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.
Ikema Island Ikema Island (池間島 , Ikema-jima ) , is located to the north of the Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The surface area is 2.6 km². The island is connected with Miyako Island with a 1592 m bridge. There is a pond in the centre of the island. To the north-east is the Ikema-jima Block Beach (池間島ブロックビーチ ) .