Tokyo's Secret Island Paradise | AOGASHIMA ★ ONLY in JAPAN
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2017
- Jurassic Park may be the first thing that comes to mind when you see Aogashima Island from the air - but yes, THIS IS TOKYO!
It's famous for having a volcano inside a volcano surrounded by dense jungle. It's also considered the smallest town in Japan and the hardest place in Japan to get to. There is no direct transportation to Aogashima. These facts are what make Aogashima the best kept secret in Tokyo!
★ The Ogasawara video is out!
• Tokyo's Hidden Pacific...
Travel 1000km further for Tokyo's distant island paradise!
The island is unspoiled.
The pristine jungles and beautiful ocean views are like scenes from the movies.
HOW TO GET TO AOGASHIMA
Air
▶︎ Haneda Airport (Tokyo) to Hachijojima / 50 minutes
▶︎ Helicopter to Aogashima - 20 minutes / 11,530 Yen
Note: You have to take the first flight to catch the helicopter or spend the night. Only 1 helicopter flight per day.
Sea (Ferry)
▶︎ Takeshiba Pier (Tokyo) to Hachijojima 11-12 hours / Tokai Kisen Line /
▶︎ Hachijojima to Aogashima / 3 hours / Izu Shoto Kaihatsu Line
Note: The ferry to Aogashima is often canceled so don't rely on this if you need to be back to Tokyo for a flight etc. It can be delayed for as long as 1 week depending on weather!
WHY IS THIS THE HARDEST PLACE TO GET TO?
The town is located 200 meters up off the sea. There is no airport and this island is only accessible by helicopter and ferry. The port is one of the most challenging to dock at in the world so when the sea is rough or the wind is too strong, ferries are often canceled. Visitors may be stranded here for a week or more if the weather turns bad.
MUST SEE PLACES on AOGASHIMA
★ Ao-Chu Shochu distillery
★ Aogashima heliport
★ The volcanic island steamer (for lunch)
★ The island sauna
★ Oyamatenbo Park (Observation Area) for the view over the crater and the sky at night
★ Aogashima Port
★ Maruyama & Shrine
FOOD TO TRY
★ Torinabe (Chicken Soup Pot)
★ Ashitaba (an island leaf / herb that's used in cooking)
★ Island fish in season
Note: you can ask your inn about trying these at scheduled meals
THINGS TO NOTE ABOUT VISITING AOGASHIMA
1) You must have a reservation to stay somewhere before arriving. Lodging is limited. Call ahead, even for camping.
2) There is an ATM at the post office but come with cash just in case
3) Helicopters are often sold out a month in advance. Ferry tickets are easy to get but your departure date may not be convenient.
4) Walking is possible everywhere but many tourists rent a car. Other tourists may pick you up if you hitchhike. It takes 80 minutes to walk from the heliport to Aogashima pier.
URL:
▶︎ Aogashima's Official Page www.vill.aogashima.tokyo.jp/to...
▶︎ Tokyo's Island Helicopter Service (Online Reservations) tohoair-tal.jp/
▶︎ Ao-chu (青酎) Aogashima Island Shochu Brand ao-chu.com/
(Hotel / Inn) Onyado Tomotame / 御宿為朝 telephone: +81 4996-9-0410 owner: Kyoko-san (Japanese only)
▶︎ Aogashimamura Camping Ground telephone: 04996-9-0111
email contact: kankou@vill.aogashima.tokyo.jp
Special thank you to Akira-san, Yoshino-san, Kyoko-san and Moemi-san and all the kind residents of Aogashima who made me feel a part of the island family!
I stayed on the island from July 23 to July 30.
Drone scenes shot with the DJI MAVIC PRO
Music Credits:
▷ TEKNOAXE (love his stuff) / teknoaxe
Jungle - a Royal Feast / Bedtime Story Adventures - Piano/Background
▷ Groovy Baby by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Artist: audionautix.com/
▷ Out of the Skies, Under the Earth by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/reappear/
Artist: chriszabriskie.com/
▷ SUBTITLES: If you'd like to help out and submit a subtitle in your language, I'd really appreciate it so we can reach more people! th-cam.com/users/timedtext_vide... THANK YOU! You'll be listed as a collaborator for this video too :) -john
This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ #johndaub He's been living and working in Japan for over 19 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel. - บันเทิง
New Tokyo Island adventure up, OGASAWARA, 1000km (600mi) out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! th-cam.com/video/n3TtGXAoTvA/w-d-xo.html thanks for watching and leave a comment below, what did you think about Aogashima? -John
Hey, John .
