Rabbit Island–  March 31, 2025 

  • Location: Ōkunoshima / Rabbit Island  Day 1
  • Walk: Ōkunoshima Island
  • Weather:  40-50°/ sunshine with some clouds with wind 5-10 mph 

OVERVIEW

TRAIN: 20m train from Takehara Station to Tadanoumi Station

WALK: 10m walk from Tadanoumi Port Tadanoumi Station to Tadanoumi Port

FERRY: 10m from Tadanoumi Port to Ōkunoshima Port

HOTEL BUS: 10m from Tadanoumi Port to Kyukamura Ōkunoshima

When Benji told me she had visited Rabbit Island, it became a top priority. For all those I told rabbits had been abandoned from the island poison factory, I was WRONG. The rabbit breed is a domestic breed originating from Europe. Rabbits are not native to Japan and were introduced in the 1970’s. 

Rabbit taking cat nap,
Irresistible Rabbit.
Rabbit showered with flowers.
Rabbit in contemplation.

14 thoughts on “Rabbit Island–  March 31, 2025 ”

    1. Thanks Anne. You’re amazing. This posting was made less than 5 minutes and there is a 13 hour time difference! Did you get the okay to return to running? ~linda

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      1. I have loved all of your posts, even though I don’t always comment on them…. I am indeed running in full swing, ready to run Boston 3 weeks from today!! I am excited for that!!

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      2. Tapper time is at hand! Glad you are doing Boston again. Such a pro. Thanks for reading the posts. Your interest keep me disciplined. ~linda

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      1. I hadn’t thought of people’s responses to the rabbits, an interactional observation! – how interesting

        Joanna

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      2. Thanks Liz. You’re an old hand at long time planning or how else could you do your annual Holiday Party? 🐰~linda

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