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Aogashima
is a volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of the Izus, which are politically and administratively part of Japan but geographically not part of the Japanese archipelago. The islands border the northeast Philippine Sea and lie immediately north of the Bonin Islands, which are also governed by Japan. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Izu Shotō'',"''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 412. The island is approximately south of Tokyo and south of Hachijō-jima. The village of Aogashima administers the island under Hachijō Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. The island's area is and, , its population is 170. Aogashima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Geology Aogashima is a complex Quaternary volcanic island 3.5 km in length with a maximum width of 2.5 km, formed by the overlapping remnants of at least four submarine calderas. The island is surrounded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aogashima, Tokyo
is a village located in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 169, and a population density of 28.2 persons per km2. Its total area is . Geography Aogashima Village covers the island of Aogashima, the southernmost and most isolated populated island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, south of central Tokyo, and south of Hachijō-jima, its nearest populated neighbor. Aogashima is the least populous municipality in the whole of Japan. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo. Neighboring municipalities *Tokyo Metropolis ** Hachijō, Tokyo **Ogasawara, Tokyo History It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Aogashima, but the island was known to be inhabited in the early Edo period, and is mentioned in historical records kept by the Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izu Islands
The 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 Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōshima. Although usually called the " Seven Islands of Izu" ( 伊豆七島 in Japanese), there are in fact more than a dozen islands and islets. Nine among them are currently inhabited. Geography The Izu islands stretch south-east from the Izu Peninsula on Honshu and cover an area of approximately . There are nine populated islands with a total population of 24,645 people () spread over . The largest of them is Izu Oshima (8,346 inhabitants, ), the smallest Toshima (292 inhabitants, .) Of the inhabited islands, seven are traditionally referred to as the "Izu Seven": Oshima, Toshima, Niijima, Kozujima, Miyakejima, Hachijojima, and Mikurajima, though Shikinejima and Aogashima are sometimes included as well. Each of the islands has it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Economy of Japan, Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Government of Japan, Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachijō Subprefecture
is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization of government belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs. Hachijō includes the following towns and villages in the Izu Islands: * Hachijō (town on Hachijō-jima and Hachijō-kojima) *Aogashima (village on Aogashima) The subprefecture has an area of 78.6 square km, with a population of 8,790. Additionally, Hachijō includes the four southernmost Izu Islands, which are uninhabited. These islands currently do not belong to any municipality; both Hachijō and Aogashima claim administrative rights. From north to south, the islands are: * Bayonnaise Rocks (''Beyonēzu Retsugan'') * Smith Island (''Sumisu-tō'') * Tori-shima *Lot's Wife In the Bible, Lot's wife is a figure first mentioned in . The Book of Genesis describes how she became a pillar of salt after she looked back at Sodom. She is not named in the Bible but is called "Ado" or "Edith" in some Jewish traditions. She ... (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Tokyo
The , also known as the or , consist of the Izu Izu may refer to: Places *Izu Province, a part of modern-day Shizuoka prefecture in Japan **Izu, Shizuoka, a city in Shizuoka prefecture **Izu Peninsula, near Tokyo **Izu Islands, located off the Izu Peninsula People with the surname *, Japane ... and Ogasawara (also known as Bonin) island chains to the south of the Izu Peninsula. Overview The islands consist of two towns and seven villages that are grouped into four subprefectures. List of towns and villages References Islands of Tokyo {{Tokyo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Japan