I want you to visit Ashikaga, my hometown and make a video of Ashikaga.
I swear you will be entertained by my hometown!!!!
Always love your videos from Tokyo 🇯🇵 （＾ω＾）
ONLY in JAPAN h
Hi John. Just to let you know, of all the videos you uploaded on this channel and "Go", this one is IMO your best video ever - it had it all. I watched it from start to finish with great pleasure, and that doesn't happen often when I'm on TH-cam tbh, but when I watched this one, I didn't want to miss any part of "our" exciting trip. (And you gotta love those down to earth folks on that island) Excellent video John. :-)
Thomas
ONLY in JAPAN Do they have cellphone svcs or internet access there? What a beauty! Thank you for sharing....
Your video is really really great!
It is like watching a Nat Geo documentary quality video/
Thanks for the video!
I'm Japanese and surprised at this video. Even Japanese people scarcely know Aogashima. Even if they knew it, they'd never go there only once in their lives, because it's too inconvenient to visit it. I'm glad to watch this video and to know about Aogashima.
Me, too! I didn't even know it existed, and so close to Tokyo.
lt is a volcanic island.... It is next to impossible for you to predict its sudden eruption.
@@user-fo3bz1ku5y The whole of Japan is volcanic!
@@karateka3851 To what extent do YOU know about our country? The entire Japan is not volcanic. Shikoku, the smallest of the four main islands of our country, is not. By the way, Japan is an earthquake-prone country.
Any japanese girl would like to go on holiday with me on this island.......hit like
鉄人か超人みたいじゃなくて、
普通の、日本語が流暢な外国人として色々紹介してくれる。
私は台湾住まいの日本人ですが、とても親近感が持てました。
I lived in Japan for 17 years and have never heard of this beautiful place. Now I wanna go visit!
I am impressed how Japan manage and take care this remote island with proper infrastrusture..mind blowing!!!
Yeah, same here... such a small island and everything is in place.
That's why they make it part of TOKYO.
To make it easier to manage obviously. Big money from the central tokyo distributed to those islands
I have been there!!
I visited while on a foreign exchange program to Japan. Two other exchange students and I decided to visit when the three of us all discovered the island at roughly the same time from different sources. We went at the end of March, so it was still relatively cool and wet, but it made the sauna/spa at the end of a long day of hiking quite relaxing!
As far as getting there, though, we were told that it was more reliable to go by boat than by helicopter. So we took a passenger/cargo ship called the Tachibana Maru from Tokyo Harbor overnight to Hachijojima, and transferred to the Aogashima Maru (the same ship in the time lapse video at the harbor) for the final leg to Aogashima. Though we only stayed on the island for 2 days, we were able to see and experience a lot of the things shown in the video.
We had always wondered about the ridges around Maruyama as well. It seemed too regular of a pattern to be naturally occurring, but when we hiked around the rim, those ridges were actually much less visible, and just looked like places were low shrubs were growing instead of trees.
The hospitality and friendliness of everyone we met there was awesome. One thing I remember was hiking back to the inn at the end of the day. We were on the far side of the island from the inn, and the weather was starting to go from bad to worse. We were offered a ride to the hotel by a local just as it began raining cats and dogs. We were hesitant because we were all covered in sweat and mud from trekking through the jungle, and we did not want to get the inside of his car so dirty, but the driver didn't mind at all.
Thanks for bringing back those memories. I want to go back there someday!
@Madlib Beats only the real ones
Beautiful story.
That's beautiful !
That’s awesome 😎 I wish I did something that awesome!!
Thank you so much for sharing🙏🏻
Wow. I have been to this island in 79 or 80. We were probably the first ones wanting to camp there and the first German-Japanese Happas for sure! When we finally arrived there on a tiny boat that taxied us from the bigger ship to the port we were taken straight to the mayor. They were really worried and had us stay at someone's house before they decided to let us camp inside the crater for a couple of days... the locals would check on us every night and it was great fun: Singing Japanese and German songs under a pitch-black sky. The crater is so humid, not one bit of moonshine or stars. and we had to build some flooring under our tents so we would not be grilled by the next morning! Good times.
