East Hachijō

East of Hachijōjima stretches the open Pacific, warmed by the Kuroshio Current. The island itself is formed by two volcanoes and stands far south of the main Japanese islands. Its isolation made it a place of exile under the Tokugawa shogunate: Ukita Hideie, who fought on the losing side at Sekigahara in 1600, was sent there and spent the rest of his life on the island.