(SPOT.ph) Once hidden in the map because of its dark past as a testing ground for poison gas during World War II, Rabbit Island (Okunoshima) in Japan offers revenge travelers two things that the ...

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

We know Japan has cat islands — too many actually, scattered around the country. There is the famous one called Aoshima in Ehime prefecture. Further up north, there is Tashirojima in Miyagi prefecture ...

Ōkunoshima is a small island nestled in the Inland Sea of Japan. It's a little more than two and a half miles around, which can be walked in about an hour and a half. The terrain is grassy, dotted ...

An island east of Hiroshima is a place to make friends with a population of nearly 1,000 wild rabbits. Otherwise known as Rabbit Island, Okuno-jima is home to a dark past. During World War II, this ...

I am 9 years old and I love bunnies. I have a Holland Lop named Watson. I love him a lot. I learned about Rabbit Island (Okunoshima in Hiroshima Prefecture) in a magazine called Animal Tales. I have ...

Although Okunoshima is a little off the beaten path, it's relatively easy—if time consuming—to reach. Your first stop is Tadanoumi Station. From Hiroshima, the trip takes up to 100 minutes. If you're ...

TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — A battle is brewing on so-called Rabbit Island. Crows, rats and other natural enemies of the furry feral denizens that give the island its nickname are increasing as a result of ...

A man was arrested for kicking a rabbit on an island in western Japan, police said Wednesday, amid a spate of violence against the animals that has led to 77 deaths. Riku Hotta, 25, is suspected of ...