Miyakejima Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Tokyo, Japan
About Miyakejima
The island is a stratovolcano with a granitic composite cone, dating from the late Pleistocene period, between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago. The island has a roughly circular coastline, 38.3km in length, with an average diameter of 8km. The highest elevation Mount Oyama (雄山, Oyama-san) is an active volcano with a height of 775.1 m. The mountain has been recorded to have erupted numerous times throughout history, and is mentioned as far back as Nara period written records. Over the past 500 years, it has erupted 13 times, including five times since the start of the Meiji period. A lava flow in 1940 killed 11 people, and other eruptions occurred in 1962 and 1983. In 2000, the entire island was evacuated after a series of eruptions. Residents were allowed back in 2005, although Mount Oyama co
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