Last updated: March 30, 2024
© TCVBTokyo’s nearest Tropical Island
Hachijojima
Hachijojima is a tropical island that is only a 55-min. flight from Haneda Airport. The Hachijo Round Trip Road is about 45 km long, encircling the gourd-shaped island formed by two volcanoes. Visit the various spots, feel the mountain greenery and sea breeze, experience traditional crafts and performing arts, and enjoy seafood and island shochu.
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Course
Select a spot to see details such as tourist information and barrier-free information.
- Start Haneda Airport
By air
About 55 min. - Hachijojima Airport
By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） - Spot1 Hachijo Botanical Park/Hachijo Visitor Center
By car
About 7.0 km（15 min.） - Spot2 Mt.Hachijo-Fuji Fureai Ranch
By car
About 9.5 km（20 min.） - Spot3 Nanbara Coast of Permian Rocks
By car
About 4.0 km（10 min.） - Spot4 Ozato Tamaishi Wall
By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） - Spot5 Osaka Tunnel Observation Deck
By car
- Goal Accommodation
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2025.
- Start Accommodation
By car
- Spot6 Kihachijo meyu workshop
By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） - Spot7 Hachijo Hattoriyashiki
By car
About 3.2 km（10 min.） - Spot8 Eco Agri Mart
By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） - Spot9 Dairyu Farm
By car
About 12.5 km（25 min.） - Spot10 Noboryotoge Observatory
By car
- Lunch
By car
- Spot11 Sokodo Beach
By car
- Shopping Supermarket
By car
- Spot12 ASHITABA Processing Plant
By car
About 2.5 km（5 min.） - Hachijojima Airport
By air
About 55 min. - Goal Haneda Airport
- Information used in the creation of this website was current as of January 2025.
Course Details
There is also useful information for when you actually visit a spot, such as the time required, details on restrooms, and travel time between spots.
The model course is designed to be traveled by car, with the exception of some sections.
Explanation of PictogramsNote Items are indicated in blue if applicable.
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- Wheelchair-accessible restroom
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- Nursing area
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- Written communication possible through communication boards or paper
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- Ostomate-friendly facility
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- Parking for the impaired
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- Explanations, etc. available through tactile maps or in Braille
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Start Haneda Airport
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By air
About 55 min. -
Hachijojima Airport
This is the gateway to Hachijojima, with three daily flights to and from Haneda Airport. The three-story terminal building is compact and functional, with the arrival and departure lobbies, souvenir stores, restaurants, tourist information, among others, concentrated on the 2nd floor, and the 3rd floor deck offers a close-up view of aircraft takeoffs and landings, but access to the 3rd floor is by stairs only.
Accessibility Information
From the boarding bridge to the terminal (2nd floor) and the front road, it is fully flat, making it easy for wheelchair users to move around. There is a nursing room in the general lobby.
Restroom Information
Wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing seats) are located on the 2nd floor, at the General Lobby and Departure Lobby. Ostomate-accessible facilities are located in the departure lobby restrooms.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-3311 (Hachijojima Airport Terminal Building Co., Ltd.)
- Address
- 2839-2, Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Official Website
- https://hachijoapo.net/
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） -
Spot1 Hachijo Botanical Park/Hachijo Visitor Center
About 40-60 min.The park has a collection of varied domestic and foreign plants that take advantage of Hachijojima’s mild climate. The Visitor Center in the park has a video showing the origins of the island and its unique natural environment, so it is a good place to stop by at the beginning of your visit in Hachijojima. The exhibits also allow visitors to learn about Hachijojima through all five senses, such as touching a sea turtle fossil and volcanic rocks, and listening to the calls of wild birds that live on the island. In the greenhouse adjacent to the Visitor Center, about 100 species of plants, including hibiscus and papaya, are cultivated and displayed. A small deer, Kyon, is kept near the south entrance parking lot.
Accessibility Information
Parking is available at three locations within the park, as well as at the parking lot by the Visitor Center. The park paths are paved with cobblestone or red volcanic rubble, and some sections require careful attention.
Restroom Information
There are four wheelchair-accessible restrooms (with diaper-changing seats) in the park (at the main entrance, near the playground equipment, in the Visitor Center, and on the athletic playground). Ostomate-accessible facilities are located in the restrooms of the athletic playground.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-4811
- Address
- 2843, Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- Visitor Center: 9:00-16:45
Greenhouse: 9:00-16:30
The park and playground are always open. - Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://www.tokyo-park.or.jp/park/hachijo/index.html
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 7.0 km（15 min.） -
Spot2 Mt.Hachijo-Fuji Fureai Ranch About 30 min.
