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Volcanic Miyakejima diving and carefully managed Mikurajima dolphin swims
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Miyakejima: Tokai Kisen operates an overnight passenger vessel from Tokyo Takeshiba Pier to Miyakejima. The Miyakejima Tourism Association lists a typical roughly 6.5-hour passage. Alternatively, New Central Airservice flies small aircraft from Chofu Airfield to Miyakejima Airport, usually about 50 minutes, not from Haneda. These services are weather-dependent. Mikurajima: Tokai Kisen continues south on its route after Miyakejima, but Mikurajima has only one exposed landing and boats may sail past without disembarking. The Tokyo Ailand Shuttle helicopter connects Mikurajima with nearby island airports and is capacity-limited and weather-dependent. A Mikurajima day trip on an ordinary ferry is not a reliable plan, and the tourism association says on-island accommodation must be prebooked. A qualified Miyakejima diving service may instead operate a separate dolphin-watching excursion into Mikurajima waters: this is not a scheduled public passenger transfer.
Miyakejima: A village bus circles districts; rental cars, limited taxis and assisted bicycles are listed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Coastal sites are spread out and the actual ferry landing can switch among three ports, so arrange early-morning transfers and equipment transport in advance.