Directory of Bonin Islands Resources

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The Bonin Islands (a.k.a. the Ogasawara, to the Japanese) are part of the Nampo Shoto, or islands starting near Tokyo and extending southward into the Pacific. Included within the Bonin Islands is a subgroup, the Volcano Islands, which is made up of the 3 Iwo Jima Islands. The islands are administered by the Tokyo government and considered part of Tokyo Prefecture.

This category is for sites on the Bonin Islands, including tourism, access, navigation, and geography.

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Resources in This Category

• Chichi Jima Bonin Islands Ogasawara

  http://members.tripod.com/~John_Wick/index-3.html
  General information about the islands from a former Navy doctor who lived there for two years.

• History of Bonin Islands, The

  http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et7t-tum/bonin-hise.html
  Brief timeline of the islands' history.

• Information On Ogasawara Diving And Islands

  http://www.divejapan.com/ogasainf.htm
  Links, articles, whale-watching, history, and resources. Dive japan site.

• Iwo Jima Volcano Islands

  http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/iwo-jima.html
  Provides basic geological information on Japan's Iwa Jima islands.

• Japanese Linguistic Research Centre

  http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/jlrc/v6intro-e.htm
  Information on the linguistic culture of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands.

• John LaPlant's Chichi Jima Bonin Islands

  http://john_laplant.tripod.com/
  Collection of photographs from 1966-67 showing island people, scenes and buildings.

• Ogasawara Islands

  http://www.nakanishi.net/og/og1e.htm
  Collection of photographs accompanied by brief descriptions of each.

• Ogasawara Islands

  http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/tokyo/ogasawarashotou.html
  Map and information on the JNTO website.

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