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Kujuku-shima Islands, which means "99 islands" in Japanese, 

Actually Kujuku-shima translates to 99 islands. Adding the English "Islands" is repetitive.

Like Oze-gawa River, or Mount Fuji-san.........

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The short trips on the ships are quite entertaining for the hour or so they take, but with the recent Hokkaido tragedy I would not feel like riding one.

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99 islands but a beach ain't one

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Oh cool !

I cant get to physically see them so,

Im going straight to Google earth to get a birds eye view of these island gems.

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Actually Kujuku-shima translates to 99 islands. Adding the English "Islands" is repetitive.

Like Oze-gawa River, or Mount Fuji-san.........

Sika Deer, Sahara Desert... A lot of those repetitive names.

99 islands but a beach ain't one

true my friend. but look at it on the bright side. all that green must be doing something positive for the environment.

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