Chichijima is Japan's fourth island to be inscribed on the World Natural Heritage List, following Shiretoko, Shirakami Mountains, and Yakushima. It takes 24 hours to reach Chichijima by boat from the Takeshiba Terminal in Tokyo, a remote island that is farther away from Japan than any foreign country. During the 9 days and 8 nights, students learned about the living creatures, plants, and environment of the Ogasawara Islands through visits to the Ogasawara Marine Center, Ogasawara World Heritage Center, Ogasawara Visitor Center, sea turtle research, Moriyama tour, star watching tour, snorkeling, dolphin swim, dolphin watching, and many other experiences. and environment of the Ogasawara Islands.

At the Ogasawara Marine Center, activities included learning about sea turtles, cleaning breeding tanks, polishing sea turtle shells, and feeding the turtles. We also conducted land-based surveys at Ogiura Beach and Sakaiura Beach during the day and sea turtle surveys at Omura Beach at night. We also crossed to Minamijima Island to conduct a sea turtle survey. On the forest mountain tour, we also entered a forest ecosystem protection area called Sanctuary with a guide to observe plants and creatures indigenous to the Ogasawara Islands. These activities were conducted under the supervision of the Ogasawara World Heritage Center and the Ogasawara Visitor Center, where staff explained the history of the Ogasawara Islands and the plants and creatures endemic to them, further deepening the participants' knowledge of and attachment to the islands.

On the other hand, they also enjoyed dolphin swims and snorkeling, watching dolphins and fish swimming in front of them in the sea. During their nine days and eight nights on this remote island, the students were able to experience what it means to protect nature, how people and nature can coexist, and what we should do to protect the landscape of the Ogasawara Islands. The warm hearts of the Ogasawara people also made us think about how we should be as human beings.

The photos show some of the activities in Ogasawara.