Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Hachijō Machi

This page is for locations in Hachijō Machi in the Hachijō Subprefecture of the Izu Shotō Island Chain of Tokyo. This town is not part of my book Tokyo Stroll.

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For users of the Organic Maps, Maps.Me and Google Maps apps the items below have bookmarks you can import into those apps to make navigation easier.
Instructions and links are on the Viewing Locations in Organic Maps, Maps.Me, Google Maps, or Google Earth page.

Some entries on this page may include a note that says "Description to be added soon ." These entries are for items I felt should be listed even if the description is not ready to assist those who wish to plan a trip. When possible I included a link to an official web page, I suggest also doing web searchs for more information.

Hachijō Machi (八丈町)

Official pages for each of the towns and villages of Tokyo will have sections of interest to visitors. These will likely be labeled as dealing with culture, tourism, or events.
Hachijō Town official site: https://www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp.
NOTE: Given the difficulty of adding many specific location bookmarks to my bookmark files some places on the island may not be included below. Check the local website for more information.

ACCESS:
From Tokyo Takeshiba Pier:
Large passenger ships, these depart at night for a voyage via Miyakejima Island and Mikurajima Island for a voyage of about ten and a half hours.
From Haneda Airport: Flights last about: 50 minutes.

Hachijōjima has been inhabited since Jōmon Period (c. 14,000-300 BC) artifacts, such as magatama, have been found on the island. In the Nara Period (710-794) this was part of Suruga Province, in 680 it was transferred to the newly formed Izu Province. The island has been a place of exile, originally for political figures and after 1704 for certain classes of criminals. The daimyō Ukita Hideie was banished here after his defeat in the battle of Sekigahara. In 1868 the new Meiji government declared a general amnesty and most of the population returned to the mainland. In 1881 banishment as a punishment was abolished. During WWII Hachijōjima was the location of the 16th Shin'yō Special Attack Squadron base for explosive motorboat and manned torpedo suicide attacks, the war ended before they could be used.
Today the island is a popular tourist destination for Japanese activities include snorkeling or scuba diving, surfing, hiking, wartime bunkers, camping, stargazing, and enjoying local foods.
Local transit includes some busses, and bicycle rental.
The endangered Hachijō language is still spoken by a few of the inhabitants.
POPULATION: The population in 2022 was 7,056.
DISTANCE FROM TOKYO: Located 287 km south of Tokyo center in the Izu Shotō Island Chain.

Hachijō Visitor Center (八丈ビジターセンター)

Description to be added soon

Miharashi-no-yu (末吉温泉 みはらしの湯)

Description to be added soon
WEB: https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/hachijo/index.html

Hachijō-jima History and Folk Museum / Hachijō-jima Rekishi Minzoku Shiryōkan (八丈島歴史民俗資料館)

Description to be added soon
WEB: https://www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp/kanko-bunka/bunka-rekishi/minzokushiryoukan/