Sightseeing on Mikurajima Island

People visit the main building of the shrine on the first Saturday in August. They gather in front of the hall of worship in the village at 6:00 in the morning, and visit the main building located on the opposite side of the island. On Sunday, the next day, they perform Shinto rituals and carry portable shrines (mikoshi) around the village. Because everyone in the community is preparing for the festival, many recreational activities and facilities, such as dolphin watching tours and guesthouses, are often closed that weekend. If you visit Mikurashima Island during the festival weekend, you should be prepared with a monetary offering to the shrine. Offerings are to be presented to the shrine office before the festivities begin. The carrying of the mikoshi starts around 10:30 in the morning, and continues until around 5 to 6 p.m.

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Miyogaike is a pond that most likely originated as either a caldera lake produced during an eruption a few thousand years ago, or a dammed lake produced when a valley was blocked as the result of an eruption. However, because there has been no eruption on Mikurashima Island for nearly seven thousand years, it is unclear exactly when Miyogaike was created. Miyogaike has been selected as one of the One Hundred Views of New Tokyo. The largest natural Japanese box tree is located to the left of the mountain trail near Miyogaike. Visitors to Miyogaike must be accompanied by a guide.
Access: The entrance to the Miyogaike trail is about 30 minutes by car from the village of Mikurashima Island. From the trail entrance, it is about a 30 minute walk to the pond.

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The summit of Mt. Oyama, located 850 meters above sea level, consists of a series of slightly elevated peaks, which indicate that the area used to be a lava dome. Both sides of the summit are marked by steep cliffs. Hikers can enjoy a beautiful view, completely surrounded by the ocean. To reach the summit, hikers enter from the entrance of Mt. Nagataki and pass through Iwaogahara. The trail then leads along a narrow forest path alongside Ichinomori, and up a long, steep flight of stairs leading to the left for about ten minutes. Hikers should bring an extra outer layer of clothing, because it is windy and cold on the summit. Visitors to Mt. Oyama must be accompanied by a guide.
Access: About 55 minutes on foot from the entrance of Mt. Nagataki

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Hengo is a plant of the family Taroacea; the common name is “Shimatennanshou.” It is a common way to eat boiled roots, ground, dumped and covered with soy flour. Be careful as you eat raw and paralyze your mouth. Hengo is a well-known existence as there is a phrase "Hengo-dango and Sula leucogaster" in Mikurahama island. There is a day of "Kuchiake," and it is supposed to be collected at a fixed time. Eating from April to May is ready.

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Camburi is an izakaya (a Japanese-style pub) located in an area called Camburi on Mikurajima Island. Camburi offers a surprisingly wide variety of shochu (distilled liquor) and local cocktails of the Izu Islands. Guests can enjoy the delicacies of the island along with distilled liquors, cocktails, and sake. A variety of soft drinks are also available for those who do not drink alcohol. Because guests can either drink at the bar, which is made from a single slab of Japanese cypress (hinoki), or sit at a table with friends or family, this izakaya is ideal for individuals and groups of all ages.
Access: About 10 minutes on foot from Mikurajima Port

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There are many hiking trails in Mikurahama island. If you want to enjoy the view, mountain course (Mt. Nagatakisan, Otome Pass, Suzuhara) which extends in three directions from Mt. Miyama which is a symbol of the island is recommended. The course gets off the coastal village road to the seaside (Nango, Miyogaike pond, Inane - jinjya Shrine, Akasawa river, Borosawa river), you can feel plenty of rich forest nature. The famous course is the Nagato course to visit Castanopsis sieboldii forest, a big tree with a trunk around 14 meters(46 feet). You can join each of the mountain and forest courses in the morning and afternoon. With few exceptions, the mountain of Mikurahama island requires accompanying guides with most directions.

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