Miyakejima
Sign in to saveis a volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Miyakejima
- Islands.image_name
- 20140516三宅島.jpg
- Islands.native_name
- 三宅島
- Islands.location
- Philippine Sea
- Islands.archipelago
- Izu Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 55.44
- Islands.coastline_km
- 38.3
- Islands.highest_mount
- Oyama
- Islands.elevation_m
- 775.1
- Islands.country
- Japan
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Prefecture
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Tokyo
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- Subprefecture
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Miyake Subprefecture
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_2
- Village
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_2
- Miyake
- Islands.population
- 2,460
- Islands.population_as_of
- 2019
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is a volcanic island in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea approximately southeast of Tokyo, Japan. As with the other islands in the Izu Island group, Miyake-jima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
==Etymology== There are many theories about the origin of Miyake-jima's name. One theory claims a manuscript about the island's genesis called the Miyakeki (三宅記), written by a Shinto priest from the island, influenced the name. The manuscript explains how a deity, Mashima (三嶋), constructed his palace on the island after having built two other houses on neighbouring islands. Each of the houses had their backs facing the palace, thus giving a lined up impression. This belief is known as the 'three-house theory'. Another hypothesis says that the shrines on Miyake-jima are historically related to those on Miyajima, an island in Hiroshima Bay. As there are many more speculations, the true origin cannot be known.
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