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THE ARCHIPELAGO OF OGASAWARA:

A charming, wild and isolated nature

Author: IUCNweb . Source : flickr

Ogasawara is an archipelago of Japan consists of a set of 30 islands gathered in three main groups: MUKOJIMA, CHICHIJIMA AND HAHAJIMA (The largest island is Chichi Island which has an area of 23.80 km²).
Located about nine hundred kilometers south of Honshū, the Ogasawara archipelago stretches along the ocean trough of Izu Bonin. The topographic reliefs are volcanic, they culminate at an altitude of 916 m on Minamiiwo Island.
On June 24, 2011, the archipelago was named a natural world heritage site by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

Author: Ippei & Janine Naoi. Source : flickr

Author: IUCNweb . Source : flickr

Author: Froschmann ヨルノプルメリア . Source : flickr

Almost uninhabited, the archipelago presents a wild setting unique in the world, and exposes a rich, ravishing and intact nature including beaches, coral reefs, tropical forests, meadows of shrubs, steep cliffs … and a treasure trove of flora and fauna. (Only the Chichi and Haha Islands are populated by around 2,000 and 440 inhabitants).

Author: IUCNweb . Source : flickr

Author (3 photos): Ippei & Janine Naoi. Source : flickr

The archipelago was declared Japanese in 1876. After the American occupation at the end of the 2nd World War, the islands returned in 1968 under Japanese administration, and Japanese refugees were allowed to return.
The archipelago is 984 km from Tokyo, and only one ferry per week connects Tokyo and the archipelago.