A is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture. It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural , which are subdivided into towns and villages with no overlap and no uncovered area. As a result of mergers and elevation to higher statuses, the number of villages in Japan is decreasing. Currently, 13 prefectures no longer have any villages: Tochigi (since March 20, 2006), Fukui (since March 3, 2006), Ishikawa (since March 1, 2005), Shizuoka (since July 1, 2005), Hyōgo (since April 1, 1999), Mie (since November 1, 2005), Shiga (since January 1, 2005), Hiroshima (since November 5, 2004), Yamaguchi (since March 20, 2006), Ehime (since January 16, 2005), Kagawa (since April 1, 1999), Nagasaki (since October 1, 2005), and Saga (since March 20, 2006). The six villages in the Northern Territories dispute and Atarashiki-mura (w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Volcanoes In Japan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency. Hokkaido Honshū Izu Islands Ogasawara Archipelago The Ogasawara Archipelago include the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands. Kyūshū Ryūkyū Islands See also * Notes and references Notes References External links Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan- Geological Survey of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan * ttp://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran_eng/souran.htm The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan- Japan Meteorological Agency 日本の主な山岳標高 (Elevation of Principal Mountains in Japan)- Geospatial Information Authority of Japan {{Asia topic, List of volcanoes in Japan Lists of coordinates Volcanoes 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Islands Of Japan
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Main islands The four ''main islands'' of Japan are:Imperial Japanese Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. (1903)''Japan in the Beginning of the 20th century'' (Haruki Yamawaki, editor), p. 2 *Hokkaido - the northernmost and second largest main island. *Honshu - the largest and most populous island with the capital Tokyo. *Kyushu - the third largest main island and nearest to the Asian continent. *Shikoku - the smallest main island, it is between Honshu and Kyushu. Hokkaido prefecture * Ōshima * Okushiri Island * Teuri Island * Rebun Island * Rishiri Island * Yagishiri Island *Kamome island Islands of Honshu in the Sea of Japan * Awashima Island, Niigata * Kanmurijima * Kutsujima, Kyoto * Mitsukejima * Nanatsujima archipelago * Notojima * Oki Islands (Oki Islands) Ponsonby-Fane, Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Japan
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth largest in the world. Main islands The four ''main islands'' of Japan are:Imperial Japanese Commission to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. (1903)''Japan in the Beginning of the 20th century'' (Haruki Yamawaki, editor), p. 2 * Hokkaido - the northernmost and second largest main island. *Honshu - the largest and most populous island with the capital Tokyo. *Kyushu - the third largest main island and nearest to the Asian continent. * Shikoku - the smallest main island, it is between Honshu and Kyushu. Hokkaido prefecture * Ōshima * Okushiri Island * Teuri Island * Rebun Island * Rishiri Island * Yagishiri Island *Kamome island Islands of Honshu in the Sea of Japan * Awashima Island, Niigata * Kanmurijima * Kutsujima, Kyoto * Mitsukejima * Nanatsujima archipelago * Notojima * Oki Islands (Oki Islands) Ponsonby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hachijō-jima
is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. It is about 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 receives about of precipitation annually. With a humid subtropical climate, and an average high temperature of , the island and the surrounding oceans support a wide variety of sea life, birds, mammals, plants, and other life. The tallest peak within the Izu Islands, a Class-C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Izu Thrush
The Izu thrush or Izu Islands thrush (''Turdus celaenops'') is a bird of the thrush family native to Japan. Behavior Feeding Izu thrushes eat small animals, such as earthworms and insects, and fruits, like cherries or mullberries. Breeding The Izu Thrush's breeding season is March to July. During the first half of this season, the male will sing at dawn, but will, during the second half, sing throughout the day. One source described their song as 'kyurrr, chotts' and their call as 'tweet' or 'chat, chat, chat". They build their nests in trees about half a metre from the ground. They use soil to bind the materials, such as grass and moss, together. While the clutch can have as many as five or as few as two eggs, most clutches are of three to four eggs. The eggs are blue with brown spots and are roughly 3cm long. Both parents look after the chicks. Predation of nests Since the introduction of weasels, the fledgling rate has significantly decreased. Description The Izu thrush is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ijima's Leaf-warbler
Ijima's leaf warbler (''Phylloscopus ijimae'') (also known as Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler or Ijima's warbler) is a species of Old World warbler in the family Phylloscopidae. The species is native to Japan, where it has been designated a Natural Monument under the 1950 Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties, with records also from Taiwan and the Philippines. Taxonomy Ijima's leaf warbler is a monotypic species first described by Leonhard Stejneger in 1892, based on three specimens collected in the spring of 1887 by on Miyake-jima and Nii-jima, in the Izu Islands of Tokyo. Initially given the scientific name ''Acanthopneuste ijimae'' by Stejneger, followed suit in a 1923 paper on the birds of Izu Ōshima. In a 1926 paper on a collection of birds from the Ryūkyū Islands, Kuroda Nagamichi treated the warbler instead as a subspecies of the western crowned warbler, as ''Acanthopneuste occipitalis ijimae'', Yamashina Yoshimaro following suit in 1935. In 193 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
