The small group of Hachijō dialects (八丈方言, Hachijō hōgen), natively called Shima Kotoba (島言葉, [ɕima kotoba], "island speech"), depending on classification...

Park. Its only municipality is Hachijō. On 1 March 2018, its population was 7,522 people living on 63 km2. The Hachijō language is spoken by some inhabitants...

Hachijō can refer to: The island Hachijōjima (八丈島) The town Hachijō, Tokyo, within Tokyo, Japan, which governs Hachijōjima and Hachijōkojima. Hachijo...

Hachijō Subprefecture (八丈支庁, Hachijō-shichō) is a subprefecture of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. The organization of government belongs to the Tokyo Metropolitan...

kilometres (4.7 mi) west of Hachijō-jima, in the northern Izu archipelago, Japan. Administratively the island is within Hachijō, Tokyo, Japan. Oriented in...

Hachijō (八丈町, Hachijō-machi) is a town located in Hachijō Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. As of 1 December 2022[update], the town had an estimated...

mainland. Hachijō-daiko (八丈太鼓, trans. "Hachijō-style taiko") is a taiko tradition originating on the island of Hachijō-jima. Two styles of Hachijō-daiko emerged...

western features not found in other eastern dialects. The Hachijō language, spoken on Hachijō-jima and the Daitō Islands, including Aogashima, is highly...

However, Hachijō grammar includes a substantial number of distinguishing features from modern Standard Japanese, both innovative and archaic. Hachijō is head-final...

municipality, because both Hachijō Town and Aogashima Village claim administrative rights. They are directly controlled by Hachijō Subprefecture instead....