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.
Daikon Island Daikon Island (大根島 , Daikon-jima ) is a volcanic island in the middle of Nakaumi, a brackish lake between Tottori and Shimane prefectures in Japan. Daikon Island is administered as part of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. Daikon-jima takes its name from the daikon, the large, white East Asian radish. The island was, however, known throughout Japanese history as "Tako-shima", meaning "Octopus Island."