Ogasawara, Tokyo

Ogasawara (小笠原村) is a Japanese village in the Ogasawara Subprefecture of Tokyo.

History
In 1940, municipalities were created for groups and single isolated islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government was made responsible for local government on the islands, including


 * Ōmura (大村) on Chichijima (父島列島)
 * Ōgimura-Fukurosawa (扇村袋沢村) on Chichijima
 * Kitamura (北村) on Hahajima (母島列島)
 * Okimura (沖村) on Hahajima
 * Iōtōmura (硫黄島村) on Iwo Jima, including the Volcano Islands (火山列島)

The local government structure of the post-war occupation of these islands is still used today.

Geography
The islands of the village include
 * Bonin Islands (小笠原群島) 73.00 km²
 * Mukojima (聟島列島) 6.57 km²
 * Chichijima 38.89 km²
 * Hahajima 27.54 km²
 * Nishinoshima (西之島) 0.29 km²
 * Volcano Islands 29.71 km²
 * North Iwo Jima (北硫黄島) 5.57 km²
 * Iwo Jima 20.60 km²
 * South Iwo Jima (南硫黄島) 3.54 km²
 * Okinotorishima (沖ノ鳥島 or 沖鳥島) 0.01 km²
 * Minamitorishima (南鳥島) 1.40 km²

The Japanese government identifies Okinotori as Japan's southernmost island. It is 1,700 kilometres south of central Tokyo.

Other websites

 * Ogasawara Village website