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Features, Traditional Japan

Tourists visit the abandoned island of Gunkanjima or "Battleship Island"

Tourists visit the abandoned island of Gunkanjima or “Battleship Island”

(All photos by Richard Atrero de Guzman/AFLO) Hashima Island, commonly known as Gunkanjima or “Battleship Island,” is an abandoned island located off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in southwest Japan […]

Features, Traditional Japan

Okinoshima Island becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

Okinoshima Island becomes UNESCO World Heritage site

(All photos by Tsuneo Nakamura) The sacred island of Okinoshima was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO on July 9 at a meeting held in Krakow, Poland. Okinoshima is home […]

Features, Japan Daily Life

Cat island Aoshima

Cat island Aoshima

Cats outnumber residents almost 10 to 1 on Aoshima island, off the coast of Ozu city in Ehime prefecture. (All photos by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO) Our reporter visited the island on […]