One thousand kilometers south of Tokyo Bay are about 30 small rocky islands, the product of undersea volcano eruptions and geologic upthrust as the Pacific Plate is subducted under the Philippine Sea Plate. These are the Ogasawara Islands and they are technically part of the Tokyo metropolitan district. The islands…
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Stacker compiled research from news sites, wreckage databases, and local diving centers to provide context for a series of striking images of WWI and WWII shipwrecks.
Foreigners living in Japan's rural parts tend to harp on Tokyo for being too crowded, too noisy and just too busy compared to the peaceful atmosphere and scenic beauty the countryside offers. The Ogasawara Islands (also known as the Bonin Islands), however, are a chain of pristine, tropical and subtropical…