Located halfway up Hachijo-fuji on the north side of the gourd-shaped, this pastureland for the promotion of livestock farming has black Japanese cattle grazing on pastureland spreading out on the slope. The view from the observatory to Mt. Mihara to the south, the city, the airport, and the sea is spectacular. Ice cream and pudding are available during Golden Week and summer vacation.
Accessibility Information
The 150-meter slope extending from the parking lot to the observatory has a maximum gradient of approximately 10 degrees. The observatory is on two levels; the upper level is reached by stairs, while the lower level is accessible from the slope without any steps. Stairs are used to access the 2nd floor of the building.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with ostomate facilities) in front of the building on the same level as the parking lot.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-1125 (Industry Section, Industry and Tourism Division, Hachijo City)
- Address
- 5627-1, Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free
- Hours
- 9:00-16:00
- Closed days
- None
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 9.5 km（20 min.） -
Spot3 Nanbara Coast of Permian Rocks About 30 min.
The powerful landscape created by lava flowing from the eruption of Hachijo-fuji stretches 100 m wide and 500 m long. Depending on the weather, you can feel the spray of the waves and watch the spectacular sunset over the ocean, making this a spot where you can experience the natural beauty of Hachijojima.
Accessibility Information
The observation area is on the same level as the parking lot. To go down to the beach, visitors should be careful as the stairs are made of rugged volcanic rocks.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom (with a diaper-changing seat).
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-1114 (Civil Engineering Division, Hachijo Branch Office)
- Address
- Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 4.0 km（10 min.） -
Spot4 Ozato Tamaishi Wall About 20 min.
It is an atmospheric area with a beautiful landscape of cobble stone walls. They were built using the "Roppo-zumi" method, in which six stones are placed around a single stone. These boulders are said to have been carried by exiles from Maezakigahama beach and Yokomagaura beach to earn their daily bread, and are valuable in telling the island’s history.
Accessibility Information
Visitors can use the parking lot of Furusato Village, which is located a little further up the mountain from the roundabout road. The path of the boulder wall is a slope with a maximum gradient of about 13 degrees. Please note that there is also vehicular traffic due to the residential area.
Restroom Information
No restrooms
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- ―
- Address
- Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） -
Spot5 Osaka Tunnel Observation Deck About 20 min.
Located south of the Osaka Bridge on the roundabout road, near the Osaka Tunnel connecting Okago and Kashitate, this is a spectacular spot. The beautiful Hachijo-fuji peak in front of you, across the sea and the foot of Mt. Mihara in the foreground, and Hachijo Kojima can also be seen. The evening view from here is called "Osaka Yusho," and is one of the "Eight Views of Hachijo" selected by Norifumi Kashima, who was exiled to the island in 1866 (Keio 2).
Accessibility Information
Visitors must use extreme caution when crossing from the parking space to the viewing area on the mountain side of the Hachijo roundabout road.
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- ―
- Address
- Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
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Goal Accommodation
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Start Accommodation
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By car
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Spot6 Kihachijo meyu workshop About 30 min.
This is a workshop for Hachijojima’s traditional yellow fabric Kihachijo, which is dyed using plants and soil native to the island and woven on a handloom. At the workshop, visitors can observe the weavers at work and purchase Kihachijo fabric accessories. Visitors can also see an old house built over 100 years ago with an old loom and a dyeing pot.
Accessibility Information
There is a sash step at the entrance to the workshop. There is a large step at the entrance of the old house, which is not wheelchair accessible.
Restroom Information
There are separate wheelchair-accessible restrooms for men and women.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-7-0411
- Address
- 2542, Nakanogo, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 9:00-12:00/13:00-17:00
- Closed days
- None
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） -
Spot7 Hachijo Hattoriyasiki
About 20-40 min.This is the site of the house of the Hattori family, who was given the role of carrying tribute silk (Kihachijo as annual tribute) to the Shogunate during the Edo period. It is now used as a souvenir store, and some historical and folklore materials are on display. "Kashitate Odori dance" and "Hachijo Daiko drumming", designated as Tokyo Metropolitan Intangible Folk Cultural Assets, are performed at the entertainment hall.
Accessibility Information
The parking lot is unpaved and the entrance is uneven with stone slabs. The inside of the facility is flat with a concrete floor.
