Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Hachijo island

This is the online Japanese dictionary developed by Free Light Software. With our tool, you can find easily an equivalent Japanese word from English, or send queries to Japanese search engines without knowing Japanese translation. Click on a Japanese word to browse in Japanese search engines. Click on a globe icon to find the position of a locality on Japanese map (maybe take a few seconds to display). The dictionary of Japanese general terms is available at Online Japanese dictionary.

French version

Hachijo island

八丈島
alternative words: Hachijojima island, Hachijojima, Hachijo-jima, Hachijo jima
keywords: island , tokyo , volcano
related topics: Izu islands , Izuoshima island
related web sites: http://www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp , http://www.ne.jp/asahi/science-city/tsukuba/HTML/hathtm/hachi.htm , http://www.8jou.com/index.htm
explanation: Located about 300 km south from Tokyo on Pacific Ocean, Hachijojima is the second largest island after Oshima island and the most southern island among 7 Izu islands. Composed by 2 volcanoes, Mt Hachijo fuji (854m) and Mt Mihara yama (701m), race fields and an airport are spreading between them. Its surface is 69 km2 and the population 9,000. During Edo period, Hachijojima was a famous exile place for convicted. Hachijojima belongs to Fuji Hakone Izu national park.