Tokyo Stroll Supplement: Izu Ōshima

This page is for locations on Izu Ōshima an island in the Ōshima Subprefecture of Tokyo. This island is not part of my book Tokyo Stroll.

For information on Tokyo Stroll and this web supplement see Tokyo Stroll Supplement home page

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.

Izu Ōshima (伊豆大島)

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.
Izu Ōshima official site: https://www.town.oshima.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:
High-speed jet ferry, trip lasts about two hours.
Car ferry, these take five to seven hours.
There are two posts Motomachi Port or Okata Port, which one is used by ferries depends on the weather on that day.
From Tokyo Chofu Airport: Flights last about: 25 minutes.

HISTORY:
Archaeological excavations have found evidence of human habitation from the Jōmon period and written early Nara records mentioning the island exit. Historical records often mention eruptions of the islands active volcano. The island was completely evacuated in 1986 evacuated due to an eruption. The island came under Tokyo's administration in 1878, during the Meiji Period.
POPULATION: The population in 2020 was 7,102.
DISTANCE FROM TOKYO: Izu Ōshima is located 120 km south of Tokyo center in the Izu Shotō Island Chain

Fudeshima (筆島)

Description to be added soon

Gyoja Beach / Gyoja Hama (行者浜)

Description to be added soon

Izu-Ōshima Museum Geonous (伊豆大島ミュージアム ジオノス)

Description to be added soon WEB: https://izuoshima-geonous.org

Odoriko no Sato Museum / Odoriko no Sato Shiryōkan (踊り子の里資料館)

Description to be added soon

Oshima Park / Ōshima kōen (大島公園)

Description to be added soon

Sanohama Beach / Sa no Hama (砂の浜)

Description to be added soon

Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima Park Zoo / Toritsu Ōshima dōbu~tsuen (都立大島動物園)

Description to be added soon
WEB: https://www.soumu.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/11osima/osima/park/zoo/zoo