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-7-0231
- Address
- 2010, Kashidate, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Admission: free
Viewing fee for Kashitate Odori dance and Hachijo Daiko drumming: 350 yen - Hours
- Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am to 15:00 pm - Closed days
- Mondays and Wednesdays
Please inquire for Kashidate Odori dance and Hachijo Daiko drumming demonstration days. - Official Website
- https://8jo88tori.com/
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
Be sure to taste the juice made from the aromatic tropical fruit, the locally grown passion fruit.
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By car
About 3.2 km（10 min.） -
Spot8 Eco Agri Mart About 30 min.
This market is operated by a group of farmers and includes a café and greenhouse. In the greenhouse, rare plants and tropical fruit trees are grown. As for the sales area, agricultural products and processed goods are purchased directly from farmers on the island and sold. At the café, visitors can enjoy original menu items made with agricultural products from the island, such as Passion juice and Ashitaba au lait.
Accessibility Information
There are very few steps on the grounds. The building, including the pathway in the greenhouse, has concrete floors.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom in the cafe area.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-7-1808
- Address
- 3201-2, Nakanogo, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 10:00-16:00
- Closed days
- None
- Official Website
- https://twitter.com/eco_agri8jo
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
About 1.5 km（5 min.） -
Spot9 Dairyu Farm
About 30 min.-1 hourAt Dairyu Farm, which grows "Umikaze Shiitake Mushrooms," taking advantage of the climate on Hachijojima, visitors can enjoy picking shiitake mushrooms. With baskets and scissors in hand, shiitake mushrooms peeking out from a row of bedding blocks are cut at their base. The basket full of shiitake mushrooms can be packed in a bag to take home. At the store, freshly picked shiitake mushrooms, processed shiitake mushroom products, and original goods are sold.
Accessibility Information
The parking lot is paved with gravel. There are sash rails at the entrances to the facility’s building and factory.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom by the store entrance. It is spacious inside, but the entrance width is 58 cm.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-7-0136
- Address
- 1650, Nakanogo, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Shiitake mushroom picking 4,000 yen per basket (tax incl.), experience fee 300 yen per person (tax incl.)
*For 2 persons per basket, the fee is 4,600 yen (tax incl.) - Hours
- 9:00 - 16:00
Shitake mushroom picking from 11:00 to 14:30 *Reservations required (by the day before) - Closed days
- Irregular holidays
- Official Website
- https://www.dairyu-farm.com/
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
We import our special mushroom beds from Gunma Prefecture and carefully grow them in the water and mild climate of Hachijojima. Please enjoy the thick, juicy, and succulent Umikaze shiitake mushrooms, a new specialty of Hachijojima.
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By car
About 12.5 km（25 min.） -
Spot10 Noboryotoge Observatory About 20 min.
It is said that the name "Noboryo" comes from the fact that the path looks like a dragon ascending to heaven when viewed from below. From the observatory, you can see Hachijo-fuji, Hachijo Kojima, Sokodo Port, Kaminato Port, and the airport, and on clear days, Miyakejima and Mikurajima can also be seen.
Accessibility Information
There are steps to the observation deck, but a ramp is provided.
Restroom Information
There is a separate wheelchair-accessible restroom with a diaper-changing seat.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-1114 (Civil Engineering Division, Hachijo Branch Office)
- Address
- Mitsune, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
Lunch
By car
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Spot11 Sokodo Beach About 30 min.
This is the only man-made sandy beach on Hachijojima, where many beaches are rocky. The spacious sandy beach stretches right next to the Kaminato (Sokodo) Port, where passenger ships arrive. Visitors can enjoy the view of the clear Hachijo blue sea, feel the sea breeze blowing on their skin, and listen to the sound of waves lapping at their feet.
Accessibility Information
From the parking lot, cross the pedestrian crossing in front of the Kaminato (Sokodo) Port Passenger Terminal and access the ramp from the sidewalk. To reach the jetty, visitors use either stairs or a ramp, but be careful as the slope is steep and slippery in places.
Restroom Information
There is a wheelchair-accessible restroom approximately 200 m north of the beach entrance.
There is also a wheelchair-accessible toilet (with ostomate facilities and diaper-changing seats) at the Kaminato (Sokodo) Port Passenger Terminal adjacent to the beach, but please do not use it when it is wet or covered with beach sand.Facility Information
- Telephone number
- ―
- Address
- Mitsune, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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By car
Supermarket
By car
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Spot12 ASHITABA Processing Plant About 30 min.
This factory processes and directly sells Hachijojima’s specialty "Ashitaba" using a unique patented manufacturing method. Visitors who make reservations in advance can taste and drink samples, and listen to a talk about the characteristics, health benefits, and manufacturing process of Ashitaba. In addition to its main products, such as powdered Ashitaba, green tea, and Ashitaba curry, the company is also developing processed products other than Ashitaba, such as Hachijo lemon and Umikaze shiitake mushrooms.
