The Rabbit Island in Japan

日本的兔子岛

Okunoshima, a small island off the coast of Japan, is a place mostly populated by rabbits.

大久野岛是日本海岸附近的一个小岛，生活在这里的主要是兔子1(!Ma6SCdLNHA。

The island is a popular tourist destination for people who want to spend the day with cute animals.

对于那些想和可爱的动物共度一天的人来说，这个小岛是一个受欢迎的旅游景点s[*=b+#YDEn;xa^BB&qi。

Tourists can reach this island by taking a ferry over from the mainland.

游客可以从大陆搭乘渡船抵达小岛Bo7+BSH,9Gr.tm。

Although Okunoshima is mostly known for the rabbits that live there today, it is also a very historical site.

虽然大久野岛主要以如今生活在那里的兔子而闻名，但它也是一个非常有历史意义的地方n6)~KdX;nJz。

The island was once used to produce chemical weapons during World War II.

在第二次世界大战期间，该岛被用来生产化学武器vZ;%gl]aWJRVSe3RIo。

Back then, these weapon factories were kept so secret that Okunoshima wasn’t even labelled on Japanese maps.

当时，这些武器工厂被严格保密，以至于大久野岛甚至没有在日本地图上标注出来^uSM-^q_0[r*m8%7n6。

Many people believe that the island’s rabbit population is related to this history.

许多人认为，岛上的兔子种群与这段历史有关y@H7DgkG*#^QOfoha0H3。

A common theory is that the military once brought rabbits to the island to test chemicals on, and a few rabbits were released into the wild.

一种常见的理论是，军方曾把兔子带到岛上进行化学试验，然后有少数兔子被放归野外yt7UB]!Z;ZdZ。

Today, over 1,000 rabbits live there, and the population is only growing.

如今，有1000多只兔子生活在岛上，而且兔子数量只增不减kjDEZrnK;_~l0。