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is a volcanic island in the Izu Islands.〔Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). ("''Ōshima''," ) ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 761.〕 The island is administered by the Tokyo Metropolitan government, Japan and lies about 100 km south of Tokyo, 22 km east of the Izu Peninsula and 36 km southwest of Bōsō Peninsula. serves as the local government of the island. The town (municipality) was formed in 1955 by the amalgamation of six separate villages (municipalities),〔http://www.town.oshima.tokyo.jp/english/index.html〕 which were: #Okata () (north) #Moto () (west) #Senzu () (northeast) #Nomashi () (west, south of Moto) #Sashikiji () (south, with Mabushi) #Habuminato () (southeast) Moto, which had been called Motomura (''village'') until then, became seat of the local government for the whole island as Motomachi (''town''). Izu Ōshima, at 91.06 km² is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands. Izu Ōshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Izu Ōshima is a stratovolcano. Izu Ōshima is most famous for Mt. Mihara (764 meters), which last erupted in 1990. Izu Ōshima is also a popular site for tourists〔Tokyo Islands ("Oshima island" )〕 from both Tokyo and Shizuoka due to its close proximity to the mainland. There are a number of ferries which leave from Takeshiba Sanbashi ''Pier'', near Hamamatsuchō, Tokyo. Ferries also leave from Atami in Shizuoka. There are several flights per day from Ōshima Airport to Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) in Ōta, Hachijojima Airport in Hachijojima and Chōfu Airport in Chōfu (all four airports are in Tokyo). The island is known for its Camellia Festival, Hanabi Festival, five black sand beaches, and several onsen. ==History== The epicenter of the Great Kantō earthquake in 1923 was deep beneath Izu Ōshima Island in Sagami Bay. It devastated Tokyo, the port city of Yokohama, surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka, and caused widespread damage throughout the Kantō region.〔Hammer, Joshua. (2006). ( ''Yokohama Burning: the Deadly 1923 Earthquake and Fire that Helped Forge the Path to World War II,'' p. 278 ).〕 On 16 October 2013, Typhoon Wipha passed over the island, dropping of rain in 24 hours and causing a landslide that killed 35 people. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Izu Ōshima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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