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Thank you so much for sharing your story🙏🏻
wow
Thank you for filming this! You sound like you were in pain a lot of the time, but you were so happy as well. Now I know what to expect when I go there one day :D
John, I personally believe this is the best video you've made. The editing and even musical scores really set a great pace for the whole video. It's done the residents of Aogashima justice and more. The food is deliciously rustic and real, very island in appearance and I can only imagine the taste would be fantastic. Thanks so much and great work. I'm sure if the residents of Aogashima saw this video they'd be very proud.
Thanks Vince! This was the first time I could fund a longer 1 week project plus long edit - thanks to Patreon. I have to give a shout out to that community. The next long one like this will be in January in another hard to reach place :) so I'm glad to have the creative financial support. I'll call them and see how they feel about the episode next week. Thank you very much for watching and writing in and the encouragement to keep making this kind of content. -john
th-cam.com/video/9fG9VXWIyn0/w-d-xo.html Kudaka Island dump or paradise ?
Good Job Johnny
@@WaoryuONLYinJAPAN अजु
@Manager Project Yes, and hardly any people either lol.
John, you have opened my eyes to a world that I would otherwise not be exposed to. Not just in this video, but all of your videos. I cannot express how thankful I am that you are making content like this. It gives us all a taste of what life is like on the other side of the Pacific, which I find utterly fascinating. Seriously, thank you.
this is where taki and mitsuha
meet each other in the mountain
scene in the anime movie called
Your Name ❤😭😭
It’s super video!! This island is a real unexplored island. Most of the people in Japan don’t know about this island. It’s precious experience.
The Izu islands are a great place to go to for a short holiday when you live and work in Tokyo! I as a foreigner have visited the Izu islands as well, tropical paradise! Really beautiful!
Your videos made me fall in love with Japan even more. :) Thank you for sharing your Japan adventures with us! Looking forward to new videos.
I love the camera angles and the guy's effort and enthusiasm throughout the video which made it feel like quality content. Enjoyed watching the video 👌 keep up the good stuff
This place seems like a wonderful place to live. So welcoming and warm.
Yeah. I am Japanese. I am happy to know you are interested in Japan. I have never been to this place, but I have watched the Japanese TV program which introduced the people living there. In the program, a man who was 80-year-old was introduced because he had never been to any place except this island. He said he had wanted to go out, but he had felt sorry for his parents. I felt he was just like hermit when I watched the TV program.
@@thedestroyedman8890 so even after that program, he did not travel outside ?
Mouney Donuru I don’t know he go outside after the program, but I think he stick to the belief not to go outside. I am Japanese. I cannot perfectly write the sentences in English. So, My choice of the word may be different from native one.
Thank you for sharing the charm of Japan that many Japanese do not know.
Jesus, the star gazing there must be insane!
Not necessarily
Why tell me about it? Just because I'm Jesus don't mean I give a fuq.
Proven fact videos, why you hate Jesus so much?
@@junii741 depends on light pollution
@@emmanueljames38629 8
I am Japanese, but I did not know about Aogashima well. This video was made very well and it was fun to see. Thank you very much
佐野友亮 going to travel to your country in 6 months till then this comment would be a year old.
your japanese you don't now this land how keen now for onther people's but anwoy this video really good
I didn't know too.🇯🇵
@@sawakok.9476 oh travel japan
Itu yang aku suka
I've been watching a lot of your videos and this is one of my favorites so far. Very unique, had no idea Tokyo had islands so far out under their jurisdiction. Well done!
素晴らしい人たちと素晴らしい場所を紹介してくれてありがとうジョン。 日本語のコマンドが大好きです。
Something about that island life is so alluring. It's such a beautiful and charming little community. You did a great job capturing that atmosphere!
You are correct
This island is so beautiful, the people here are so sweet! Definitely in my bucket list. This video was breathtaking!
This was pretty cool to watch & experience with you! Thanks for showing us an alternative mindset type of vacation destination!
I watched the whole video. Definitely has me wanting to visit this island. Thank you for giving me eyes on this land.
I found this video by accident. Man I really enjoyed it! I appreciate the quality, information and your joy/ passion. I'll be subscribing!
+elsizzle2000 thank you! It means a lot to me that you took the time to write - and WELCOME to ONLY in JAPAN (☝︎ ՞ਊ ՞)☝︎John
Honestly this is the best video I've seen on TH-cam.. double likes and subscribed.... I appreciate you for an awesome adventure!!
Triple likes.
@@ghostxx2270 TY..
The best documentary
double likes it's mean cancel the like, right?
