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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. 日本語のホームページはこちら.

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Japanese Linguistic Research Centre The linguistic culture of the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands. www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/jlrc/v6intro-e.htm

Taka's Website Photographs of Ogasawara (Bonin Islands). www2.gol.com/users/tkyk/index_e.html

John LaPlant's Chichi Jima Bonin Islands Collection of photographs from 1966-67 showing island people, scenes and buildings. John_LaPlant.tripod.com

B.I.S. Bonin Information Service Information on dolphin swim, whale watching, accommodations, hiking, diving, entertainment, kayaking, surfing, and ship's timetable on Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands. www.bonin-islands.com

History of Bonin Islands, The Brief timeline of the islands' history. www.asahi-net.or.jp/~et7t-tum/bonin-hise.html

Chichi Jima Bonin Islands Ogasawara General information about the islands from a former Navy doctor who lived there for two years. members.tripod.com/~John_Wick/index-3.html

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

The Bonin (Ogasawara) Islands Language and Culture Site Contains information and documents related to the language and culture of these unique islands which are part of Japan, but are still peopled by the descendants of the original Western and Pacific Islander settlers. nihongo.human.metro-u.ac.jp/bonins/index.html

Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands Information on recent volcanic activity. volcano.und.nodak.edu/../volc_images/north_asia/iwo-jima.html

Ogasawara Natural Environmental Study Group Ogasawara's ecosystem viewed from arboreal insect community. vespa.cla.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/Bonin/English/1992/WWF-5.HTM