HIROSHIMA - Okunoshima has become famous globally as Japan's Instagrammable "Rabbit Island," but little is known about its dark history as a host to a wartime poison gas factory and weapons plant.
Today, people come to enjoy the picturesque views of the Seto Inland Sea from campgrounds and hiking trails in the Inland Sea National Park, with the island's charm and intriguing past making it a compelling subject for online content.
Eighty years ago, Reiko Okada was mobilized to the island as a teenager for the war effort, helping the Imperial Japanese Army build long-range, unmanned, incendiary "balloon bombs" that were used against the United States during World War II.
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