since we last published the video, things have changed a bit regarding the crowds visiting the location. check our blog post with additional information on that topic => tinyurl.com/up-bunnies

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This is unreal. you have a forest, tennis court, campground, swimming pool all while being mauled by bunnies! And to top it all off , you have a WW2 chemical death camp to check out. Has to be one of the top 10 coolest travel destinations in the world. Definetley on my bucket list

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I had a pet bunny who past at the age of 15yo. He ate carrots, popped pop corn, lettuce occasionally, turnip greens, potatoes chips, cookies too. Not all the time but as a treat. My kids were feeding him that junk but our vet said his health was good. He died of old age.

Today this island was on Japanese TV show as "Rabbit Island attracts foreign tourists", but they didn't mention about island's historical background. Recently Japanese people and government has put effort to make themselves look better to gather more foreign tourists. I think this video is educational not only for tourists but also for Japanese people. Thanks for sharing.

I came here because someone posted a "bunny feeding frenzy" vid on FB but left with much more than I ever expected. Thank you for doing such an interesting vid about the story of the rabbits and the island. Who knew?

11:20 - Krzysiu pokazuje jak trzeba wyglądać żeby ochronić swoje dziewictwo będąc na ulicach Mokotowa. #niesmiesznezarty

Bunnies are always more active during twilight, during sunrise and sunset. I have a house bunny and he's always lazy during the day but hyper active during early morning hours and in the evening :)

Oh and the running in circles is a behavior used to show affection and mating intent. If a rabbit runs circles around your feet, it means "I like you" or "I am going to mount you later", and sometimes both. The jumping upwards in the air and kicking/jerking is called a "binky" and is a dance of happiness. They only display this behavior when they are happy, content, and relaxed with their settings.

Great video! I’ve suspected that the rabbits got to the island by being used for chemical testing, and either escaped or were released and then rapidly multiplied. Many of the colors and patterns they have are not really seen with wild European rabbits, suggesting these rabbits mostly or completely came from the domesticated rabbit. While a domesticated rabbit normally released in the wild survives less than 24 hours, the lack of predators on this island has allowed them to thrive. The behavior also suggests these rabbits come from a domesticated line. If the rabbits just like to lay down and watch people, that’s highly similar behavior to the house rabbit as watching movement & interaction is something they enjoy immensely. Their willingness to lay down and jump in the lap of people is also similar to house rabbits accustomed to significant interaction with people and without fears of predators. With rabbits symbolizing affection, socialization, vitality, and future hope, I could not think of a better symbol for turning the page from what was once a place of death, suffering, and loss.

I would never guess that island like that could be real. It leaves very mixed feeling: there is a lot of cute animals but on the other hand this place have really grim past that you can feel when you look at abandoned buildings etc. I look forward for unique content like that.

excellent mini-documentary. We were n Japan several years ago, but did not know about this place. You captured the sadness at the factory for those who suffered, and the new life brought by the bunny population. Please post more travel videos

'Wygląda, że im się dzisiaj poszczęści bardziej niż tobie." Interesting...

_congrats, have some cabbage_ im dying xD

People are, I agree. I enjoyed watching this to help cope with the loss of my floppy holland lop to cancer.

Thats a really intresting piece of documentary you did there Chris. I love it. Keep it coming please.

thank you both for sharing this. I'd never put this on my bucket list. I'm only giving it a thumbs up because you did such a good job sharing. I could feel the emotions right along with you.

Super Gonciu :) czekam z niecierpliwoscia na kolejne odcinki i dziekuje za napisy w pl :)

good doc...hadn't realised that Rabbit Island had such a sinister history.

Świetna robota Kasiu i Krzyśku, ogląda się ten materiał z wielką przyjemnością. Czas trwania jak i całość dostarczonych przez was informacji jest na tyle duża, że zapada w pamięci. Podobnie z ujęciami, obrazującymi ten kontrastowy świat. Fabryki produkujące broń masowego rażenia i raj dla królików. Dziękuję za materiał, czekam na więcej i powodzenia przy następnych realizacjach.

OMG the cuteness is killing me

Wow, I really like the quality of your videos. They are more journalistic and low key compared with so many other Gaijin videos. Hope to see much more from you in the near future, Gambatte!

Congratulations on launching a new project. Good luck with the upcoming videos :)

Great video. Keep up the great work!

It was nice to learn so much about the story behind the video of the girl and bunnies that has been going around the internet.

W końcu bardziej ciekawe dla mnie materiały o Japoni, takie o jakich marzyłem! :D Tyle że po angielsku, oby wszystkie kolejne były z napisami :)

Enjoyed your video !

Boże, trzy najlepsze rzeczy na jednym video! Ulubiony youtuber, masa królików i piękna przyroda, a do tego bardzo edukacyjny film, czego chcieć więcej ?

very nice documentary! thank you

WOW! Film jest naprawdę wciągający, ciekawy i świetnie zmontowany :) Masz coraz lepsze filmy Krzysiu, tak trzymać ! ;)

AND BY THE WAY i was horrified when you said you were eating rabbit, my mouth dropped and i was like no way how could you possibly eat rabbit and look at their cute faces at the same time, lol. i was glad to hear a moment later yo were kidding! LOL

Awesome and interesting video! Thank you :)

Thanks for the very informative video. Really liked it.

I was genuinely suprised when you guys said "Rabbit Sashimi"...

Wow. Interesting place. Nice job on your video. Thank you for sharing.

I thought this was great to watch. I had no idea what this island was all about and how it became to be as it is now. Ty you for the documentation!

It's really interesting. I'm glad that you do so many beautiful things in the internet Krzysztofie but don't you think that one more canal isn't too much for you? Well, when you look at this it's clear to see that if these film will be on Krzysztof Gonciarz no one not from Poland could find it. All of your new creations are very nice but there's one thing I have to say - KIEDY ZAPYTAJ BECZKĘ?! P.S. Sorry for mistakes in writing.