日本人で、旅好きでもなかなか行ったことがないところですが、私も最近やっと行けたところです。行き方から、島の様子まで日本人でもなかなか伝えられないほど詳しく伝えていて感心しました。また行きたいものです。英語で聞くと日本ではなく、海外かと思うほどです。
It`s difficult to travel AOGASHIMA.for every people,include Japanese. I went to Aogashima, this year. It`s good place to view&people. I want back Aogashima again.
OMG you're the best, I loved this, learned soo much. Thank you.
24 minutes long! I was wondering why the editing took so long. But it was worth the wait, I watched it all. Awesome video! Marvelous place! ¡Gracias!
20:07 is one of several breathtaking shots of the green hills and deep blue ocean. Thank you for a wonderful insight into Aogashima!
Brilliant clip! I loved it and want to go to Aogashima. Used to live in Tokyo and always interested to visit Izu and Ogawasawara islands. I’ve only been to the Oshima once. Look forward to see more from you in Japan.
Nice one. This seems a perfect getaway especially in this ongoing pandemic. But the mortal fear of volcano eruption could give one a nightmare.
Somewhere on this island is at least one teenager thinking: "One day I'm gonna leave this place and never come back!"
You can bet on that. I guess as a parent when your rebellious teen runs away you know they won't go far.
Kimi no na wa detected!!
Probably true...
and I was thinking I want to go there and never leave
@@williambuck5617 Me too
Living the dream travelling places man, well done!
Golden Trout it's not a dream, i went here. I went to ogasawara it's great for open water diving it's a national treasure. I went to tokyo kyoto okinawa miyakojima off mainland okinawa.
It's brutal having to film everything and take pictures rather than enjoying you are acting for the camera and forget to genuinely have a good time.
You can travel to these places, what nales you feel it's only a dream?
michael, its still better than the average 9-5 job and he is self employed.
@@sfs105 hmmm ..
北海道民ですが ここはヒグマがいないから安心して夏山歩きができるんですね…うらやましい…❄︎
I love how beautiful and clean the island is. They are so friendly too.
This was a fantastic video, thank you John!
This is most definitely my favorite episode on this channel and I've seen all of them!
Thank you for showing us such wonderful places John. I love all your videos and I'm always waiting for another new adventure.
Oh yes,same to me as a matter of fact,I like everything about this
This is really great. I love how you've shown the highlights, but also really shown the truth: small island, small community of friends.
The production value on this is so good! Well worth the wait 😜
I swear this guy does the best documentaries about Japan on youtube.
mugensamurai try 'abroad in japan'. I also like that channel.
Hands down
This is my first video from this guy. But Im already hooked! I just subbed!
I totally agree, his adventures are amazing.
It's well funded by NHK, maker of Japanology Plus.
Awesomeness!! This is brilliant work John! 🙌.. Thanks much! I hope to go there this August.. 🤞🤞
For me this is one of the BEST! 👍
Thank you 🙏
are you serious?
なんとチャレンジングな旅なのか、日本人でさえここまでやる人は少ない。Great Jobとしか言いようがない。そもそも青ヶ島なんて殆どの日本人が知らないし、行ったこともない。でもこの動画で青ヶ島も見直されるんじゃないだろうか？ ほんとはディスカバリー・チャンネルで放送されてもいい内容だ。トピックもいいし、カメラワークも素晴らしい。今まで作った動画の中でこれが最高レベルだと思う。尊敬します !!!
Akio Hoshino ディスカバリーチャンネル アハハハ
はい!ありがと!
これぞドキュメンタリーチャンネルだよ… すごいなあ
Lol ill be there
I know right ! I have to get one some day... 😂😂😂🌎😕😒
This is the first time I have seen your channel. My friend recommended, and I love it!! :)
Wow, I lived in Tokyo over 40 years, but did not know Tokyo has such fun place until I watched this video.
I have known the island for the first time. I would like to get there after COVID-19. Thank you for showing the great information!
If you are going, please invite me to join you.
I have never heard about this Island before, very interesting place. Thank you for sharing your experience
Wow ! Informative and entertaining in the best possible way. This was so well done that I actually subscribed and I never do that.
Thank you soooooo much for sharing this beautiful and hard to go (for me at least) island. Thank you for taking me "along with you and your super nice friends" thru this wonderful extremely serene adventure. 😁
Thank you for sharing your adventure!
