Chichijima (Ogasawara Islands)

Life-sized humpback whale skeleton object. Photographed on February 7, 2010 (photograph provided by a branch office)

Bay view from the summit of Mt. Asahi. Photographed on April 6, 2018 (photograph provided by a branch office)

Endemic species of Ogasawara blooming in spring, at Inyo Pond in the south of the island. In Japanese, it is called Ohamabossu. "Bossu" derives from "hossu," a short staff of wood with bundled hair wielded by monks. Photographed on March 9, 2021 (photograph provided by a branch office)

View of Anijima from the Mt. Denshin footpath. Photographed on April 12, 2010 (photograph provided by a branch office)

Rock that looks like a huge heart. Is is a popular part of shore field tours (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Wrecks of a cargo ship that stranded during the war. Currently, it is a great playground for fishes in the South Sea (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Route 240, commonly known as "Coral Street" that crosses the Omuraike Ward (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Directory in front of the village office. It also indicates the disance to Ogasawara related Guam and Palau (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Pure white sandy beach that can't be reached on foot. Recommended to visit with a kayak tour (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)