Hachijō-jima

is a volcanic Japanese island that is in the Philippine Sea and the Pacific Ocean. This island is also part of Tokyo. Several types of animals live on this island.

 Transportation 
People go to Hachijō-jima by airplane or by a ferry. In 2010 a pedestrian ferry would leave Tōkyō once every day at 10:30 pm, and then it would get to at Hachijō-jima at 8:50 am the next day. Air travel to Hachijojima Airport takes around 45 minutes from Tōkyō International Airport (Haneda). In the year 2000, there were three metropolitan roads on Hachijō-jima: 215 (formally, 東京都道215号八丈循環線),平成17年度道路交通センサス 一般交通量調査 休日調査表  (PDF), 2000; page 6. Retrieved 16 March 2018.八丈島 II , Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. Retrieved 16 March 2018. 216 (都道216号神湊八重根港線, 8.3 km),再評価結果（平成１８年度事業継続箇所 一般都道神湊八重根港線（大  (PDF), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 16 March 2018. and 217 (東京都道217号汐間洞輪沢港線).

 Language 

The Hachijō language is the most different form of Japanese; it is the only surviving descendant of Eastern Old Japanese. The number of people who speak this language is not known. It is on UNESCO's list of endangered languages, It may be gone by the year 2050.

 History 
People have lived on this island since 14,000 b.c.e.

 References 

Other websites

 Hachijojima – Japan Meteorological Agency 

 Hachijo Jima Volcano Group – Geological Survey of Japan
 Hachijojima: Global Volcanism Program – Smithsonian Institution

Category:Islands of Japan
Category:Volcanoes of Japan