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is a volcanic island in the Izu Islands (伊豆諸島) and administered by the Tokyo (東京都) Metropolitan government, Japan, lies south of Tokyo and east of the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka prefecture.
Izu Ōshima, at 91.06 km² is the largest and closest of Tokyo's outlying islands, which also include the Ogasawara Islands. Izu Ōshima forms part of the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. Izu Ōshima is a stratovolcano.
Izu Ōshima is famous for Mt. Mihara, which last erupted in 1986. The volcano featured prominently in The Return of Godzilla, as the location in which the Japanese government entombed Godzilla. Mt. Mihara appeared again in the direct sequel, Godzilla vs. Biollante, in which Godzilla was released when the volcano erupted. Mt. Mihara and Izu Ōshima were also featured in the book Ring and the movie Ringu as pivotal locations for the story. Outside of fictional realms, the island is known for its Camellia Festival, Hanabi Festival, beaches, and onsen.
Izu Ōshima is a popular site for tourists from both Tokyo and Izu due to its close proximity to the mainland.
There are two high schools on Ōshima. They are Ōshima High School, which is an agriculture school known for producing excellent baseball players, and Ōshima Minami, which is a marine biology school. While Ōshima High School is attended primarily by children native to the island, Ōshima Minami draws students from Tokyo and neighboring Izu in order to participate in its marine biology program.
There are a number of ferries which leave from Takeshiba San Bashi ''Pier'', near Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. Ferries also leave from Atami in Shizuoka.
There are several flights per day from Haneda Airport and Chofu Airport.

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★ Izu Oshima Tourist Information(English)