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Kayama Island
Kayama Island. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Kayama Island (Japanese: 嘉弥真島, Kayama-jima, Yaeyama: Kayama) is a small uninhabited island located in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It situated 2 kilometers northeast of Kohama Island.

It is known for its rabbit population, numbering anywhere between 500 and 1,000. Travel agencies offer tours to the island.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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