To-shima

Toshima (Japanese利 岛) is a volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean. It belongs to the Japanese Izu Islands and is managed by the Tokyo metropolitan government. Toshima is a part of the Fuji -Hakone -Izu National Park and is situated between Izu - Oshima, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Niijima.

The with the peak of Miyatsuka (宫 冢 山, -yama ) up to 508 m high island has dimensions of 2.0 × 2.4 km, with an area 4.12 km ² after Shikine -jima is the second smallest inhabited island of the Izu - island chain. The last eruption of the stratovolcano is 4000-9000 years back.

Approximately 330 people live on in the eponymous village Toshima. 80 percent of the island is covered by Kameliewäldern. From November to March, much of the island is colored red by the camellia flowers. The island is home platyphyllum the Lilium, lily, the largest in the world. The main industry is fishing on Toshima. There are also approaches of agriculture and tourism.