What is special about Mikura?

Dolphins
The number one attraction of Mikura are the wild Dolphins who live in the shallow waters so close to the land that people can see them very often from some points of the island.
In the sidebar you will find more information about Dolphin swimming tours in Mikura!



Mount Oyama
With 851 meters in high Oyama is the second highest mountain only to Mt. Hachijou-Fuji in the Tokyo Islands and the top of a Stratovolcano whose last eruption was more than 4000 years ago.
The top is often covered with fog which sprays the rich forest of Mikura since it lies in a high moorland climate.



The largest Shii Tree of Japan
There are over 590 "Giant Trees" in the forests of Mikura with trunk widths of five meters or more!
"Mikurajima no ojii" (The Great Shii Tree of Mikurajima) is 13.8 meters around which makes it the largest one in Japan!



Waterfall "Shirataki"
With beautiful white expanded water, Shirataki drops 80 meters deep from Mikura’s cliffs in the West of the island and cannot be approached from the mountainside. People who want to see it have to go there by boat.
Shirataki is known for its immense volume of water which continues to flow even during long periods without rain.



Miyoga-ike Pond
This pond lies in a crater which was formed in an eruption hundreds of years ago. Its circumference is 400 meters and its deep two meters.
With the Carps which had been released there during the Meiji era and the old forests around, this magical place has been selected as one of Tokyo’s best 100 views!



Ebine Park
In this park, visitors can see the Nioiebine-ran for free. These orchid originates in the Izu-Islands but became rarely due to overharvesting.
In this park there are gathered some of the few that remain, with a view to protect them for replenishment in their natural habitat.
In this park visitors can also see many of the island’s other native flowers.



Streaked Shearwaters
This seabird uses burrows to nest in and you can find quite a few of them in the forested mountains of Mikura. The birds are too heavy to fly by themselves just from the ground so they are climbing trees to depart from them. On the water they use the up winds for departure.
The Streaked Shearwaters feed mainly fish and squid and they are often following fishing boats.