is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

located in Hachijō Subprefecture,

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. , the village had an estimated

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of 169, and a

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of 28.2 persons per km². Its total area is .

Geography

Aogashima Village covers the island of

Aogashima is a volcanic island to the south of Japan in northernmost Micronesia. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of the Izus, which are politically and administratively part of Japan but geographically not part of the Japanese ...

, the southernmost and most isolated populated island in the Izu archipelago in the

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, south of central Tokyo, and south of

Hachijō-jima is a volcanic Japanese island in the Philippine Sea. It is about south of the special wards of Tokyo. It is part of the Izu archipelago and within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Its only municipality is Hachijō. On 1 March 2018, its p ...

, its nearest populated neighbor. Aogashima is the least populous municipality in the whole of Japan. Warmed by the

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, the town has a warmer and wetter climate than central Tokyo.

Neighboring municipalities

*Tokyo Metropolis ** Hachijō, Tokyo **

Ogasawara, Tokyo is a village in Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, that governs the Bonin Islands, Volcano Islands, and three remote islands ( Nishinoshima, Minamitorishima and Okinotorishima). History In 1940, five municipalities were crea ...

History

It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Aogashima, but the island was known to be inhabited in the early

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

, and is mentioned in historical records kept by the

Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate (, Japanese 徳川幕府 ''Tokugawa bakufu''), also known as the , was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)"''Tokugawa-jidai''"in ''Japan Encyclopedia ...

in Hachijōjima. During a major volcanic eruption in 1785, a large number of islanders perished, and the remainder were evacuated to Hachijōjima. An 1835 census reported 241 inhabitants (133 men, 108 women), mostly engaged in fishing. On April 1, 1940, the island came under the administrative jurisdiction of Hachijō Subprefecture. The population is centered on two hamlets; in the east and in the west.

Economy

Fishing and subsistence agriculture are the mainstays of the economy of Aogashima, with a small number of tourists and sports fishermen providing seasonal income.

Transportation

Due to its lack of natural harbors and strong currents, Aogashima has always been difficult to access. The wharf at the island's only port, Sanbō, can handle small ships of up to 500 tons, and is unusable during times of high waves and inclement weather. Toho Air Service also provides chartered helicopter service to the island from Hachijōjima.

Education

Because Aogashima has a small population, there is one school that is available to elementary and junior high school students. serves student populations.

Gallery

Image:Aogashima01.jpg, Aerial view of the island Image:Aogashima02.jpg, Port of Sanpō, the only port in the island

References

External links

* Villages of Tokyo Populated coastal places in Japan Izu Islands {{Tokyo-geo-stub sk:Aogašima (ostrov)