Feature Photo: Aogashima Island
This blew my mind. I thought this had to be fake, turns out it is real. Imagine living there for a day. It would be simplistic paradise. It has a population of 205 people. You would know everyone on the island. Click here for a larger view of the image to get a good idea of the scope of how amazing this is. It’s like a video game or a movie.
Aogashima(青ヶ島)is avolcanicJapanese islandin thePhilippine Sea, administered byTokyoand located approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of Tokyo and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south ofHachijō-jima. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of theIzu archipelago.
The village of Aogashima administers the island under Hachijō Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2009, the island’s population was 205. Aogashima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. - Wikipedia
Here it is on google maps:
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.455532,139.77107&spn=0.049466,0.073986&gl=us&t=m&z=14
Here is where it is in relation to the other islands:
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![Feature Photo: Aogashima Island
This blew my mind. I thought this had to be fake, turns out it is real. Imagine living there for a day. It would be simplistic paradise. It has a population of 205 people. You would know everyone on the island. Click here for a larger view of the image to get a good idea of the scope of how amazing this is. It’s like a video game or a movie.
Aogashima(青ヶ島?)is avolcanicJapanese islandin thePhilippine Sea, administered byTokyoand located approximately 358 kilometres (222 mi) south of Tokyo and 64 kilometres (40 mi) south ofHachijō-jima. It is the southernmost and most isolated inhabited island of theIzu archipelago.
The village of Aogashima administers the island under Hachijō Subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis. As of 2009, the island’s population was 205. Aogashima is also within the boundaries of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. - Wikipedia
Here it is on google maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=32.455532,139.77107&spn=0.049466,0.073986&gl=us&t=m&z=14 Here is where it is in relation to the other islands:
[Via Source]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1a8b18KK61qknfz7o1_500.jpg)