| Hachijō | |||||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||||
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| Coordinates: | 33.1095°N 139.7909°W | ||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Kantō | ||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Tokyo Metropolis | ||||
| Established Title: | First official recorded | ||||
| Established Date: | 1156 AD | ||||
| Established Title2: | Town settled | ||||
| Established Date2: | April 1, 1955 | ||||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||||
| Leader Name: | Tomonari Yamashita (from November 2011) | ||||
| Area Total Km2: | 72.24 | ||||
| Population Total: | 7056 | ||||
| Population As Of: | December 2022 | ||||
| Population Density Km2: | 97.7 | ||||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 04996-2-1121 | ||||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2551-2, Ōkagō, Hachijō-machi, Tōkyō-to 100-1498 | ||||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||||
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is a town located in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 7,056, and a population density of 97.7 persons per km2. Its total area is 72.24sqkm. Electric power for the town is provided by a geothermal power station and by a wind farm.
Hachijō covers the islands of Hachijō-jima and Hachijō-kojima, two of the islands in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, 228km (142miles) south of central Tokyo. Warmed by the Kuroshio Current, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo. All of the town's residents live on the island of Hachijō-jima.
The population of Hachijō was 7,042, down from 7,613 in 2015.[1] [2]
During the Edo period, Hachijōjima was known as a place of exile for convicts. This practice ended in the Meiji period, and the island residents developed an economy based on fishing, sericulture, and agriculture. Hachijō Subprefecture was organized on April 1, 1908, and included the villages of Mitsune, Nakanogo, Kashitate, Sueyoshi and Ōkago. The villages of Toruchi and Utsuki on Hachijōkojima were organized on May 3, 1947. The five villages of Hachijōjima merged on October 1, 1954, to form the village of Hachijō. On April 1, 1955, the two villages of Hachijōkojima also merged with the village of Hachijō, which was promoted to town status. However, in March 1966, the residents of Hachijōkojima voted to abandon their island, citing the inaccessibility of basic public services and economic difficulties, and Hachijōkojima became a deserted island from June 1969.
Fishing and tourism are the mainstays of the economy of Hachijō.
The town government operates three public elementary and three public junior high schools.[3]
Junior high schools:
Elementary schools:
The Tōkyō Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates .[4]
Hachijōjima is accessible both by aircraft and by ferry. A pedestrian ferry leaves Tōkyō once every day at 10 p.m., and arrives at Hachijōjima at 9:00 a.m. the following day. Air travel to Hachijojima Airport takes 45 minutes from Tōkyō International Airport (Haneda).
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