Izu Shichito Islands / Ogasawara Islands

Top Things to do

• Akasaki Boardwalk

  4.5

  74 Reviews

  Tokyo Kozushima Mura Kobe Yama 1

  A 15-minute drive from Kozushima Port. This wooden walkway is located a short distance west along the road from the island's northernmost tip. Along its 500-meter-long length, you can take in views not only of the area's deep-blue sea but also the Izu Islands and other islands, and even Mt. Fuji. A shop (only open in the summer) is located nearby and there are steps along the walkway which extend down to the sea, making it possible to use the inlet along which the walkway is built for swimming. There's also a diving platform! The walkway is also a popular destination to take photos of the area's star-filled skies at night.

• Meidai Ikkyuan

  4.0

  67 Reviews

  Tokyo Hachijomachi Okago 2473

  "This udon shop is located next to the Tokyo Metropolitan Governmento Hachijo Branch. This shop has a cozy atmosphere and sells handmade udon noodles that have ""ashitaba"" (herb in the parsley family) kneaded into them. These slender noodles with a strong texture and delicate aroma are also popular with the islanders. In the summer, the popular cold noodle dish ""hiyashi tanuki soba"" is served with so many bonito flakes that you cannot see the noodles. The hiyashi tanuki soba topped with ashitaba tempura and the spicy curry udon served with a large breaded pork cutlet are so big that even men cannot finish them."

• Izu Oshima Volcano Museum

  3.5

  31 Reviews

  Tokyo Oshimamachi Motomachi Kanda Yashiki 617

  One of the world's few museums dedicated to volcanoes. With a focus on records pertaining to Izu Oshima's 1986 eruption, visitors learn about volcanism, volcanic disasters, and disaster preparation. The eruption of Mt. Mihara at the center of the island was the first in 565 years as such a large-scale natural disaster that developed into a fissure eruption on the outer crater. The island had an unprecedented evacuation of the entire population, and records pertaining to it are considered crucial for future disaster preparation. Through various exhibits and a capsule that simulates exploring beneath the earth's surface, you learn more about the island's still active volcano and others around the world.

• Asoko-zushi

  3.0

  34 Reviews

  Tokyo Hachijomachi Mitsune 361

  "This sushi shop is popular for its gallant position of ""If we don't have good fish in stock then we won't open."" At this restaurant near the Mitsune/Goshin Intersection marked by its large signboard, you can enjoy seasonal fish. The most popular ""shimazushi"" is a local dish where the main ingredient of the sushi is steeped in a soy sauce based dipping sauce and placed on top of sweet vinegared rice. It is characterized by its use of karashi Japanese mustard instead of wasabi. It uses flying fish, pacific barrelfish and iwanori seaweed, ingredients that are not usually seen in Edo-style sushi. Many tourists are surprised by these unexpected combinations. As different ingredients need to be pickled for different lengths of time, be sure to book in advance."

• POCKET

  4.0

  18 Reviews

  Tokyo Hachijomachi Okago 2637-24

  This cafe restaurant is easily found with its woody exterior. It offers an all-encompassing Western menu with items including hamburger steaks, ginger pork and hot sandwiches in a store with an American atmosphere. Besides the regular menu, it also has special lunch sets for children. There is also a dessert menu offering things such as coffee jelly and parfait, so many people stop off here while they are exploring the area. On the second floor there is a terrace seating area, where you can relax in the pleasant tropical breeze.

• Hachijo Hattori Yashiki

  3.5

  20 Reviews

  Tokyo Hachijomachi Kashitate 2010

  "This tourism facility is located a 12-minute drive from Hachijojima Airport. The ruins were the residence of the Hattori family, who long ago served as the managers of the Bakufu's ships during the Edo period. Now, however, due to the presence of a tropical garden and the deeply historical estate, it is a sightseeing spot that makes one feel as if they're in an exotic locale. Though the original buildings no longer remain, performances of ""Hachijo Daiko,"" said to start with nostalgic thoughts, and ""Kashidate Odori,"" a traditional performance art registered as an intangible folk cultural property by the Tokyo Government, are held at the sight. The Japanese sago palms, said to be 700 years old, and the traveler's gate with its cobblestone wall, built up to the top of the hill, are also must-see sights."

• Isozakien

  4.0

  18 Reviews

  Tokyo Hachijomachi Kashitate 347

  "This local restaurant is located near the Kashitate post office. One is able to enjoy dishes that allow them to feel the history and culture of Hachijojima inside this restaurant, with its exotic atmosphere and tropical plants. The ""goshamen ryori,"" one of the items on the restaurant's menu, is a local dish said to have been served in celebration long ago to an exile on Hachijojima who had been permitted to return to the mainland. The exquisite cuisine is reputed for allowing one to fully enjoy the taste of Hachijojima. Large-scale sightseeing buses also often stop at this restaurant because of the unique structures, like stone walls, set up inside. Because reservations are required at night, you must contact the restaurant by 15:00 on the day you would like to dine."

• Tokyo Metropolitan Oshima Park Camellia Garden, Camellia Pavilion

  4.0

  11 Reviews

  Tokyo Oshimamachi Senzu Fukushige 2

  "A large park in the Sentsu district of northeastern Izu Oshima. The camellia garden has about 3,200 cultivated and 5,000 wild Camellia japonica trees. It's adjacent to the Camellia Museum which provides a variety of camellia related information. The roughly 3.27 square kilometer grounds also have a greenhouse, a rest area, and a lookout. It was certified as an ""International Camellia Garden of Excellence,"" having met a strict set of criteria. Its expansive scale even lead the director of the British chapter of the International Camellia Society to declare it the ""Best in the world."""

• Chalon

  4.0

  8 Reviews

  Oka 65 - 119, Motomachi, Oshima-machi, Tokyo

  A Western confectionary shop located on Izu Oshima, an outlying island governed as part of Tokyo. The shop sells a variety of sweets made with ingredients from Izu Oshima such as ashitaba, camellia oil, and Oshima cherry leaves. One of the shop's signature items is its choux-burg, a hamburger patty sandwiched between two buns made with choux creme dough. There are two varieties on the menu; the original choux-burg and the ashitaba choux-burg. Items modeled after locations on the island such as the Mt. Mihara crater choux rusks, Mt. Mihara lava cookies, and geological layer cakes make for popular souvenirs.