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‘A place of darkness and light’: the uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise
The manufacture of weapons of chemical warfare – which was not exposed until the 1980s – also marked the beginning of the island’s connection to rabbits. About 200 were used in experiments to test the efficacy of gas that Japan’s army used during the Sino-Japanese war.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/02/japan-island-rabbit-okunoshima

‘A place of darkness and light’: the uninhabited Japanese island that became a rabbit paradise

Once host to a poisonous gas research facility, Okunoshima is now an Instagram-friendly tourist destination

The Guardian

JBinnacle Aug 21, 2025

The island of bunnies, Ōkunoshima [大久野島]. Takehara [竹原] Japan 🇯🇵, 31st July 2019.

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JBinnacle Aug 21, 2025

The Japan Times Jul 30, 2025

Okunoshima, an island in the Seto Inland Sea known for being inhabited by around 500 to 600 wild rabbits, has a dark past as the home to a poison gas plant during World War II. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/seto-inland-sea-island-poison-gas-plant-wwii/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #okunoshima #hiroshima #imperialjapanesearmy

80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II

The tiny island in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted a poison gas plant of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II, leading to its removal from maps for confidentiality purposes.

The Japan Times

HuffPost Japan - Athena2 Apr 14, 2025

花見を満喫する広島・大久野島のうさぎ、姿勢が美しすぎてミーアキャット状態に。
https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_67fc7b46e4b0afe00ba8f69d

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花見を満喫する広島・大久野島のうさぎ、姿勢が美しすぎてミーアキャット状態に。

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The Japan Times Jan 23, 2025

Over 70 rabbits have died mysteriously on a Japanese island where more than 1,000 of the animals frolic freely. One man has been arrested as a government probe continues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/crime-legal/rabbit-kick-man-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #animals #rabbits #environmentministry #hiroshima #okunoshima

On Japan's 'rabbit island,' bunnies are mysteriously dying one by one

Police have arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, which later died, as a probe continues over the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima Prefecture.

The Japan Times

xjoe Jan 23, 2025

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"a place to seek good fortune for your own family's fertility"

On Japan's 'rabbit island,' bunnies are mysteriously dying one by one

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/23/japan/crime-legal/rabbit-kick-man-arrest/

On Japan's 'rabbit island,' bunnies are mysteriously dying one by one

Police have arrested a man for kicking a rabbit, which later died, as a probe continues over the deaths of more than 70 bunnies on Okunoshima island in Hiroshima Prefecture.

The Japan Times