Tokyo: Islands: Bonin Islands
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.
The Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands Language and Culture Site
- Contains information and documents related to the language and culture of the Bonin islands.http://nihongo.human.metro-u.ac.jp/~long/bonins/default.html
Chichi Jima Bonin Islands Ogasawara
- General information about the islands from a former Navy doctor who lived there for two years.http://members.tripod.com/~John_Wick/index-3.html
History of Bonin Islands, The
- Brief timeline of the islands' history.http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et7t-tum/bonin-hise.html
Information On Ogasawara Diving And Islands
- Links, articles, whale-watching, history, and resources. Dive japan site.http://www.divejapan.com/ogasainf.htm
Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands
- Information on recent volcanic activity.http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/north_asia/iwo-jima.html
Japanese Linguistic Research Centre
- Information on the linguistic culture of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands.http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/jlrc/v6intro-e.htm
John LaPlant's Chichi Jima Bonin Islands
- Collection of photographs from 1966-67 showing island people, scenes and buildingshttp://john_laplant.tripod.com/
Ogasawara Islands
- Collection of photographs accompanied by brief descriptions of each.http://www.nakanishi.net/og/og1e.htm
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