village of Ogasawara, Tokyo

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The village of Ogasawara, Tokyo is a remote municipality of Tokyo Metropolis encompassing the subtropical Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, known for their unique biodiversity and World Heritage–listed natural environment.

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village of Ogasawara, Tokyo canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
village
accessFrom Tokyo (Takeshiba Pier)
administrativeCenter Chichijima
airport no commercial airport
biodiversitySignificance high level of endemism
capital Chichijima
climate subtropical climate
country Japan
distanceFromTokyo approximately 1000 km south of central Tokyo
governedBy Ogasawara Village
surface form: Ogasawara Village Office
governingPrefectureLevelBody Tokyo Metropolitan Government
hasPostalCode 100-2100 (Chichijima area)
100-2211 (Hahajima area)
heritageCategory Natural heritage
heritageDesignation Ogasawara Islands
surface form: Ogasawara Islands World Natural Heritage Site
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
includesIsland Chichijima
Hahajima
Iwo Jima
Kita Iwo Jima
Minami Iwo Jima
Nishinoshima
includesIslandGroup Chichijima
surface form: Chichijima Islands

Hahajima Islands
Volcano Islands
knownFor World Heritage–listed natural environment
diving
dolphin watching
endemic species
unique biodiversity
whale watching
locatedIn Ogasawara Islands
surface form: Bonin Islands

Ogasawara Islands
Pacific Ocean
marineArea Ogasawara National Park
nicknamed Galápagos of the Orient
officialLanguage Japanese
partOf Kantō region
Tokyo Prefecture
surface form: Tokyo Metropolis
protectedArea Ogasawara National Park
roadAccess no road connection to mainland Japan
subdivisionType village
timeZone Japan Standard Time
transportAccess Ogasawara Maru ferry
travelTimeByFerry about 24 hours
usesCurrency Japanese yen
utcOffset +9

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Ogasawara Islands governedAs village of Ogasawara, Tokyo