There is a paradise of rabbits in Seto Inland Sea in Japan!
The name of the island is “Okunoshima”.
This time, I summarized the questions about Okunoshima.
Please take a look once before you go to Okunoshima. d(*ﾟーﾟ*)
↓The visit article of Okunoshima is here.↓
↓Complete guide map of Ohkunoshima island↓
Contens:
- Is there a parking lot?
- How long does it take to walk from the nearest station to the port?
- Even if the ferry is crowded, can I take the ferry?
- When is the recommended time to visit this island?
- What should the food of the rabbit bring?
- Can I buy the food of the rabbit locally?
- When is the season where I can watch a child rabbit?
- Can I enjoy this island on a rainy day?
- Can I go on a day trip to this island?
- Is there the baggage storage in this island?
- Can I exchange money here?
- Can I use free Wifi here?
1.Is there a parking lot?
Answer：Yes.
There is a parking lot at the nearest port(Tadanoumi-port).
The parking fee is free.
There are the parking lot 1 and the parking lot 2.
(On the holiday, the parking lot 1 may become full.)
2.How long does it take to walk from the nearest station to the port?
Answer：about 7 minutes.
3.Even if the ferry is crowded, can I take the ferry?
Answer：Yes. (In the case of a ferry.)
The embarkation capacity of the ferry is 300 people.
The embarkation capacity of the passenger ship is 100 people.
Let’s choose a ferry when you certainly want to ride on.
4.When is the recommended time to visit this island?
Answer：The period from evening to morning.
The life pattern of the rabbit is nocturnal or crepuscular.
Thus, as for the rabbit, the period from evening to morning is the most active.
In addition, the rabbit of Okunoshima gets much food from a tourist in the daytime.
Therefore the rabbits are not active in the daytime.
Thus, you should stay at the vacation village if you can do it.
From the evening when there is not a day-trip-tourist is a chance. d(*ﾟーﾟ*)
The rabbits are active at night.
The rabbit in the early morning is hungry very much.
Therefore it is very recommended to come in contact with a rabbit early in the morning. (Special privilege of the hotel guest!!)
↓The room reservation of the vacation village is here.↓
Kyukamura Okunoshima(Rakuten Travel) 
5.What should the food of the rabbit bring?
Answer：You should bring the “over-the-counter food of rabbit” and the “fresh vegetables”.
The popular food for rabbit is as follows.
■The most popular food
Over-the-counter food of rabbit(pellet)
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価格:540円 |
■The second popular food
Carrot
The rabbit’s favorite vegetables is a carrot. Let’s cut it into a a stick form.
■人気No.3
Apple
The small rabbit loves apples. (○´艸｀)
The vegetables such as “celery” or “mizuna greens” are also popular with rabbits.
The Japanese white radish and the Chinese cabbage are not so popular.
In addition, the following food is bad for the rabbit.
Please don’t give the following food.
・Cabbage and lettuce
・Onion and long green onion
・Garlic and Chinese chives
・Potatoes such as a sweet potato or the potato
・Avocado
6.Can I buy the food of the rabbit locally?
Answer：Yes.
Rabbit food and the vegetables are considerably heavy.
Thus, in the case that you want to buy it in travel destination, it can be purchased at the following locations. d(*ﾟーﾟ*)
■Ferry ticket office
You can buy rabbit food in a ferry ticket office.(100 yen each) However, the amount is very small.
■Supermarket “Mamii”
There is a supermarket in a 5-minute walk from Tadanoumi station. Here you can buy the vegetables.
Supermarket “Mamii”
Open 9:00~19:00
Holiday Sunday,Monday of the holiday
Adress 2-4-15, Tadanominakamachi, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima, 729-2316, Japan
Phone Number +81-846-26-0820
■Family Mart (You can buy cut vegetables and rabbit food.)
7.When is the season where I can watch a child rabbit?
Answer：Spring (April~May) and autumn (October~November) is born a lot of child rabbit.
If you want to see the child rabbit, Let’s go to the island in spring or autumn.
8.Can I enjoy this island on a rainy day?
Answer：Yes, you can enjoy.
The rabbit is often playing outside on the rainy day.
There are some bench and facilities with the roof in Okunoshima.
Let’s take a raincoat on a rainy day.
9.Can I go on a day trip to this island?
Answer：Yes.
Okunoshima is a small island which one lap of this island is approximately 4km.
You can enjoy Okunoshima in a day-trip, but if you stayed at the hotel, you can enjoy more.
Because there is not the person other than a hotel guest early in the morning at night in particular, a rabbit is very active.
↓The room reservation of the vacation village is here.↓
Kyukamura Okunoshima(Rakuten Travel)
10.Is there the baggage storage in this island?
Answer：Yes.
There is the baggage storage services in the ticket office of Tadanoumi port.
In addition, there is also baggage storage service at the front desk of Kyukamura hotel.
11.Can I exchange money here?
Answer：Yes.
There is the money-changing machine in the ferry ticket office at Tadanoumi-port.
There is the ATM corresponding to the international card in FamilyMart.
12.Can I use free Wifi here?
Answer：Yes.
We can use free Wifi in the ferry ticket office. (The registration of your e-mail address is necessary.)
We can use free Wifi in Kyukamura-Ohkunoshima.
How did you like it?
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Have a nice trip to Japan! ( *´艸｀)
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Thank you for your helpful tips. But I have one more question. We plan to visit Okunishima end of november. I have read that an afternoon in november would be a bad time to visit the island because there are only a few rabbits. Is that true? Do you have experiences? Would you advice a trip to Okunishima island on a afternoon in november (unfortunately it isn’t possible for us to go earlier at the day). Furthermore do you know the time for the last ferry to Tadanoumi? Thank you very much!
Bestregards, Jenni
Hi Jenni. Thank you for your comment. There are a lot of rabbits in this island even in November, but there are few child rabbits. So, I recommend that you visit this island in spring (from April to May) if you want to see child rabbits. Please refer to the following page for the ferry timetable. Have a nice trip!
http://rabbit-island.info/en/