To-shima, Tokyo

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Toshima 利島村
Village
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Location of Toshima in Tokyo Metropolis
Toshima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°31′17″N 139°16′48″E / 34.52139°N 139.28000°E / 34.52139; 139.28000
Country	Japan
Region	Kantō
Prefecture	Tokyo Metropolis
Government
• Mayor	Kazuhisa Umeda
Area
• Total	4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi)
Population  (October 1 2020)
• Total	327
• Density	79.4/km2 (206/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	248, Toshima-mura, Tōkyō-to 100-0301
Website	www.toshimamura.org

Toshima (利島村, Toshima-mura) is a village located in Ōshima Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The village comprises the whole of To-shima Island.

The island, at 4.12 square kilometres (1.59 square miles), is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the Izu Island chain. Approximately 330 people live on the island. Eighty per cent of the island is covered by camellia forests. From November to March, much of the island is red from the camellia flowers. The island is also home to the Saku lily (Lilium auratum var. platyphyllum), the largest lily in the world.

The island is between Izu Ōshima, the largest of the Izu Islands, and Nii-jima. Ferries that sail to Nii-jima make a brief stop in To-shima. Toshima is also accessible (weather permitting) by helicopter departing from Ōshima island, from Ōshima airport it is a 10-minute flight to To-shima.

The main industry on To-shima is fishing. There is some small-scale farming and tourism.