Mikura-jima (御蔵島) is an inhabited volcanic Japanese island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is administered by Tōkyō Metropolis and is located approximately...
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originate in Aogashima and Izu Ōshima and fly to Toshima, Miyake-jima, Mikura-jima, Hachijō-jima and Aogashima. There are two bus routes on the island. Both...
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Northern Izu Archipelago dialects (section Mikura-jima)
the inhabited islands north of Mikura-jima (Izu Ōshima, To-shima, Nii-jima, Shikine-jima, Kōzu-shima and Miyake-jima) in the Izu Archipelago, part of...
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(140 mi) south of Tokyo and 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of the volcanic Mikura-jima island, in the center of the Izu archipelago, Japan. The island is an...
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Hachijō-kojima is 7.5 km (4.7 mi) northwest of Hachijō-jima, and can be seen from the top of Nishiyama. Mikura-jima about 79 km (49 mi) to the north and Aogashima...
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Taijima Izu Islands Aogashima Hachijō Izu Ōshima Kōzu Miyake-jima Mikura-jima Nii-jima Shikine Toshima Tori-shima Udonejima Ogasawara Islands (Bonin...
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volcanic eruption.[citation needed] During the Edo period, Nii-jima, Miyake-jima, and Hachijō-jima served as places of exile for criminals. The subtropical...
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used to prepare soba, tempura, shōchū, tea, ice cream, pasta, etc.. The Mikura-jima variety might excel in this regard, as it is reputed to be less bitter...
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businesses on all main islands and Okinawa, Zamami, Ogasawara, Mikura-Jima and Miyake-jima. In the Philippines, over thirty species of whales and dolphins...
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1955, Japanese ship Shinyo Maru No. 10 (第十伸洋丸) lost radio contact near Mikura-jima. Japanese newspapers then began to label the location as ma no umi until...
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