Oshima Subprefecture in Tokyo Prefecture

is a

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Tokyo Metropolis Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan. It is administered by the Bureau Of General Affairs of the

Tokyo Metropolitan Government The is the government of the Tokyo Metropolis. One of the 56 prefectures of Japan, the government consists of a popularly elected governor and assembly. The headquarters building is located in the ward of Shinjuku. The metropolitan governme ...

. It includes the following

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and

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on the Izu Islands: * Ōshima (town on

Izu Ōshima is an inhabited volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea, off the coast of Honshu, Japan, east of the Izu Peninsula and southwest of Bōsō Peninsula. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Izu Ōshima for ...

) *

Toshima is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the eight central wards of the Tokyo Metropolitan area. Located in the northern area of Tokyo, Toshima is bordered by the wards of Nerima, Itabashi, and Kita in the north and Nakano, Shinjuku ...

(village on

) * Niijima (village on Niijima and Shikinejima) * Kōzushima (village on Kōzushima) It covers 141.82 square km and 13,825 people.

History

*1900: Founded as Ōshima Island Government Office. *1920: The island halls of Toshima, Niijima (including Shikinejima), Kōzushima, Miyakejima, and Mikurajima were abolished. The island government office takes control of these islands. The branch offices on Miyakejima and Niijima were founded. *1926: Changed to Ōshima Subprefecture. *1943: Miyakejima Branch Office was split as

Miyake Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau Of General Affairs. It includes the following villages on the Izu Islands: * Miyake (village on Miyakejima) *Mikurajima (vill ...

References

External links

Ōshima Island Branch Office Official Website
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History

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