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Toshima Island
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, a volcanic island in the Izu Islands
and administered by the Tokyo
Metropolitan government, Japan
, lies south of Tokyo and east of the Izu Peninsula
, Shizuoka prefecture
. Toshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
. serves as the local government of the island.
The island, at 4.12 square kilometers, 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, the largest lily in the world.
The island is between Izu Ōshima
, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Niijima. Ferries that sail to Niijima make a brief stop in Toshima. Toshima is also accessible (weather permitting) by helicopter departing from Oshima island, from Oshima airport it is a 10 minute flight to Toshima.
The main industry on Toshima Island is fishing. There is some small scale farming and tourism.
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. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōshima....
and administered by the Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Metropolitan government, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, lies south of Tokyo and east of the Izu Peninsula
Izu Peninsula
The is a large mountainous peninsula with deeply indented coasts to the west of Tokyo on the Pacific coast of the island of Honshū, Japan. Formerly the eponymous Izu Province, Izu peninsula is now a part of Shizuoka Prefecture...
, Shizuoka prefecture
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...
. Toshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park
is a national park in Yamanashi, Shizuoka, and Kanagawa Prefectures, and western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. It consists of Mount Fuji, Fuji Five Lakes, Hakone, the Izu Peninsula, and the Izu Islands....
. serves as the local government of the island.
The island, at 4.12 square kilometers, 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, the largest lily in the world.
The island is between Izu Ōshima
Izu Oshima
is a volcanic island in the Izu Islands and administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Japan, lies about 100 km south of Tokyo, 22 km east of the Izu Peninsula and 36 km southwest of Bōsō Peninsula. serves as the local government of the island...
, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Niijima. Ferries that sail to Niijima make a brief stop in Toshima. Toshima is also accessible (weather permitting) by helicopter departing from Oshima island, from Oshima airport it is a 10 minute flight to Toshima.
The main industry on Toshima Island is fishing. There is some small scale farming and tourism.
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