Olive production is a niche in Japan. A 6 1/2 ounce bottle of extra virgin olive oil costs $38. I’ll stick with Italian, Spanish or Portuguese.
Kankakei Gorge is one of Japan’s top three gorges. Even with uncooperative weather the view from the ropeline/gondala was spectacular.
“Places everyone.”
Every girl’s dream…
Like cats, rabbits purr when content and relaxed. Their babies are called kittens. What would Juju think?
Who gets credit for me buying a Tokyo Sea World and Tokyo Disneyland ticket on my rest day in Ōkunoshima? Justin who carries a Disney points credit card. I weathered 2 challenging hours using a device physically in Japan but with USA information to make the purchase.
On this trip, I wanted to include the Japanese’s Japan. Places where there isn’t English subtext and not the post card version of Japan. As Ōkunoshima Island is only 2.5 miles in circumference, it provides lots of time with the Japanese as we interact with 900 rabbits. With rabbits, who needs English subtext?
The Imperial Japanese Army secretly manufactured poison gas on Ōkunoshima Island from 1929 until the end of WWII. So secret, the island was not marked on maps. Under the instructions of the Allied Force at the end of the war, Japanese operators disposed of the poison gas factory and products. (Rabbits are not part of the story.)
The perimeter of the island is 2 milers. It supports one port, one hotel, a million rabbit holes, and a zillion semi-feral rabbits.
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.
Linda Scandore 