To-shima, Tokyo explained

Toshima
Native Name Lang:ja
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Japan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Japan
Coordinates:34.5214°N 139.28°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Japan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Kantō
Subdivision Type2:Prefecture
Subdivision Name2:Tokyo Metropolis
Subdivision Type3:District
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Kazuhisa Umeda
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4.12
Population Total:327
Population As Of:October 1 2020
Population Density Km2:79.4
Timezone1:JST
Utc Offset1:+09:00
Blank Name Sec1:City hall address
Blank Info Sec1:248, Toshima-mura, Tōkyō-to
100-0301

is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The village comprises the whole of To-shima Island.

The island, at 4.12km2, is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Izu Island chain. Approximately 330 people live on the island. Eighty per cent of the island is covered by camellia forests. From November to March, much of the island is red from the camellia flowers. The island is also home to the Saku lily (Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum), the largest lily in the world.

The island is between Izu Ōshima, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Nii-jima. Ferries that sail to Nii-jima make a brief stop in To-shima. Toshima is also accessible (weather permitting) by helicopter departing from Ōshima island, from Ōshima airport it is a 10-minute flight to To-shima.

The main industry on To-shima is fishing. There is some small-scale farming and tourism.

Geography

, a volcanic island in the Izu Islands,[1] is administered by the Tōkyō Metropolitan government. It lies south of Tōkyō and east of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture. To-shima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. The island has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports populations of Japanese wood pigeons, Pleske's grasshopper warblers, Ijima's leaf-warblers and Izu thrushes.[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Toshima has remained relatively steady in recent decades.

Education

There is a single combined elementary and junior high school, Toshima Elementary and Junior High School (利島村立利島小中学校).[4]

For high school students may attend schools on other islands operated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education.

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Notes and References

  1. [Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]
  2. Web site: Toshima island. . 2021. BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 6 February 2021.
  3. https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/tokyo/ Toshima population statistics
  4. Web site: 利島村立利島小中学校 学校紹介. Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education. 2022-11-05.