Brilliant documentary on this Island that I doubt I would ever visit myself, so interesting to know all the details and the walk about.👍😊
Love the effort you put into cinematography, man! Awesome shots of you and the island. Thanks for that
Thanks for the segment, been educational and enjoyable. 👍
I learned so much. Thanks for this!
This might be one of my favorite videos. So peaceful yet informative! Thanks for showing us something so cool! :D
this is the coolest video you've done...thats why i come here....only in japan...truly unique content
Thanks for going and sharing!
Beautiful, thank you for your time and explanations, I enjoyed this video.
love this channel. makes me fall in love with Japan more and more with each video i see
What a quality channel. Great work, my dude.
Fantastic video, thanks a lot for this information
Terrific video. So happy I watched!
Amazing video mate i'm planning a trip there and I cannot wait. Thank you for your helpful video
This is such a magnificent and most beautiful landscape/mountain island I've ever seen. Magical.
Beautiful video, thanks.
What a fabulous place!! Thank you for sharing!!
The drone shots are beautiful, great work John.
Absolutely stunning. Thanks for the great video
Thank you TH-cam Recommendations.
WOW fantastic. We once stayed with friends on Hachijo but never even thought about going to Aogashima but you have now changed that!!
Amazing video John!! The shots are so beautiful! Love from the Netherlands ❤️
John, this video was awesome, maybe even your best yet!
A big fan of all of your content and your passion and enthusiasm really shines through in this episode, like all the rest.
I would have never even known about Aogashima or any of the other islands in the chain that belong to Greater Tokyo!
Keep doing what you are doing! Your videos inspire me so much for my own trip to Japan - only 3 weeks away 😱
I'm always torn between wanting to be away from everything in the middle of nature and requiring high speed internet...
Yessssssss!!! Story of my life 😂
For me it's also that parcels often don't get delivered to such remote places.
Exactly, you can put me anywhere in the world, falkland island, st helena, tristan da cunha, as long as i have at least stable 50Mbps internet, im fine
@@wh7824 ehm,,,,,electricity???
win video all of the places i mentioned above have no problem on electricity, only fast internet is the problem on a desolated island
青ヶ島に行った事があるけど、凄く不思議な気持ちになる特殊な地形の島・・・
Your Video is nice buddy, thanks for making us discover this lovely Paradise
Honestly, this island looks amazing!
wow very nice... im happy with this video! enjoy watching with the beautiful nature and how people live with it peacebly..! also informative, youre really good making this. God bless..
very nice video and u have given good information about the island.
Intriguing🤔😊 This was great. This and most of your videos remind me of educational(thoroughly entertaining) videos I would look forward to watching on "media day" in elementary school☺☺. The edits are great-you know how to weave a story that leave me (viewers) wanting to leave our homes immediately to seek out a wonderful Japanese adventure! I have no doubt that most who've traveled to Japan-especially the most recent first-timers, have done so because of your vlogs and videos. Keep up the great work John.
Would really love to visit this island! It seems like such a amazing place. The people there are also so friendly.
Thank you for such a wonderful video - best tour guide.
青ヶ島！！死ぬまでに一度は行ってみたい島ですね
うらやましい！
Wow.. Feels like "Your Name".. Amazing beautiful 😍😍😍
Fantastic video! I really dig your in-depth research and commitment to quality! Looking forward to more.
Wow , really enjoyed this video thank you , take care
Great tour of the island and a great sense of humor to !
I'm loving this channel
Huge thanks John for bringing me all over Japan through your amazing and stunning Video's... Keep it up Sir and take care always... I'm blessed that I found your blog. God bless you!
Honestly I felt very enthusiastic whenever I came around his videos,I really had wanted to visit Japan both due to the nature of my job,I have been sub pedaling,thanks pretty times,where are you located if I may ask?
Great video , Thank You
Enjoyed the video!
What a great video! Those drones shots were amazing! 😃
You are absolutely right
Great Job John!! another super learning experience!
Thank you!!
Classy, beautiful video,, great 👍content.
Thanks for the wonderful tour🌈🌞💖
What a great host! I can't wait till i can go myself. Thank you
I wana visit the lsland with you
John I accidentally stumbled on your video and got hooked. Your videos are worth spending time for. I like your style of talking and presenting the videos.
Thank you so much for watching the series Shailesh :) glad you found my channel and enjoying it! New one on the way soon. -john
so nice place to relax and forget everything behind...
I would imagine this place would be amazing for training for both runners and cyclists. So beautiful!