Less than an hour from the center of the city, in a tropical country.
Hachijojima is less than an hour from Haneda Airport. The straight line distance is about 300 km, which is about the distance between Tokyo and Nagoya . The island population is about 7,000. There are no convenience stores, but there is a small restaurant district. Palm trees and hibiscus flowers are everywhere on the island, and except for the cars with Shinagawa license plates driving around, it is truly a tropical island. . Once again, this is Tokyo, after all.
Hachijo Chuo Road crosses the center of the island.
Hibiscus flowers bloom everywhere on the island.
On Hachijojima Island, which is often hit by typhoons, stone walls are often used to protect houses from the wind and rain. They are called "tamaishigaki" because they are made of boulders that have been cut round by rough seas, and "Osato no tamaishigaki" is one of the famous tourist attractions.
The island is gourd-shaped. . It has a special shape because it is formed by the junction of two submarine volcanoes, Hachijo-fuji and Miharayama. The center of the island is a narrow part of the valley. The airport, hotels, restaurants, and other facilities are located here. The Hachijo Circumference Road running along the coast is about 45 km long. A car can complete the island in about an hour and a half.
KOZAKANA was born and raised in such a place . This is his first visit to Hachijo-jima in five years. Once you go there, you will never want to go back," he says, as we begin our journey to discover the charms of Hachijo-jima.
