Hachijojima ---Rarely visited Tokyo Island

東京の秘境（rarely-visited regions）の一つで、自然と共生しているエコアイランド。
東京でありながら、東京と全く違う。。
そんな摩訶不思議な場所に思い切って行ってきました。


Have you ever been to Hachijojima?

Hachijōjima (八丈島)is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea, administered by Tōkyō and located approximately 287 kilometres (178 mi) south of the Special Wards of Tōkyō.

 It is the southernmost and most isolated of the Izu Seven Islands group of the seven northern islands of the Izu archipelago.

The chief community on the island is Mitsune; other communities are Nakanogo, Kashitate, and Ōkago all of which are administratively part of the town of Hachijō under Hachijō Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis.

As of 2009, the island's population was 8,363.

 Hachijōjima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

八丈島（はちじょうじま）は、伊豆諸島の島。
行政区分は東京都八丈町。
隣の八丈小島と区別するため、八丈本島もしくは八丈大島と呼ばれることもある。
日本の気象庁によると火山活動度ランクCの活火山である。
1964年、富士箱根伊豆国立公園に指定された。


Here are the photos I've taken in Hachijojima on May 2 and 3, 2011. 
I went there by ship. It takes about 11 hours to get there. (One way!)
I still can not believe this is a part of Tokyo.... It's a completely different world.