Aogashima Island - a volcanic island located in the Philippine Sea.
Geographically it belongs to the Japanese government,
located in the district Hachijō, Tokyo Prefecture.
This Island habitable: people live there.
The island has a local population, with residents, numbering about 200 people. Dimensions of this small plot of land of 3.5 kilometers in length and 2.5 kilometers in width
 
 
 
 
 
  despite the remoteness of the island, and no apparent external accessibility,
  the island and the village of Aogashima - with a developed infrastructure.
  There are roads, road transport.
 
 
  On the island you can come. as the air and sea transport.
  In the photo a small jetty for ships tonnage of just above 500 tons,
  allowing to take small boats without any problems.
  Fishing seiners, small bulk carriers, passenger boats.
     
 
  Here in the photo, we even see the cargo ship and other transportation at the berth.
 
  Pleasure boat or work boat.
 
  Workers on the docks of the island
 
  Japanese girl has a rest on the bench, probably one of the locals.
 
  Unloading of of transport.
 
  As you can see, waves during a storm serious, overflowed the dock.
 
 
The beaches there are practically no,
  this narrow edge of the land is not very similar to the beach.
 
  Well, the whole island really looks impregnable,
  a steep cliff into the ocean.
 
  Therefore easy to get to the island of Aogashima by helicopter.
 
 
 
 
  The entire island, the view from the height of the helicopter.
 
 
  On the island there is also the police, at least in Japan,
  there is virtually crime in general, the police just in case there is.
  Obviously there need order,
  as the island is in the danger zone of the volcanic eruption.
 
  During the eruption on 10-11 April 1783 on the island burned 61 house and 7 people died.
  April 18, 1785 this type of eruption was repeated,
  which killed 140 people.
  After a disaster, the survivors of the islanders,
  evacuated and the island for a while was not inhabited.
  Government officials also periodically come here
  and oversee the development of the island and the fishing village.
 
  The island is in the subtropical zone, so there is quite warm.
 
  Aogashima (Aogashima) washed by the warm waters of the Kuroshio current.
  To this we add that Aogashima geothermally active
  and he still gives off heat into the ocean.
  Therefore the temperature of water around the island is more than 20 degrees Celsius all year round,
  but for around the island is quite strong.
  What prevents mooring vessels arriving.
 
  The island is rich in flora and fauna, geothermal sources.
  It is possible all year round to take a hot bath.
  But we must take care, as there are hot boiling water emissions.
 
  But during the actual eruption, and a side-emission of toxic gases.
  People should be wary of poisonous gases.
  These gases can spread at a rate faster than a running man.
  At present the volcano is asleep.
  Generally most people are killed during the eruption was on the gas when the volcanic   cloud envelops the adjacent areas and near territory.
  The nature here is really nice.
 
 
The view from the mountains to the ocean.
  The highest point on the island is a mountain of 423 m Otunb.
 
 
 
  Almost all the inhabitants of the island have their own plots of land,
  which are engaged in agriculture
 
  Residents also mined salt.
  On a photo of Japanese woman, for salt production.
 
 
 
The island residents keep pets.
 
 
 
Japanese girls.
 
  And very young resident of Aogashima Island.
 
  Residents of older and younger.
 
  There is obviously the locals and visiting tourists judging
  by the difference in clothing.
  left in the photo cat.
 
  even a small population of the island cats ))
 
  The local island restaurant.
 
  Island Road.
 
 
 
 
 
  These are the garages and houses on the island of Aogashima.
 
 
 
 
  Obviously, the concrete is poured in the form of strengthening
  the slope against landslide and erosion.
 
  The crane at the pier.
 
  Here actually the. what this crane, Japanese See the video.
 
  In general, people do not get bored, engaged in fishing, agriculture,
  The island has a department store, a helipad, a marina and a small fleet of its own,
  school for children up to 14 years, a police station and a hospital.
  The island has everything necessary for life,
  Well maybe mainland resident from the continent seem to lack sufficient
  theaters, museums, and entertainment and limited small area of land.
  But they have the ocean at the doorstep.
  The steep roads of the island.
 
  One of the island's rural districts.
 
 
 
And the last time once again look at the coast of the island and the sea!
 
  All!)
Virtual tour on the Japanese island of Aogashima (Aogashima)
located in the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean basin.
what is the people's lives on a tiny island in the midst of a vast ocean?