🇯🇵 Int'l Island Manga Artist, Ira 🇸🇬 Singapore PR 🌏 ADHD + ASD | IQ 115 | BMI 17.7 ⛴️ Fastest to 500 islands in 3 years (World Record) 🙇 Japanese-to-English Google Translation. Apologies for any errors.
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The islanders are only relatives.
Everyone’s last name is Kojima.
Like Maejima in Nagasaki’s Goto Islands, it was originally uninhabited, but has a history of hidden Christians migrating there and forming settlements.
In 2024, I spoke with the principal of Kuga Island Elementary and Junior High School. Students commute from Warabi Kojima to Kuga Island Elementary and Junior High School by private boat.
The name Warabi Kojima is said to come from its location near the place called Warabi on Kuga Island.
[No further text] ・Scheduled ferry service ・Public restrooms ・Convenience store ・Accommodations
Only private sea taxis provide a means of landing.
It seems they do not offer a service like that on Minna Island in Okinawa (the one near Tarama Island, not the one accessible from Okinawa Main Island), where residents will ferry you back and forth for a fee of just under 100,000 yen.
This is an island near Kuga Island that used to be accessible on foot at low tide.
The seabed was dredged to allow boat passage, and it remains that way today.
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Ira(アイラ): World record holder for exploring over 500 islands in just about 3 years. As an island manga artist, Ira serves as a valuable social example of leveraging ADHD and ASD traits to their fullest. Author of the international island manga MAHARAJIMA（まはらじま). Holds Singapore Permanent Residency (PR) and a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property. [Link to Profile & Achievements] [YouTube Channels: 1. Islands & Unexplored Regions | 2. Singapore & Mountains]
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