Hahajima (Ogasawara Islands)

From the top, islands floating in the Bonin Blue sea can be seen (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Green sea turtles taking a nap on the beach where no people go. Photographed on September 2, 2013 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Hahajima Islands are very abundant. When diving around Anejima, Caesio teres can be encountered (photograph provided by a branch office)

Shadow of a palm tree on a Hirajima clear white sandy beach. It looks like a summer scenery but it was at a day in January. Photographed on january 17, 2018 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Ogasawara night sky, far from the mainland, where the air is clear and there is few artificial light. The Milky Way can well be seen in summer (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Observation deck on the edge of Oki Port. In addition to seeing off Hahajima Maru, whale watching can be enjoyed (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Okuzure Bay seen from Sekimon. Photographed on June 8, 2021 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Rainbow above the Sekimon doline, a treasure of endemic plants. Photographed on August 29, 2020 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Ioto Island is part of the Ogasawara archipelago. Many old battlefields still remain (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

View of Mt. Chibusayama from Higashizaki. Photographed on July 5, 2017 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Entrance to Sekimon covered in fog. Photographed on June 26, 2021 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Beach park just off the Hahajima Maru docks. Green sea turtles may be encountered when swimming (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)

Hahajima seen from Imotojima. Photographed on December 19, 2019 (photograph provided by a Tokyo ranger)

Hahajima Village is located around the Oki Port, where Hahajima Maru docks (photograph provided by the Ogasawara Village Tourism Bureau)