Ō Ne

What it is

• An uninhabited island located within the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park.
• A first-class special zone designated for its unique geological features.
• Formed from underwater self-brecciated lava from the Irozaki andesite layer.
• The island has no history of human residence and spans one kilometer in circumference.

What to see

• Volcanic rock formations reaching sixty-four meters above sea level.
• Taiwanese macaques that were introduced to the island in the mid-1960s.
• The surrounding waters used for scuba diving and sea kayaking.
• Local marine life including rockfish and moray eels in the coastal waters.

Getting there

• Sightseeing boats from Irozaki Port circle the island in twenty-five minutes.
• The island sits seventy meters away from the Izu Peninsula mainland.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.