🚁 There’s a Japanese village with 170 people…
Inside a volcano 🌋
No roads. No hospital.
Just geothermal saunas, salt made from volcanic steam, and stars brighter than anywhere else in Japan.
🔗 https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/06/21/the-island-inside-a-volcano-why-people-still-live-on-aogashima/
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Aogashima: Japan’s Volcanic Island Village of 170 People

Why do people live inside an active volcano? Discover Aogashima — Japan’s least populated village, built in a double caldera 350 km south of Tokyo. A story of survival, isolation, and ingenuity.

Ryan J. Hite