Ritsuko Okazaki, was a Japanese singer-songwriter born on Hashima Island, commonly called Gunkanjima, an abandoned island lying about how manykilometers from the city of Nagasaki, in southern Japan?
Ritsuko Okazaki Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎 律子 , Okazaki Ritsuko , December 29, 1959 – May 5, 2004) was a Japanese singer-songwriter born on Hashima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture. She first made her professional debut with the single, "Kanashii Jiyū / Koi ga, Kiete Yuku". She is also known as the Shelby Flint of Japan.
Ishigaki, Okinawa Ishigaki (石垣市 , Ishigaki-shi , Yaeyama: "Ishangya") is a city in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It includes Ishigaki island and the disputed Senkaku Islands territory. The city is the political, cultural, and economic center of the Yaeyama Islands. New Ishigaki Airport serves the city.