Hachijō-kojima (left) and Hachijō-jima (right)Hachijō-kojima view from Hachijō-fuji
Oriented in the same northwest to southeast direction as Hachijō-jima, the 1.3 × 3 km Hachijōkojima is surrounded by high cliffs. The summit of the island is the mountain Taihei-zan (太平山) with a height of 616.8 metres (2,024 ft). Located in the Kuroshio Current, the area has abundant sea life, and is popular with sports fishermen and scuba divers.
Historyedit
During the Heian period, Minamoto no Tametomo was banished to Izu Ōshima after a failed rebellion, but per a semi-legendary story, escaped to Hachijōjima, where he attempted to establish an independent kingdom, and he built his castle on the more easily defended Hachijōkojima. Although the legend has not been verified with historical or archaeological evidence, Hachijōkojima has been inhabited since at least the Muromachi period. As with neighboring Hachijōjima, during the Edo period, the island was a place for exile of convicts. As the strait separating Hachijōkojima from Hachijōjima has a strong current preventing escape by raft or swimming, the more serious criminals were isolated on the island. Its use as a prison came to an end in the Meiji period. During this time, there were two hamlets on the island: Toriuchi (鳥打村, Toriuchi-mura) in the northeast, and Utsuki (宇津木村, Utsuki-mura) in the southwest. These hamlets became part of the town of Hachijō in 1955. The population peaked at 513 residents in the Meiji period, but by 1955 the population had shrunk to only 50. In 1965, the remaining residents voted to abandon the island, citing lack of basic public services (including electricity, health care and schools) and the island's inability to support more than a very basic subsistence lifestyle. There have been no residents of Hachijōkojima since 1969, when the last group of 31 left the island.
hachijō, kojima, confused, with, hachijō, jima, 八丈小島, small, volcanic, deserted, island, philippine, approximately, kilometres, south, tokyo, kilometres, west, hachijō, jima, northern, archipelago, japan, administratively, island, within, hachijō, tokyo, japan. Not to be confused with Hachijō jima Hachijō kojima 八丈小島 is a small volcanic deserted island in the Philippine Sea approximately 287 kilometres 178 mi south of Tokyo and 7 5 kilometres 4 7 mi west of Hachijō jima in the northern Izu archipelago Japan Administratively the island is within Hachijō Tokyo Japan Hachijō kojimaNative name 八丈小島Hachijō kojimaGeographyLocationIzu IslandsCoordinates33 07 31 N 139 41 18 E 33 12528 N 139 68833 E 33 12528 139 68833ArchipelagoIzu IslandsArea62 520 m2 673 000 sq ft Length3 000 m 10000 ft Width1 300 m 4300 ft Coastline8 700 m 28500 ft Highest elevation616 8 m 2023 6 ft AdministrationJapanPrefectureTokyoSubprefectureHachijō SubprefectureTownHachijōDemographicsPopulation0 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksGeography edit nbsp Hachijō kojima left and Hachijō jima right nbsp Hachijō kojima view from Hachijō fuji Oriented in the same northwest to southeast direction as Hachijō jima the 1 3 3 km Hachijōkojima is surrounded by high cliffs The summit of the island is the mountain Taihei zan 太平山 with a height of 616 8 metres 2 024 ft Located in the Kuroshio Current the area has abundant sea life and is popular with sports fishermen and scuba divers History editDuring the Heian period Minamoto no Tametomo was banished to Izu Ōshima after a failed rebellion but per a semi legendary story escaped to Hachijōjima where he attempted to establish an independent kingdom and he built his castle on the more easily defended Hachijōkojima Although the legend has not been verified with historical or archaeological evidence Hachijōkojima has been inhabited since at least the Muromachi period As with neighboring Hachijōjima during the Edo period the island was a place for exile of convicts As the strait separating Hachijōkojima from Hachijōjima has a strong current preventing escape by raft or swimming the more serious criminals were isolated on the island Its use as a prison came to an end in the Meiji period During this time there were two hamlets on the island Toriuchi 鳥打村 Toriuchi mura in the northeast and Utsuki 宇津木村 Utsuki mura in the southwest These hamlets became part of the town of Hachijō in 1955 The population peaked at 513 residents in the Meiji period but by 1955 the population had shrunk to only 50 In 1965 the remaining residents voted to abandon the island citing lack of basic public services including electricity health care and schools and the island s inability to support more than a very basic subsistence lifestyle There have been no residents of Hachijōkojima since 1969 when the last group of 31 left the island See also edit nbsp Tokyo portal nbsp Islands portal Battle Royale film a controversial 2000 film filmed on Hachijōkojima citation needed although not set on the island Desert island List of islands List of volcanoes in JapanReferences editTeikoku s Complete Atlas of Japan Teikoku Shoin Co Ltd Tokyo 1990 ISBN 4 8071 0004 1External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hachijōkojima Entry at Oceandots com at the Wayback Machine archived December 23 2010 nbsp This Tokyo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hachijō kojima amp oldid 1203294089, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
