This is the online Japanese dictionary developed by Free Light Software.
By using our tool, you can find easily equivalent Japanese words from English ones and vice versa,
or send a query to Japanese search engines without knowing the translation.
Click on a Japanese word to send the query to a Japanese search engine.
Click on a globe icon to find the position of a locality on Japanese map.
If you have any questions on Japanese words or sites, please ask
a Japanese expert (paid service) or use
our Japanese forums (free service).
Please use another database or one of search box de find more words.
alternative words: Hachijojima island, Hachijojima, Hachijo-jima, Hachijo jima
keywords: island, tokyo, volcano
related topics: Izu islands, Izuoshima island
related web sites: http://www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp, http://www.ne.jp/asahi/science-city/tsukuba/HTML/hathtm/hachi.htm, http://www.8jou.com/index.htm
explanation: Located about 300 km south from Tokyo on Pacific Ocean, Hachijojima is the second largest island after Oshima island and the most southern island among 7 Izu islands. Composed by 2 volcanoes, Mt Hachijo fuji (854m) and Mt Mihara yama (701m), race fields and an airport are spreading between them. Its surface is 69 km2 and the population 9,000. During Edo period, Hachijojima was a famous exile place for convicted. Hachijojima belongs to Fuji Hakone Izu national park.
alternative words: Iwo-jima Island, Iwojima Island, Io Island, Iojima Island, Iwojima, Iwo jima, Ioujima, Iou jima, Volcano Islands
keywords: island, military base, tokyo, volcano
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture, Ogasawara Islands
related web sites: http://www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~jm1glz/iwojima.htm, http://www.iwojima.jp, http://www.iwo-jima.org, http://www.flagsofourfathers.net
explanation: Tiny island lost in the Pacific Ocean between Tokyo and Guam. At the end of WWII, a fierce battle took place between Americans and Japanese. It was returned back to Japan in 1968 but still inhabited only by servicemen. Its surface is about 20 km2 and you can access there from Ogasawara Island by charting a fishing ship but a permission to land is needed.
Izu Islands
alternative words: 7 Izu Islands, Izu shoto, Izu shotou, Izu shichi to, Izu shichito, Izu shichi tou, Izu shichitou, Izu archipelagos, Izu
keywords: island, tokyo, tourist resort, volcano
related topics: Tokyo Prefecture, Izuoshima Island, Miyake island, Hachijo island, Ogasawara Islands, Niijima island
related web sites: http://www.islands-net.metro.tokyo.jp, http://www.tokyoislands.com, http://www.tokaikisen.co.jp
explanation: Volcanic island chain located between Tokyo and Ogasawara islands on the Pacific ocean. The 7 constituent islands are from the north to the south: Oshima, Toshima, Nijima, Kozujima, Miyakejima, Mikurajima, et Hchijojima. Washing by Kuroshiwo current, the climate is very mild, especially Hachijojima. Oshima and Miyakejima own active volcanoes. Located near Tokyo, they receive many tourists during summer season. All the islands belong to "Fuji Hakone Izu National Park".
Izuoshima Island
alternative words: Izu oshima island, Oshima island, Ohshima island, Izuohshima island, Oshima, Izuoshima, Izu-oshima, Izu oshima
keywords: island, tokyo, tourist resort, volcano
related topics: Mt. Fuji, Hakone, Izu Islands
related web sites: http://www.izu-oshima.or.jp, http://haniwa.pos.to, http://www2.justnet.ne.jp/~matiko.toda/
explanation: The biggest and the most northern island in Izu archipelagos (Oshima means "big island" in Japanese). Its surface is 91 km2 and the population, about 10,000. Volcanic origin as other Izu islands, it owns at center, an active volcano Mt. Mihara (758 m high). Being located near Tokyo, the island is visited by many tourists. With Mt. Fuji and Hakone which are also volcanoes, it belongs to "Fuji Hakone Izu National Park". You can reach there by airplane or ship from Tokyo.
Kagoshima bay
alternative words: Kagoshima inlet, Kagoshimawan bay, Kagoshimawan , Kagoshima wan, Kinko bay, Kinko wan
keywords: sea, volcano
related topics: Kagoshima prefecture, Kagoshima city, Sakurajima, Kyushu island
explanation: Located in south Kyushu between Satsuma peninsula in the west and Osumi peninsula in the east, Kagoshima bay has originated from 2 huge volcanic explosions which formed Aira caldera in the north and Ibusuki caldera in the south. The north-south length is about 70 km while the west-east width, 20km. The waters is profound and owns many good harbors such as Kogoshima, Ibusuki and Tarumizu. A part of the coasts belongs to Kirishima Yaku national park.
Kunashiri Island
alternative words: Kunashir Island, Kunashirito Island, Kunashiri to Island, Kunashiri to, Kunashiri, Kunashir
keywords: hokkaido, island, territorial dispute, volcano
related topics: Hokkaido Prefecture, Kuril Island, Etorofu Island
related web sites: http://www.hoppou.go.jp/index.shtml, http://www.kashmir3d.com/panorama/kunashiri/knspanorama.html
explanation: The most southern island of Kuril chain. The culminate point is Mt. Chacha of 1,882m. In the north, it is separated with Etorofu Island by Kunashiri Strait while in the south with Hokkaido by Nemuro Strait. Between winter and spring, its coast is covered with ices coming from the north. Main towns are Tomari and Furukamappu, and its surface is 1550 km2. With Etorofu, Shikotan and Habomai islands, it forms so called "northern territory", of which return back is always claimed by Japan.
alternative words: Miyakejima island, Miyakejima, Miyake-jima, Miyake jima
keywords: island, tokyo, tourist resort, volcano
related topics: Izu Islands, Izuoshima Island, Tokyo prefecture
related web sites: http://www.islands-net.metro.tokyo.jp/miyakejima/, http://www.wnn.or.jp/wnn-x/moyer/
explanation: The third biggest island of Izu islands after Oshima and Hachijojima. Its surface is 55km2 and the population about 4000. The central peak, Mt. Oyama (814m), is an active volcano. Since an explosion at the beginning of this summer (2000), all the inhabitants have been evacuated from Miyakejima. With Mt. Fuji and Hakone which are also volcanoes, it belongs to "Fuji Hakone Izu National Park". You can reach there by airplane or ship from Tokyo.
page number:1 234
33 articles extracted from postgresql database.
