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Japanese island with a population of feral rabbits
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Ōkunoshima (大久野島) is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan. It is also known as Usagi Shima (うさぎ島, "Rabbit Island") because of the numerous feral rabbits that live here and it is for that reason that draws many people here. Nobody knows for sure how the rabbits got here. Some say they are the result of a scientific testing while others theorize that some children on a school trip left the original settlers here.
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tells the story of the islands role in producing poison gas during World War II, and "was established in order to alert as many people as possible to the dreadful truths about poison gas.".
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63 traditional Japanese rooms and two Western-style rooms. There are separate sex onsens. Although it is tempting to just visit for a day, the island is very peaceful at night. The hotel has a large public hot spring bath with beautiful views over the surrounding ocean. A buffet style breakfast (07:30-09:00) and dinner (18:00-20:00) can be eaten at the hotel restaurant, including plenty of fresh local seafood. Pool (in summer), tennis court, table tennis, Karaoke room, tea lounge, laundromat, newspaper stand, souvenir shop
There are no cars on the island but you should be able to rent a bike from the only hotel on the island. Otherwise, you can navigate by foot. The whole island can be circumnavigated easily by bike.
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