Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-2009-269X
Abstract
This study compares accessibility on the Izu Islands, an inhabited archipelago. part of Tokyo Prefecture, from around the 1910s to the 1930s, during the early years of tourism development. Most islands in the archipelago started attracting tourists during the economically prosperous 1960s and 1970s; uniquely, Izu Oshima, the largest island, had been a tourist destination since before World War II. Tourism research on this region and period has predominantly employed a descriptive approach; quantitative studies have been rare owing to the dearth of data. Addressing this gap, this study conducts a network analysis of data acquired from the books of shipping timetables of regular sea routes published from the 1910s to the 1930s in order to examine the networks of transportation systems between the islands and the mainland. The analysis reveals that access to Izu Oshima improved with the development of tourism in the 1930s. However, other islands, such as Hachijo and Miyake, were still inconvenient destinations compared with Izu Oshima, although the transportation system steadily improved between 1915 and 1935.
Recommended Citation
Takahashi, Kantaro
(2026)
"Change of Accessibility in the Izu Islands Before and After Tourism Development in the Pre-World War Ⅱ Period,"
International Journal of Islands Research:
Vol. 6:
Iss.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijir/vol6/iss2/1
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