Ogasawara (National Park)

The Ogasawara Islands are also known as the Bonin Islands . They are located in the Pacific Ocean at a distance of 1,930 kilometers from Tokyo and are part of Tokyo Prefecture . The Ogasawara Archipelago was returned to Japan in 1968 after occupation by the United States .

The park includes groups of the islands of Titijima , Hahajima and Mukojima . Of the three Kazan islands , only North Ioto is included there ^[2] .

According to IUCN estimates for UNESCO , 441 taxa of native plants are registered on the islands, of which 161 are endemic vascular plants and 88 are endemic woody plants . The only native mammal is the Bonin flying fox ( Pteropus pselaphon ), which is on the verge of extinction . There are 195 species of birds, of which 14 are listed in the IUCN Red List . Of the 2 species of land reptiles, one ( Skink Cryptoblepharus nigropunctatus ) is endemic. Insects registered 1,380 species, of which 379 are endemic; land snails - 134 species, 100 of which are endemic.

There are 40 freshwater species on the islands, and 795 species of ocean fish in the surrounding waters. In addition, 23 species of cetaceans and 226 species of reef-forming corals were recorded in these places of the ocean ^[3] .

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  Ogasawara National Park, Haha Jima

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  Boninsky Pandanus ( Pandanus boninensis ) - a symbol of the village of Ogasawara

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  Bischofia javanica on haha jima island

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  Ficus microcarp in the Bonin Islands

• List of National Parks in Japan
• List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan

• Ogasawara National Park (Neopr.) (Link unavailable) . Date of treatment October 27, 2013. Archived October 29, 2013. (eng.)
• Ogasawara National Park: Basic Information (Japanese) (link not available) . Archived January 28, 2013.