Accessibility Information
The facility was renovated from a building that used to be a game center, and the parking lot is unpaved. Restrooms are not barrier-free, so visitors are directed to wheelchair-accessible restrooms at Minamihara Senjojiki Beach, about 5 min. away by car.
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 0120-24-3181
- Address
- 7488-6, Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 8:00-17:00
- Closed days
- Saturdays, Sundays and holidays
- Official Website
- https://ashitaba-hachijo.com/
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
During the factory tour, we provide an easy-to-understand explanation of the health benefits of Ashitaba and the products that can be ingested more efficiently and deliciously. We look forward to seeing you at our factory.
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By car
About 2.5 km（5 min.） Hachijojima Airport
By air
About 55 min. -
Goal Haneda Airport
Other Sightseeing Spots
Introduce sightseeing spots outside the model course.
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Hachijo Island Museum of History
Due to the large-scale renovation of the former Hachijojima History and Folklore Museum, the museum has been temporarily relocated to the Hachijo Branch Office Exhibition Hall, which was closed on November 30, 2024, to prepare for its reopening.
The new museum will open on October 1, 2025.
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Hachijo Folk Crafts Yamashita
Visitors can try their hand at weaving Kihachijo fabric (reservation required), led by a traditional craftsman of the Kihachijo weaver. The Bambi Factory, connected to it, produces Kohachijo Sable Cookies, and the sweet aroma wafts through the store.
Accessibility Information
The site is paved with gravel, making it difficult for wheelchair users to move around in some areas. The back of the souvenir store is not wheelchair accessible due to the placement of a weaving machine for hands-on experience.
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-3476
- Address
- 1029, Mitsune, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 9:00-17:00
Weaving Trial: 9:30-16:30 (reservation required) - Closed days
- Irregular holidays
- Official Website
- http://www.ki8jo.com/
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Nako Observatory
From the observatory, you can see not only Borawazawa Port below, but also the Pacific Ocean that fills your field of vision, the island's only surfing spot “Shioma Beach,” and the ridge line of “Koiwadogahana,” the southern tip of the island.
On a clear day, you can also enjoy the shadows of Aogashima Island. At night, it has long been known as a place to view the famous harvest moon, and is one of the eight most scenic spots of Hachijo, known as “Nako Shugetsu“.
Accessibility Information
The area from the parking lot to the entrance of the observatory is paved with asphalt, but the observatory is paved with gravel.
Restroom Information
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- ―
- Address
- Sueyoshi, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- Free to explore
- Hours
- Free to explore
- Closed days
- Free to explore
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Hot Spring/Footbath
The three districts of Sakaue on Hachijojima (Kashitate, Nakanogo, and Sueyoshi) are full of hot spring spots. There are three paid hot springs and three free hot springs. One-day onsen round-trip tickets and “BU・S・PA" (unlimited rides on town buses and unlimited access to hot springs) valid for two days are available for purchase.
Accessibility Information
There is no bathing assistance service. Wheelchair accessibility to the facilities varies by building.
Toilets in the lobby of Miharashi no Yu Restroom Information
Restroom facilities vary by building.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-5570 (Hachijo Town Welfare and Health Division)
- Address
- Varies by building
- Fee
- Varies by building
- Hours
- Varies by building
- Closed days
- Varies by building
- Official Website
- https://www.town.hachijo.tokyo.jp/onsen/os0002.htm
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Super Asanuma
Super Asanuma has two stores, the Okago Store and the Sueyoshi Store. The Okago store is located in the center of the island, and in addition to food and daily necessities of the islanders, it also sells island souvenirs and local specialties such as island sushi and island saké.
Accessibility Information
The floor is flat from the entrance to the store.
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-3113（Okago Store）
- Address
- 2370-1, Okago, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 9:00-20:00
- Closed days
- None
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.
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Hachijo Store
Hachijo Store operates the Hachijo Store near the airport and Hachijo Store Minimini. The main store in Mitsune offers a wide variety of seasonal local vegetables and fruits, as well as island saké, kusaya, passion fruit juice, and other local products.
Accessibility Information
Varies by store
Restroom Information
No wheelchair-accessible restroom.
Facility Information
- Telephone number
- 04996-2-0410
- Address
- 233-3, Mitsune, Hachijo-machi
- Fee
- ―
- Hours
- 9:00-20:00
- Closed days
- Thursday
*This information was current as of January 2025. Contact individual facilities to confirm details.