Minamijima Island (Ogigaike)
In Japanese: 南島（扇池）
A small uninhabited island off Chichijima with a rare submerged karst landscape. Ogigaike pond looks like another world. You can land only with a Tokyo-certified nature guide.
Ogasawara National Park
Nearby
- Kominato Beach (Chichijima) ≈ 25 min by car
- Ogasawara Islands (Chichijima) ≈ 30 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- Ogasawara-maru from Takeshiba Pier to Chichijima (about 24 h), then a tour boat or sea kayak tour from Chichijima
- Good to know
- Landing only with an armband-wearing Tokyo nature guide (up to 15 people per guide), on the set route; operators must follow the island rules. No pier: you step onto rock and climb a cliff of about 3 m. Landing may be impossible in rough seas. The daily cap and closed season were abolished in June 2023
- Time needed
- 3 h
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info