What a Music in background! Like... Siren:Blood Coure.. excellent documentary! ;)

Hi Kasia and Krzysiek! I just started my adventure with TheUwagaPies, but I know I will stay here longer. On the begining I watched a few accidental vlogs from different periods of time - now I start from begining and this video is amazing. You show dualism of this island - cute tourist attraction with striking knowlegde about past, I feel this deep inside. This is good material - give us some emotions. Thank you for it. I hope so you will be well and do what you love. I cross my fingers for that.

thank you for the documentary. I will be using this video has a reference for my informative speech.

Wow, Krzysiu, Ur good at it! Btw, your english is perfect :P

Love the video and the educational lesson. Thank you!

great material guys👍👍👍 love bunnies sweet creatures 👌

Such a beautyful and lovely place on earth! The only inhabitants are cute furries which is so unique and cute. And you can even camp there, and enjoy the wilderness and the pure cuteness that live in these woods.

Well done, thanks

Świetnie zmontowany materiał. Super opowiedziana historia. Duży palec w górę, że nie zapomnieliście o polskich napisach. Subuję, lajkuję, czekam na więcej i życzę udanego projektu :D

Occurs to me after watching this that Okunoshima is a pretty apt metaphor for Japan. Really good job, guys.

Wow, great movie. Good job Krzysztof & Kasia! ;)

Good job, Chris! ;)

great video guys - thank you :)

Those insect noises in the background are loud as hell.

Muszę tam jechać. Później niech się dzieje co chce. Tyle puchatych króliczków w jednym miejscu.

14:00 ... it is so beautiful. I can almost see it animated ghibli-style :D Great commentary and background music :)

When you said "Rabbit sashimi" I was like, "OH NOOOO". Luckily you were kidding :)) Great video!

Great video.

Fajne, fajne, brawa dla ekipy, oby wam się udało wybić poza polską publiczność. Słodkie króliczki to dobry początek, internet je kocha :D Widzę, że Krzysiu wie, co robi :D

cool video i wanna go there now!! the bunnies are so cute!

Thanks for your job, i can watch and watch films like that, i mean movie length :P Thanks one more time :)

Awesome film :)

Love it.

I came here only to like and comment this video (watched it on Krzysztof''s profile on fb). Really great idea and i hope it will become something bigger :P

I want to go to that island so bad

Bardzo przyjemny materiał :) I tak sobie oglądam i oglądam, a tu nagle ujęcie z jedzeniem w hotelu, myślę sobie - no tak, to film współtworzony przez Krzyśka, bez tego się nie obędzie :D

Bardzo mi się podobało, film na naprawdę wysokim poziomie. Super, że się rozwijasz!

Very enlightening.

2017 Okunoshima fun!!2,000 rabbits on island now! (It's 2015 now)

Powodzenia TheUwagaPies!

good material :)

I'd love to visit thi island. Such a great history and all those bunnies!

Super materiał! WINCYJ!

Curious what camera equipment you shot with?

Jakie chemikalia były tam produkowane? Ciekawi mnie to bo interesuje sie chemia i mam nawet swoj kanał.

What's up with the audio? All I can hear is insect noises, can't hear the voices talking.

Thanks for the lovely video. What's the nearest airport?

Bardzo ciekawy odcinek, oby takich więcej!

Bardzo ciekawe, czuję się jakby oglądała pełnometrażowy film, na razie łapka w górę, ale jak będą jeszcze jakieś fajne filmiki na pewno będzie sub ;)

Cholernie dobry materiał!

I'm extremely interested in visiting the island but have never traveled overseas before. How expensive was the stay at the hotel, and how long did you all stay?

6:41Sure, it's Japanese summer. Your visit to the island would be engraved in your memory together with humid winds.

Sweet Disc Golf Basket at 4:15 gotta go HUCK on Rabbit Island

do jakiego miasta najpierw przyjechaliscie?

dobra robota dawać więcej!

Świetny dokument. Bardzo podobają mi się ujęcia (slow-motion) z klimatyczną muzyką. Wasz akcent jest łatwy do zrozumienia i naprawdę miło się słucha. Wincyj!

O Krzysiu zrobił napisy jak miło :)

That is one awesome place. I would live to visit.

Super odcinek.

Bardzo ciekawy dokument! Nigdy nie wiedziałem o istnieniu "mrocznej strony" wyspy. Pozdrawiam :)

Floppers would love it there!

I don’t know which is worse the fact that there is rabbits near poisonous gases or the fact that if you can see some of the rabbits in the video they have broken ears broken foot and really really sick

No wonder the comments kept saying about dying from cuteness

Nie spotkałem się z muzyką Arkadiusza Reikowskiego od czasu jak była dołączona do magazynu CD Action jako bonus, a tu pacze i co? ano jest, wiedziałem, że brzmi znajomo :D

świetne:)

świetny materiał, pozdrawiam

Rycerzyki

Thanks; one of the few travel logs I have seen where I feel like I really know what it would be like to be there. It would help if you said the date it was made and what the current costs were for the hotel, ferry, other relevant costs.

are you allowed to take or buy rabbits from the island?

A little too long imo, but yeah... very good material. Can't wait to see more! :)

I hope theres plenty of edible grass/hay in that Island to feed the rabbits in times that they need to eat. Since carrots are treats too much of it is not good, Cabbage as well may cause bloating of their tummies because rabbits are not able to pass gas so it is not good as regular diet. Long live rabbits, may God bless this lovely creatures. by the way credits to the makers of this clip I appreciated it. Thumbs up!

Visit Cat Island in Miyagi, off the coast of Ishinomaki, next!