Hiroshima: Bunny Isle Aims to Bounce High in Year of Rabbit

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Hiroshima: Bunny Isle Aims to Bounce High in Year of Rabbit

TAKEHARA, Hiroshima — Okunoshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea is widely known as “rabbit island,” home to about 500 rabbits living in an area rich with nature. To see these adorable animals, many tourists board a ferry to visit the small island that has a circumference of 4 kilometers in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture. Since this year is the Year of the Rabbit, locals are trying even harder than usual to promote the island’s appeal. “Their expr…