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The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands (小笠原群島, Ogasawara Guntō), are an archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands, some 1,000 kilometres (540 nmi; 620 mi) directly south of Tokyo, Japan. The name "Bonin Islands" comes from the Japanese word bunin (an archaic reading of 無人 mujin), meaning "no people" or "uninhabited". The only inhabited islands of the group are Chichi-jima (父島), the seat of the municipal government, and Haha-jima (母島), which includes Ogasawara Village.
Ogasawara Municipality (mura) and Ogasawara Subprefecture (Tokyo Metropolis) take their names from the Ogasawara Group. However, Ogasawara Archipelago (小笠原諸島, Ogasawara shotō), may also be a wider collective term that includes other islands in Ogasawara Municipality, such as the Volcano Islands, along with other small, uninhabited and isolated islands. Geographically speaking, all of these islands are part of the Nanpō Islands.
A total population of 2,440 , comprising 2,000 on Chichi-jima and 440 on Haha-jima, lives in the Ogasawara Group, which have a total area of 84 square kilometres (32 sq mi).
A World Heritage Site is a place (such as a building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, or mountain) that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as being of special cultural or physical significance.The list is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 UNESCO member states which are elected by the General Assembly.
The programme catalogues, names, and conserves sites of outstanding cultural or natural importance to the common heritage of humanity. Under certain conditions, listed sites can obtain funds from the World Heritage Fund. The program was founded with the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World's Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. Since then, 191 states parties have ratified the Convention, making it one of the most adhered to international instruments. Only Liechtenstein, Nauru, Somalia, South Sudan, Timor-Leste, and Tuvalu are not Parties to the Convention.
The property numbers more than 30 islands clustered in three groups and covers surface area of 7,939 hectares. The islands offer a variety of landscapes and are home to a wealth of fauna, including the Bonin Flying Fox, a critically endangered bat, and 195 endangered bird species. Four-hundred and forty-one native plant taxa have been documented on the islands whose waters support numerous species of fish, cetaceans and corals. Ogasawara Islands' ecosystems reflect a range of evolutionary processes illustrated through its assemblage of plant species from both southeast and northwest Asia, alongside many endemic species.
UNESCO World Heritage Eco Learning Program in Ogasawara Island,Tokyo. As part of its partnership agreement with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Panasonic has been promoted an Eco Learning Program that enables children to visit and learn about the importance of World Heritage sites around the world. The program was held at the Ogasawara Island, Tokyo, Japan with 42 students and teachers from Ogasawara Elemntary School on June 2014. <世界遺産エコラーニングプログラム 小笠原諸島> パナソニックはユネスコ世界遺産センターとのパートナーシップの元、こどもたちが世界中の世界遺産を訪れ、 世界遺産と環境の大切さを学ぶ環境学習を行っています。 2014年6月、小笠原小学校から42人の子どもたちと教師が参加し活動を実施しました。
On the Bonin or Ogasawara Islands Joseph is reminded that travel is a treasure hunt. Even though one is told where the riches are buried, the real gems one has to find on their own. On this voyage to Tokyo’s most distant possessions – more than 600 miles and 25 hours by ferry from the mainland – Joseph partakes in kayaking, snorkeling, trekking and whale watching. Yet, in spite of all the activities he discovers that interactions with the islanders and what one learns by exploring their heritage are the most cherished souvenirs. His personal discoveries among the islanders, whose roots lie in an American past, opens up a world still shrouded in mystery and little-known to the casual day tripper.
Submitted by Matt Vote for this video and check out the other videos at the JET Video Contest Homepage: https://jetvideocontest.com/system/international2/pc/?contest_pk=2 Born in Surf explores the origins and evolution of the Bonin Island surfing community. Told from the perspective of 7 surfers from 7 generations, each local’s story reveals a part of the surfing history and a piece of island culture. Collectively their stories show how surfing has functioned as a communication tool with the power to unify a community and realize a lifestyle for island people. The movie was filmed over the course of one year, from summer 2014 to summer 2015, and explores the different seasons and waves of Chichijima, the main inhabited island of the Ogasawara Archipelago. As Ogasawara has no airport and ...
The Ogasawara Islands in Japan are a UNESCO Natural World Heritage Site.
Journey to Ogasawara is a book to a accompany the film David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde. David Burliuk and the Japanese Avant-garde was filmed in Tokyo, Kyoto and Ogasawara, namely Chi Chi Jima, also known as the Bonin Islands. Journey to Ogasawara tells the story of the making of the film and our time spent on this unique and remote island, 1000 kilometres from Tokyo Bay in the Pacific Ocean accessible only by a 30 hour journey by ship. http://www.davidburliukjapan.com http://www.copernicusfilms.com
A combination of GoPro videos of activities taken place on the Ogasawara Islands in Japan.
A view under water at Kitakou on Hahajima.
The property numbers more than 30 islands clustered in three groups and covers surface area of 7,939 hectares. The islands offer a variety of landscapes and are home to a wealth of fauna, including the Bonin Flying Fox, a critically endangered bat, and 195 endangered bird species. Four-hundred and forty-one native plant taxa have been documented on the islands whose waters support numerous species of fish, cetaceans and corals. Ogasawara Islands' ecosystems reflect a range of evolutionary processes illustrated through its assemblage of plant species from both southeast and northwest Asia, alongside many endemic species.
Wonderful view from a viewpoint en route to Takayama on Chichijima, part of the Ogasawara Islands.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has struck the Bonin Islands, Japan Region at a depth of 483.5 km (300.4 miles), the quake hit at 20:00:26 UTC Saturday 26th May 2012 The epicenter was 188 km (116 miles) West of Chichi-shima, Bonin Islands, Japan No Tsunami Warning Issued - No Reports of Damage or Injuries at this time
Whale(ZATO-KUJIRA) Watching in Chichi-jima,Ogasawara,Tokyo. By TK&TM;, special Thanks Nobusan@Blue-lace.