The tiny island known as okunoshima island in takehara, japan is also colloquially. The island, officially named okunoshima, has been internet fodder in japan for years. Seeing a bunch of japanese landing craft making their way to the island exclaiming japs. Rabbit island is real, peopleand its wonderful the site of a former poisongas factory in japan is now the home to a lot of fluffy bunnies. Youtube videos of the resort island s famous rabbits are attracting thousands of tourists, who are killing the very things that they love. Using the kansaihiroshima jr pass to cover osaka, kyoto, nara, kobe, himeiji, rabbit island, hiroshima. Bunny island japan japans rabbit island okunoshima travel today were exploring japans rabbit island, okunoshima. Viral videos are destroying japan s supercute rabbit island.
The easter bunny may reign supreme this weekend, but theres one place where rabbits hold court all year round. Rabbit island japan, i have to go there types of animals, animals. Exploring japans rabbit island everything you need to. The story behind the bunnies of japans bunny island. Okunoshima, also known as usagi shima rabbit island, is a small island with a dark history despite japan signing the geneva protocol in 1925 to ban the use of poison gas, the island was home. The famed japanese island of okunoshima, perhaps better known as bunny island, has made its way back into the news again following the release of a video that shows a woman being chased by a horde of touristloving rabbits. Japans rabbit island in hiroshima is absolutely covered in rabbits. Okunoshima played a key role during world war ii as a poison gas factory for much of the chemical warfare that. Okunoshima is a small island in the inland sea of japan in the city of takehara, hiroshima prefecture. Bunny island japan japans rabbit island okunoshima travel today were exploring japan s rabbit island, okunoshima. Bunny island and other awesome japanese attractions for animal. Rabbit island attracts petloving tourists despite its.
Earlier this summer, photos of bunny island popped up on english language sites. Only a 15minute ferry ride from the mainland, the island is a popular destination for tourists from around the world. Whats special about this place is that it is completely crawling with rabbits a bunny. Exclusive tour of rabbit island japan by a bunny expert duration. The dark, twisted truth about rabbit island japan youtube. It is often called usagi shima because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island.
Search, discover and share your favorite bunny island gifs. Why bunnies make horrible pets rabbit island, bunny island. Its a small island in the seto inland sea called okunoshima, two miles off the coast of the japanese city of takehara, in hiroshima prefecture. Okunoshima is a small island in japan s inland sea. Its a small island in the seto inland sea called okunoshima, two miles off the coast of.
Mar 25, 2016 the island of okunoshima in japan was once a secret test site for chemical warfare. Two tourists sit and feed hundreds of rabbits at okunoshima island in takehara, japan, feb. Fox island in japan is home to more than 100 semitame foxes, while the american island of assateague hosts more than 300 feral ponies. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island. During wwii, okunoshima, now known as rabbit island, had a secret japanese imperial base used for lethal gas production. Okunoshima is a small japanese island, located in the inland sea of japan, in the hiroshima prefecture. When the internet found out that the abandoned japanese island of okunoshima was completely. Japans most famous cat island moving towards plan to spay, neuter. While im at a loss for how to solve the problem, the.
The island has become a tourist attraction in recent years for its two major draws. Okunoshima is a small island located in the inland sea of japan, in hiroshima prefecture. Mallrat by good enuff from desktop or your mobile device. L ocated in eastern hiroshima, rabbit island is a small enclave occupied by hundreds of wild rabbits that roam the forests and fields, chasing tourists for food. These days, though, its most often referred to by its nickname usagi jima, which translates to rabbit island and is so named for the. From a village full of foxes to an island of bunnies. Okunoshima, or rabbit island, is a small island off of japans coast with a dark past and a fluffy present. But beneath the cuteness the island holds a surprising and dark secret. Rabbit island is japans bunnyfilled draw for tourists photos, video 1 10.
A look into japans paradises for animal lovers cuteness overload has a number of addresses in japan. Cuddly rabbit island in japan has something of a sinister past. Okunoshima island japans island of bunnies pictures. Are japans animal islands all theyre cracked up to be. Apr 18, 2014 robert schrader japan is worldfamous for cuteness, from hello kitty, to pokemon. Its called rabbit island because of the thousands of feral rabbits that roam the land. Follow me on my journey to rabbit island, also known as okunoshima in japan. Now, its known as rabbit island, home to hundreds of cute. Okunoshima, japan unofficially known as rabbit island is home to hundreds of the. Hundreds of wild rabbits follow girl on japans rabbit island.
All the bunny butts on japans bunny island youtube. It is accessible by ferry from tadanoumi and omishima. Heres howand whetherto visit japans cat island and rabbit. Bugs bunny nips the nips is a 1944 merrie melodies cartoon directed by friz freleng. Rabbit island attracts petloving tourists despite its dark past although it once housed poison gas factories, japans small island of okunoshima is now home to hundreds of friendly bunnies. Viral videos are destroying japans supercute rabbit island. The island of aoshima, part of japans ehime prefecture, is commonly considered a feline paradise.
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