Izu Islands
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The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島 Izu-shotō) are a chain of volcanic islands scattered over several hundred kilometers south of Tokyo, Japan.
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Islands
From north to south:
- Izu Oshima — the largest and nearest of the Izu Islands
- Toshima
- Niijima
- Shikinejima — known for its hot springs
- Kozushima
- Miyakejima — evacuated due to a volcanic eruption
- Mikurajima
- Hachijojima
- Aogashima
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By plane
The islands are covered by a confusing blanket of small airlines.
- Air Nippon operates scheduled flights from Haneda Airport (Tokyo) to Oshima, Miyakejima and Hachijojima.
- New Central Air Services operates semi-regular flights from Chofu Airfield (Tokyo) to Niijima, Oshima and Kozushima.
- Toho Air operates "helimuter" (helicopter commuter) flights under the brand "Tokyo Ai-Land Shuttle" (東京愛らんどシャトル) between Aogashima, Hachijojima, Mikurajima, Oshima and Toshima, timed to match the Air Nippon flights to Hachijojima.
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By boat
Tokai Kisen [1] operates ferries from Takeshiba Terminal (竹芝客船ターミナル) in Tokyo, adjacent to Takeshiba station on the Yurikamome line. There are two main routes:
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