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Map of the Izu Islands. The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島, Izu-shotō) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. [1] Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōshima.
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Hachijō-jima is about 200 km (120 mi) south of the Izu Peninsula [1] —or about 287 km (178 mi) south of Tokyo [2] —in the Pacific Ocean. [3] The smaller island of Hachijō-kojima is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) northwest of Hachijō-jima, [4] and can be seen from the top of Nishiyama. [2]
As this name of the Seven Islands of Izu continued to be used even today, the islanders of the islands other than the Seven Islands feel discriminated., [1] and the Aogashima villagers in particular have petitioned not to use it at every opportunity. In connection with this, the affiliated organization of Tokyo, the "Izu Seven Islands Tourism ...
Izu-Torishima Island seen from the west, 2002 Tori-shima is located in the Philippine Sea approximately 600 km (373 mi) south of Tokyo and 76 km (47 mi) north of Lot's Wife . The roughly circular-shaped island is listed as a Class A active volcano by the Japan Meteorological Agency .
The islands of the Izu chain are uninhabited and located in a cluster about 580 km south of Tokyo. Japan is one of the most earthquake-prone places on earth. A massive quake in 2011 caused a ...
Oriented in the same northwest to southeast direction as Hachijō-jima, the 1.3 × 3 km Hachijōkojima is surrounded by high cliffs. The summit of the island is the mountain Taihei-zan (太平山) with a height of 616.8 metres (2,024 ft).
As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Izu Ōshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. [2] Izu Ōshima, at 91.06 km 2 (35.16 sq mi) is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands.