Ogasawara Islands
Japan · Bonin IslandsNear Ogasawara
Thirty islands covering some 8,000 hectares that were never joined to a continent. That isolation produced evolutionary processes of their own, which are the reason for the inscription. The water is exceptionally clear.
Depth
5–30 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
25 m
Water temperature
24 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Liveaboard
Best time
May-November
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
150 USD / dive
Protection status
Parque Nacional de Ogasawara (1972); los componentes del bien están protegidos como Área Silvestre, Parque Nacional, Área Nacional de Protección de Fauna, Reserva de Ecosistema Forestal y Monumento Natural
UNESCO designation
Patrimonio Mundial (Islas Ogasawara, inscritas en 2011 como bien natural)
Did you know
Se las conoce también como islas Bonin, una corrupción de 'munin', que en japonés significa 'deshabitadas'. Volvieron a administración japonesa en 1968, tras la ocupación estadounidense. La bioseguridad es un problema real: las especies invasoras, y no la presión turística, son la principal amenaza del bien.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Yonaguni Monument / Ogasawara National Park); Japan National Tourism Organization; IUCN World Heritage Outlook; Atlas Obscura; enjyu-japan.travel
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
59 species documented in Ogasawara Islands
Least ConcernBallena jorobada
Megaptera novaeangliae
VulnerableCachalote
Physeter macrocephalus
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
VulnerableManta de arrecife
Mobula alfredi
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Ecosystem
Nearby parks
What is there to see on land, near this site?
Ogasawara
4 km away
Similar spots
Which other dive sites are like this one?
Yonaguni Monument
Japan
Hasta 30 m · Advanced Open Water
Migrating hammerhead sharks · enigmatic rock formations
View dive siteMismo país: Japan
Kerama Islands
Japan
Hasta 30 m · Open Water
Green turtles · hard corals of great diversity
View dive siteMismo país: Japan
Keep exploring
Based on what we already know about Ogasawara Islands.
Your rating
How many stars would you give Ogasawara Islands?
Comments
Share your experience diving or sailing at Ogasawara Islands.
Be the first to comment.