Miyake, Tokyo


Miyake is a village located in Miyake Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 2,415, and a population density of 44.3 persons per km2. Its total area is.

Geography

Miyake Village covers the island of Miyakejima, in the Izu archipelago in the Philippine Sea and the nearby uninhabited Ōnohara Islands, south of central Tokyo.

Neighboring municipalities

It is uncertain when human settlement first began on Miyakejima, but the island was known to be inhabited since at least in the early Nara period, and is mentioned in historical records for its many volcanic eruptions. The island was used as a penal colony during the Edo period. After the start of the Meiji period, in 1878, the island came under the control of Tokyo-fu and was organized into five villages under Oshima subprefecture on October 1, 1923. Miyake subprefecture was created out of Oshima subprefecture on April 1, 1943.
On August 31, 1945, during the Allies' occupation of Tokyo, ground gunners on Miyake-jima fired three shots at an American transport aircraft, with no casualties. These were to be amongst the last shots fired in the war.
The three villages of Izu, Kamitsuki and Igaya merged on October 1, 1946, to form the village of Miyake, which was joined by Abo and Tsubota on February 1, 1956. The village was evacuated in the year 2000 due to volcanic eruptions, and the inhabitants were only allowed to return from 2005.

Economy

Fishing and seasonal tourism are the mainstays of the economy of Miyake.

Transportation

Airport

Miyake village operated one elementary school and one middle school. The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education operated one the one high school, Miyake High School.

Local attractions