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Mikurajima 御蔵島村 | |
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 Wharf at Mikurajima | |
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 Location of Mikurajima inTokyo Metropolis | |
  Mikurajima | |
| Coordinates:33°53′50.4″N139°35′45.8″E / 33.897333°N 139.596056°E /33.897333; 139.596056 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Tokyo Metropolis |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.54 km2 (10.63 sq mi) |
| Population (October 1 2020) | |
• Total | 323 |
| • Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 04994-8-2121 |
| Address | Aza Irikanegasawa Mikurajima-mura, Tōkyō-to 100-1301 |
| Website | www |
Mikurajima Village (御蔵島村,Mikurajima-mura) is avillage located inMiyake Subprefecture,Tokyo Metropolis,Japan.[1] As of 1 October 2020[update], the village had an estimatedpopulation of 323, and apopulation density of 11.7 persons per km2. Its total area is 20.54 square kilometres (7.93 sq mi).
Mikurajima Village covers the inhabited island ofMikurajima, one of the northern islands in theIzu archipelago in thePhilippine Sea, 200 kilometres (120 mi) south ofTokyo and 19 kilometres (12 mi) south-southeast ofMiyakejima, and the uninhabited islet ofInambajima.[2] Warmed by theKuroshio Current, the village has a warmer and wetter climate than centralTokyo.
Per Japanese census data,[3] the population of Mikurajima has remained relatively constant in recent decades.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1980 | 225 | — |
| 1990 | 293 | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 308 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 348 | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 323 | −7.2% |
Mikurajima Village was founded on October 1, 1923, when the Izu islands were administratively divided into villages and towns.
The village economy is dominated by seasonal tourism supplemented by forestry andcommercial fishing. There is also some small-scale farming. Tourists come for sports fishing and scuba diving. Due to its difficulty to access, it receives considerably fewer visitors than the other islands in the Izu chain. Due to the low population and limited number of visitors, the natural habitat remains relatively untainted. Electric power to the village is provided by a smallhydroelectric power plant.
Mikurajima has no major harbor. Apart from the dolphin tours, access to the island is limited to the Tōkai Kisen ferry that sails from Miyakejima and helicopter toHachijōjima,Izu Ōshima andMiyakejima.
The village operates a public elementary and junior high school, Mikurajima Elementary and Junior High School (御蔵島小中学校).[4]
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