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Izuoshima Island
伊豆大島
大島
alternative words: Izu oshima island, Oshima island, Ohshima island, Izuohshima island, Oshima, Izuoshima, Izu-oshima, Izu oshima
keywords:
island
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tokyo
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tourist resort
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volcano
related topics:
Mt. Fuji
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Hakone
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Izu Islands
related web sites:
http://www.izu-oshima.or.jp
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http://haniwa.pos.to
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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.
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French version