14 articles
A record of setting foot on islands. Which way in and which way out — ferry or plane — is the whole problem, especially for islands with one sailing a day. What counts as an island is set out in the article on the definition and approach.
These articles cover how the schedule was built around the chance of cancellation, and what actually happened.
Mar 22, 2026
Two Kanagawa Islands in a DaySarushima to Enoshima via Three Bus Routes
Mar 17, 2024
Landing on a Restricted Artificial IslandDaini Kaiho in Tokyo Bay
Jan 07, 2024
Island-Hopping RulesWhat Counts as an "Island"
Nov 12, 2023
Hateruma IslandFerry There, Cessna Back from Japan's Southernmost Inhabited Island
Jul 02, 2023
Visiting Myōken-jima on FootThe Only Natural Island in Tokyo's 23 Wards
Nov 13, 2022
Three Islands of Mishima Village in 4 DaysFerry and Flight for Island-Hopping and Airport Conquest
Nov 06, 2022
Ogasawara on Just 1 Day OffA 6-Day Plan Using the 2023 Golden Week Calendar
Aug 07, 2022
Visiting the Suspended Rebun AirportOne Night on Rebun Island
May 08, 2022
Three Nagasaki Island Airports in a DayThree Round Trips from Nagasaki Airport
May 01, 2022
Four San'in Airports in Two DaysYonago, Oki, Izumo, and Tottori by Plane, Ferry, and Rail
Jan 09, 2022
Hachijojima Day TripA One-Hour Flight from Haneda to a Remote Island
Jan 02, 2022
Okushiri, Rishiri, and WakkanaiA Failed 3-Airport Plan Killed by a Bomb Cyclone
Dec 26, 2021
Kozushima and Niijima in a DaySmall Planes from Chofu, Ferry Between Islands
Oct 31, 2021
Conquering 5 Tokyo Island AirportsRoute Design from Chofu and Haneda
Island-Hopping RulesWhat Counts as an "Island"
Nov 12, 2023
Hateruma IslandFerry There, Cessna Back from Japan's Southernmost Inhabited Island
Jul 02, 2023
Visiting Myōken-jima on FootThe Only Natural Island in Tokyo's 23 Wards
Nov 13, 2022
Three Islands of Mishima Village in 4 DaysFerry and Flight for Island-Hopping and Airport Conquest
Nov 06, 2022
Ogasawara on Just 1 Day OffA 6-Day Plan Using the 2023 Golden Week Calendar
Aug 07, 2022
Visiting the Suspended Rebun AirportOne Night on Rebun Island
May 08, 2022
Three Nagasaki Island Airports in a DayThree Round Trips from Nagasaki Airport
May 01, 2022
Four San'in Airports in Two DaysYonago, Oki, Izumo, and Tottori by Plane, Ferry, and Rail
Jan 09, 2022
Hachijojima Day TripA One-Hour Flight from Haneda to a Remote Island
Jan 02, 2022
Okushiri, Rishiri, and WakkanaiA Failed 3-Airport Plan Killed by a Bomb Cyclone
Dec 26, 2021
Kozushima and Niijima in a DaySmall Planes from Chofu, Ferry Between Islands
Oct 31, 2021
Conquering 5 Tokyo Island AirportsRoute Design from Chofu and Haneda