Izu Oshima

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Izu Oshima (伊豆大島) is a volcanic island in the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) and administered by the Tokyo (東京都) Metropolitan government, Japan, lies south of Tokyo and east of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture.

Izu Oshima, at 91.06 km² is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands. Izu Oshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.

Izu Oshima is famous for Mt. Mihara, which last erupted in 1986. The volcano featured prominently in The Return of Godzilla, as the location in which the Japanese government entombed Godzilla. Mt. Mihara appeared again in the direct sequel, Godzilla vs. Biollante, in which Godzilla was released when the volcano erupted. Mt. Mihara and Izu Oshima were also featured in the book Ring as pivotal locations for the story. Outside of fictional realms, the island is known for its Camellia Festival, beaches, and onsen.

There are a number of ferries which leave from Takeshiba San Bashi Pier, near Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. Ferries also leave from Atami in Shizuoka.

There are several flights per day from Haneda Airport.