被兔子活埋的體驗 / JAPANESE RABBIT ISLAND

在日本海岸線上的大久野島（おおくのしま）棲息著上千隻野生兔子。島上的兔子因何達到如此龐大的數量，目前仍然是未解之謎。“兔島”距本島上的Tadanoumi小鎮約12分鐘的船程，目前島上約有一千隻兔子供遊客參觀，遊客可以在島上即可買食投餵這些溫順無比的小傢伙們，然而捕捉兔子，貓、狗登島是被禁止的。

There's a tiny island in Japan that is so full of cuteness, if I saw it in person I wouldn't be able to handle it. It's known as Rabbit Island, and that is because it's literally full of nothing but rabbits. (Surprise!) Rabbit Island, a.k.a., Okunoshima, was used as the secret base for the Japanese Imperial Army’s lethal gas operation during World War Two. You wouldn't even guess it now, though, because the only reason people know this island is for the bunnies. Lots and lots of bunnies.

大久野島是日本瀨戶內海藝予諸島的其中一島。戰爭終結後，大久野島長時間都是個無人島。在研究設施內實驗用的兔子在战后全部被销毁。在國民休暇村及大久野島毒氣資料館啟用后，从岛外引入了8只兔子，在温暖及没有天敌的良好条件下快速繁殖，令島上的兔子成為了特色之一。現在島上居住了約300多隻兔子，因為大久野島亦被稱為兔島，每年約有10萬名遊客到訪這個「兔子的樂園」。為保護島上兔子，除輔助犬以外，禁止攜帶犬類到訪該島。

Ōkunoshima  is a small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan in the city of Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. It is accessible by ferry from Tadanoumi and Ōmishima. There are campsites, walking trails and places of historical interest on the island. It is often called Usagi Jima because of the numerous feral rabbits that roam the island; they are rather tame and will approach humans.