izu Peninsula and southwest of Bōsō Peninsula. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Izu Ōshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Izu Ōshima, at is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands. Geography The island is a stratovolcano with a basaltic composite cone, dating from the late Pleistocene period, between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago. It rises from an ocean floor with a depth of between . The island has a roughly circular coastline of approximately in length. The highest elevation, , is an active volcano with a height of . The mountain has been recorded to have erupted numerous times through history and is mentioned as far back as Nara period written records. Major eruptions occurred in 1965 and 1986, each forcing the temporary evacuation of the inhabitants. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subprefectures Of Japan
are a Japanese form of self-government which focuses on local issues below the prefectural level. It acts as part of the greater administration of the state and as part of a self-government system.Imperial Japanese Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. (1903)''Japan in the beginning of the 20th century'', p. 80 History They were given a definite form in 1878 (''Meiji 11'').Imperial Japanese Commissionp. 81 The Meiji government established the as an administrative unit. In 1888 (''Meiji 21''), the sub-prefecture as a form of self-government was officially recognized as more general than civic corporations like cities, towns and villages. Certain prefectures of Japan are now, or once were, divided into subprefectures. The subprefecture is the jurisdiction surrounding a "branch office" of the prefectural government. Normally, the area of a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen cities, towns, and/or villages. Subprefectures are formed to provide services of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōshima, Tokyo
is a List of towns in Japan, town located in Ōshima Subprefecture (Tokyo), Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,762, and a population density of 85.5 persons per km². Its total area is . Geography Ōshima Town covers the island of Izu Ōshima, in the Izu Islands, Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, south of central Tokyo. Climate History It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Ōshima, but archaeological finds from the Jōmon period have been discovered, and the island is mention from early Nara period documents. It is mentioned in historical records for its many volcanic eruptions. After the start of the Meiji period, in 1878, the island came under the control of Tokyo-fu and was organized into six villages (Okada, Motomura, Senzu, Nomashi, Sashikiji and Habuminato) under Oshima subprefecture on April 1, 1908. The six villages were merged to form Ōshima Town on April 1, 1955. In the mid-1930s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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