Seven Islands of Izu in the context of Miyakejima


Seven Islands of Izu in the context of Miyakejima

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The Seven Islands of Izu (伊豆七島, Izu Shichitō; Japanese pronunciation: [i.(d)zɯ, i.(d)zɯ ɕi̥.tɕiꜜ.toː]) are the seven inhabited islands of the Izu Islands that belong to the Tokyo Islands of Tokyo Prefecture, Japan.

The name comes from the fact that there were the seven main inhabited islands in the Izu Islands during the Edo period: Izu Oshima, To-shima, Niijima, Kozushima, Miyakejima, Mikurajima, and Hachijojima.

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Seven Islands of Izu in the context of Izu Islands

The Izu Islands (伊豆諸島, Izu Shotō; Japanese pronunciation: [i.(d)zɯ, i.(d)zɯ ɕoꜜ.toː]) are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Administratively, they form two towns and six villages; all part of Tokyo Prefecture. The largest is Izu Ōshima, usually called simply Ōshima.

Although usually called the "Seven Islands of Izu" (伊豆七島 in Japanese), there are in fact more than a dozen islands and islets. Nine among them are currently inhabited.

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