Hokkaido: Beautiful phantom island “Yururi”: Horses inhabiting
-The 10-year history of the photographer-
Phantom island “Yururi”:
Yururi Island is a small island located about 2.6km off the Nemuro Peninsula at the eastern end of Hokkaido.
Utopia of horses as a breeding ground for northern seabirds.
This island is a natural monument of Hokkaido.
A completely uninhabited island with restricted entry.
Horses inhabiting:
Horses eat Sasa nipponica native to the island.
Flowers bloom when the sun shines close to the ground.
The entire island is like a flower garden.
Aging of the islanders:
In 2006, the aging of the former islanders made it difficult to manage horses.
A male horse was pulled up from the island.
In other words, no new horse life will be born on the island in the future.
One died due to senility,
One more died,
Horses on Yururi Island that are destined to die.
(Pen Online)-Yahoo! News
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