Ogasawara, Tokyo
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Template:Nihongo<ref name="official website home page">Template:Cite web</ref> is a village in Ogasawara Subprefecture, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan, that governs the Bonin Islands, Volcano Islands, and three remote islands (Nishinoshima, Minamitorishima and Okinotorishima).
History
In 1940, five municipalities were created in the islands, which had been unincorporated before, two on Chichijima, two on Hahajima, and one on Iwojima:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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- Ishinomura (east)
- Nishimura (west)
Following World War II, the islands were administered by the United States. The islands were returned to Japanese control in 1968 and organized as Ogasawara Village.Template:Citation needed
Airport plan
In August 2020, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government held a council about a potential airport.<ref name="yomiuri"/> It would be operational in 10 years at the earliest.<ref name="yomiuri"/> The mayor of Ogasawara Village, Kazuo Morishita said the airport was a long-standing wish of the village, and Governor Koike said at a regular press conference that day, that the new plan would be an effective measure to secure necessary air routes for the islanders.<ref name="yomiuri">Template:Cite web</ref>
Village crest
The village crest or emblem, used as the seal and on the flag, depicts three Bonin white-eye birds – one parent and two young – in a circle Template:Nihongo. They are grouped such that together they represent the kanji Template:Nihongo, the first character of the native spelling of Ogasawara. These birds are regarded as a Template:Nihongo, as the island is their only natural habitat.<ref name="official emblem">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="official natural monuments">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
Template:Needs more citations The municipality consists of the following groups and single isolated islands:
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The southernmost (uninhabited) group is known as the Volcano Islands. Template:Convert further south is Okinotorishima, and Template:Convert further east is Minamitorishima.Template:Citation needed
The administration and village hall is located in the village of Omura on Chichijima. In addition, there is an air base with 400 soldiers on Iwojima of the Volcano Islands.Template:Citation needed
Demographics
The following table of historical population displays data from Japanese censuses. Overall population change 2015–2020 was -0.62%.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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Template:As of, according to data published on the official website of Ogasawara, there were 1,479 total households, with a total population of 2,459 – 2,040 in Chichijima and 419 in Hahajima.<ref name="official website home page" />
Education
Ogasawara Village operates the islands' public elementary and junior high schools.<ref name=EDucschool>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ogasawara Village Municipal Ogasawara Elementary School (小笠原村立小笠原小学校) in Chichijima
- Ogasawara Village Municipal Ogasawara Junior High School (小笠原村立小笠原中学校) in Chichijima<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Ogasawara Village Municipal Hahajima Elementary School and Junior High School (小笠原村立母島小中学校) on Hahajima
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Board of Education operates Ogasawara High School on Chichijima.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>