Chichijima is the largest and most populous of the Bonin Islands. Chichijima is about 240 km north of Iwo Jima. 23.5 km2 in size, the island is home to about 2,120 people. Connected to the mainland on
An old bunker on Chichijima
Futami Port, Chichijima. Right of center, at the edge of the port, is the settlement of Oku (or Okumura), site of the initial Oubeikei settlement.
A baby sea turtle at the restoration facility
The Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands, are a Japanese archipelago of over 30 subtropical and tropical islands located around 1,000 kilometers SSE of Tokyo and 1,600 kilometers northwe
Chichijima
…Chichijima (Japanese: 父島) is the largest and most populous of the Bonin Islands. Chichijima is about 240 km (150 mi) north of Iwo Jima. 23.5 km2 (9.1 sq mi) in size, the island is home to about 2,120 people (2021). Connected to the…
A village in the Bonins during the early Shōwa period
A man at a well, alongside buildings with the thatched roofs, weather-beaten unpainted sides and paper partitions and windows, characteristic of the islands before World War II
Kominato beach and Kopepe Beach, Chichi-jima