Amami rabbit
I'm visiting Amami Ōshima, designated a World Heritage site in 2021, to research new tours.Before its World Heritage designation, I observed the endemic Amami rabbit along the forest roads of Sumiyo. However, with the increase in tourists came more incidents, so this time I joined a night tour led by an Amami-certified guide. I enlisted the services of Mr. Akatsuki from Amami Original Service. Though he has only lived in Amami for five years, he knows the observation spots well. During the roughly two-hour tour, we spotted nearly 20 Amami rabbits, along with wild birds like the Ryūkyū ruddy kingfisher…
