is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

located in Miyake Subprefecture,

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. , the village had an estimated

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of 328, and a

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of 16 persons per km². Its total area is .

Geography

Mikurajima Village covers the inhabited island of

Mikurajima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Izu Shotō'',"''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 412. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately south of Tokyo and south-s ...

, one of the northern islands in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, south of

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, ...

and south-southeast of

Miyakejima is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Etymolog ...

, and the uninhabited islet of Inambajima. Warmed by the

Kuroshio Current The , also known as the Black or or the is a north-flowing, warm ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean basin. It was named for the deep blue appearance of its waters. Similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic, the Ku ...

, the village has a warmer and wetter climate than central

Neighboring municipalities

*Tokyo Metropolis ** Niijima, Tokyo **

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 ...

History

Mikurajima 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 seasonal tourism supplemented by forestry and

commercial fishing Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often ...

. There is also some small-scale farming. Tourists come for sports fishing and scuba diving. Due to its difficulty of access, it receives considerably fewer visitors than the other islands in the Izu chain. Due to the low population and limited number of visitors, the natural habitat remains relatively untainted. Electric power on to the village is provided by a small

hydroelectric power Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

plant.

Transportation

Mikurajima has no major harbor. Apart from the dolphin tours, access to the island is limited to the Tōkai Kisen ferry that sails from Miyakejima and helicopter to Hachijōjima,

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 for ...

and

Education

The village operates a public elementary and junior high school, Mikurajima Elementary and Junior High School (御蔵島小中学校).
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External links

Mikurajima Village Official Website

References

Villages of Tokyo Populated coastal places in Japan Izu Islands {{Tokyo-geo-stub