Mihama Island: Nobuyuki and Tasuku’s Former Hometown in “Hikari - And Then There Was Light”

Toshima Island, a remote island that is part of Tokyo, served as one of the locations in the movie “Hikari - And Then There Was Light” (2017). Several scenes were filmed on the island, featured as Mihama Island in the movie, where Nobuyuki (Nayuta Fukuzaki), Mika (Guama), and Tasuku (Atsuya Okada) used to live when they were young. Toshima is a small island (4.12 km²) that is part of the Izu Island chain. It is located about 140 km south of the metropolis and has a circumference of about 8 km. The island is covered with about 200,000 camellia trees whose flowers offer a spectacular view as they bloom to blanket the entire island in winter. At night, when the sky is clear, many constellations as well as the Milky Way are visible with the naked eye. The island has become a popular dolphin watching spot as the amicable mammals have started inhabiting the area around the port of Toshima in recent years.