Only a 15minute ferry ride from the mainland, the island is a popular destination for tourists from around the world. Bunny island and other awesome japanese attractions for animal. Youtube videos of the resort island s famous rabbits are attracting thousands of tourists, who are killing the very things that they love. Viral videos are destroying japans supercute rabbit island. Using the kansaihiroshima jr pass to cover osaka, kyoto, nara, kobe, himeiji, rabbit island, hiroshima. But beneath the cuteness the island holds a surprising and dark secret. 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. When the internet found out that the abandoned japanese island of okunoshima was completely.
A look into japans paradises for animal lovers cuteness overload has a number of addresses in japan. Why bunnies make horrible pets rabbit island, 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. Rabbit island is japans bunnyfilled draw for tourists photos, video 1 10. Whats special about this place is that it is completely crawling with rabbits a bunny. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island. Exclusive tour of rabbit island japan by a bunny expert duration. Seeing a bunch of japanese landing craft making their way to the island exclaiming japs. Rabbit island is japans bunnyfilled draw for tourists.
Japans rabbit island in hiroshima is absolutely covered in rabbits. Rabbit island japan, i have to go there types of animals, animals. The dark, twisted truth about rabbit island japan youtube. Heres howand whetherto visit japans cat island and rabbit. Okunoshima is a small island located in the inland sea of japan, in hiroshima prefecture.
Mar 25, 2016 the island of okunoshima in japan was once a secret test site for chemical warfare. The island, officially named okunoshima, has been internet fodder in japan for years. 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. While im at a loss for how to solve the problem, the. 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 most famous cat island moving towards plan to spay, neuter. Okunoshima is a small island in japan s inland sea. Exploring japans rabbit island everything you need to. Here, i discover that not everything is as cute as it seems. Rabbit island is real, peopleand its wonderful the. Okunoshima, japan unofficially known as rabbit island is home to hundreds of the. Its a small island in the seto inland sea called okunoshima, two miles off the coast of.
Bunny island japan japans rabbit island okunoshima travel today were exploring japans rabbit island, okunoshima. Two tourists sit and feed hundreds of rabbits at okunoshima island in takehara, japan, feb. During wwii, okunoshima, now known as rabbit island, had a secret japanese imperial base used for lethal gas production. The island of aoshima, part of japans ehime prefecture, is commonly considered a feline paradise. It is often called usagi shima because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island. Okunoshima played a key role during world war ii as a poison gas factory for much of the chemical warfare that. Now, its known as rabbit island, home to hundreds of cute. Okunoshima, or rabbit island, is a small island off of japans coast with a dark past and a fluffy present. Hundreds of wild rabbits follow girl on japans rabbit island. All the bunny butts on japans bunny island youtube. Its called rabbit island because of the thousands of feral rabbits that roam the land. Rabbit island attracts petloving tourists despite its.
Search, discover and share your favorite bunny island gifs. 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. Are japans animal islands all theyre cracked up to be. From a village full of foxes to an island of bunnies. Fox island in japan is home to more than 100 semitame foxes, while the american island of assateague hosts more than 300 feral ponies. The story behind the bunnies of japans bunny island. These days, though, its most often referred to by its nickname usagi jima, which translates to rabbit island and is so named for the. Follow me on my journey to rabbit island, also known as okunoshima in japan. Okunoshima island japans island of bunnies pictures. The island has become a tourist attraction in recent years for its two major draws. Okunoshima is a small island in the inland sea of japan in the city of takehara, hiroshima prefecture. Bugs bunny nips the nips is a 1944 merrie melodies cartoon directed by friz freleng. It is accessible by ferry from tadanoumi and omishima.
The tiny island known as okunoshima island in takehara, japan is also colloquially. The easter bunny may reign supreme this weekend, but theres one place where rabbits hold court all year round. Apr 18, 2014 robert schrader japan is worldfamous for cuteness, from hello kitty, to pokemon. Bunny island japan japans rabbit island okunoshima travel today were exploring japan s rabbit island, okunoshima. Cuddly rabbit island in japan has something of a sinister past. Viral videos are destroying japan s supercute rabbit island. 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. Mallrat by good enuff from desktop or your mobile device.
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