From 1929 for 15 years the island of Okunoshima was hidden from the world after Japan erased this top-secret military base from the map. In this video, Andy travels to this island to understand more about Japan's dark history and to discover why it's now known as 'Rabbit Island.

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Sources 🔗

Okunoshima Poison Gas Museum

The Australian War Memorial | Ohkunoshima, Japan - https://bit.ly/3lkfpyv

Hiroshima for Global Peace | The Island Erased from the Map, Okunoshima - https://bit.ly/3Y8jZOV

The New York Times | Okunoshima Journal; A Museum to Remind Japanese of Their Own Guilt - https://nyti.ms/3IbjJJA

Christopher Harding | Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present - https://amzn.to/3I6Rb3N

Zenbird | Erased from the Map: Poison Gas island Okunoshima - https://bit.ly/40Jon8T

The Japan Times | Japanese World War II poison gas still affecting people today - https://bit.ly/3xaOLuO

Jansen, Marius B., et al | The Historiography of the Sino-Japanese War. - https://bit.ly/3xrgCah

The Dodo | The Story Behind The Bunnies Of Japan's "Bunny Island" - https://bit.ly/3Xp7RrO

National Geographic | This Island Is Overrun With Rabbits—Here's Why It's a Problem - https://on.natgeo.com/40E8UGZ

The Guardian | Rabbit Island: a Japanese holiday resort for bunnies - https://bit.ly/3I9csK4

Modern Farmer | Japan Has an Island Full of Rabbits ” But This Small Island Has a Dark History - https://bit.ly/3JSRz7f


Time Stamps:
0:00 - Traveling to the island Japan erased from the map
1:00 - This island is now overrun...
2:01 - What's the deal with Rabbit Island
2:37 - What Japan was hiding on this island
3:48 - The history of Okunoshima
4:48 - The poison gas of Okunoshima
5:38 - Post WW2 - The American occupation
6:26 - Why is this island overrun with Rabbits
7:56 - A tourist destination with a dark reminder

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