SPECIAL edition cycling podcast

ENW on Rabbit Island
In this special edition podcast ENW is cycling again, thistime to an island of a thousand rabbits!

ENW Episode 437 | November 05 2021

[1]Part 1 | Topic Warm Ups

ENW 437

Warm Up 1

Odd One Out

Look at the 4 Japanese city flags.
Which 1 is different form the other 3?
Write your reason on the line below!
If you don’t know - GUESS! [Think Shikoku & Honshu…]

A

B

C

D

Because…___________________________________________________

Warm Up 2

Brainstorm
Read the word in the box.
How many different words can you connect to that word?
Write as many different words / phrases as you can!

Furry

Warm Up 3

The Biggest Mammals
Read the list of mammals and then sort them in order of size!
Use the Internet to help you!
Number One should be fairly easy….

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1: _____________________ 181,400 kg
2: _____________________ 7,320 kg
3: _____________________ 7,110 kg
4: _____________________ 5,590 kg
5: _____________________ 5,080 kg
6: _____________________ 4,060 kg
7: _____________________ 1,020kg
8: _____________________ 590 kg

[2]Part 2 | Pre-Listening / Reading

ENW 437

Rabbit Island+ Locations

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 1

Rabbit Island is a popular day trip for visitors.
The island is full of thousands of rabbits and remnants of Japan’s military era
Look at the photos below of some popular places on the way to / on Rabbit Island!

A

B

1: Omi Isl Bridge ____
2: Imabari Castle ____

C

D

E

3: Poison Gas Museum____4: Sound of the Waves ____

Pre-Listening / Pre-Reading 2

F

5: Okuno Lighthouse ____
6: Yamato Museum____

Rabbit Island

Read the sight questions about Rabbit Island. Can you choose the correct answers?
If you don't know - use the Internet, ask a partner or GUESS!

2 | Between 1925-1945 what was secretly
made on the island?
a: Posion Gas b: Nuclear Power c: Bombs

1 | Where is Rabbit Island located?
a: Japan Sea b: Seto Inland Sea c: Sano Sea

3 | What is the permanent human population of
Rabbit Island?
a: 0 b: 25 c: 75
5 | What 2 animals are prohibited on theisland?
a: Snakes b: Cats c: Dogs

4 | How much is the ferry for a single
fare to Rabbit Island?
a: ¥180 b: ¥360 c: ¥720

6 |What colour of rabbit is the most common
on the island?
a: White b: Brown c: Black

7 | Which 2 prefectures are connected by OmishimaIsland?
a: Ehime b: Kagawa c: Hiroshima

8 | What is the average depth of the Seto Inland Sea?
a: 18 metres b: 38 metres c: 58 metres

9: What is NOT a prefecture on
Shikoku Island?

[3]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 1

Location 1

ENW 437# 1: Kure/Yamato Museum
Read the title for the 1st part of this special Rabbit Island+ podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: HMS Hood was a Royal Navy ship during WW2.

YES | NO

B: The Yamato was built in Yokohama between 1936-1940.

YES | NO

C: The Yamato' wreck lies 290km southwest of Okinawa.

YES | NO

Location 1 | GAP FILL
Read / Listen to Location 1.
What is the correct answer for each space? Write one word in each space.

First Stop — Maritime Musuem
ENW is once more on our cycling travels! If everything goes according to plan we finish the day afterriding 120km! But our first stop on our 1: ______ is after just 20km as we visit the Kure Maritime Museum.
As we alight from our bike after just over an hour of riding the morning is clear with a fresh crisp breeze
that helps to keep ENW fully concentrating. When 2: ______ on busy roads, sadly, cyclists can sometimes
be forgotten by other road users, so we have to be fully switched-on whenever we are peddling!
The Kure Maritime Museum is famous as the location where the largest 3: ______ the Japanese Imperial
Navy built - the Yamato. Launched in December 1940 it was sunk on its way to defend Okinawa in August1945 with catastrophic loss of life. Of the 3,332 crew only 277 survived the sinking. Today the museum
hosts a 4: ______ exhibition to the ship which contains a 1/10th replica and artefacts recovered from thewreck after it was discovered lying in a depth of 340m 290km southwest of Kyushu Island.
Being British, the sinking of the Yamato reminds ENW of the destruction of HMS Hood in 1941. The
flagship of the Royal Navy was sunk in action in the 5: ______ Atlantic Ocean. Of the 1,418 men on
board, just three survived when HMS Hood sunk in just 3 minutes in the 6: ______ ocean waters.
In a contemplative mood, ENW is back on our bike again with another 55km to ride before out next stop
— the small town of Tadanoumi which is the 7: ______ to Okunoshima, also known as Rabbit Island. We
will speak to you there!

Q&A
1 | How far will ENW be riding in the day?

______________________

2 | What is the name of the museum?

______________________

3 | What is the name of the Japanese ship?

______________________

4 | How many crew-members survived the sinking?

______________________

5 | Where did HMS Hood sink?

______________________

[4]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 2

Location 2

ENW 437#2 The Lighthouse

Read the title for the 2nd part of this special Rabbit Island+ podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: Visitors can feed the rabbits only food bought on the island.

YES | NO

B: The island's lighthouse is painted illuminous yellow.

YES | NO

C: The ferry ticket price for a bike is ¥280.

YES | NO

Location 2 | Wrong Word!
Read / Listen to Location 2.
Circle the six mistakes in the text. Then write the correct words below.

Hundreds of Bunnies!
Good afternoon — the time has just moved past 1pm and ENW has reached out 2nd stop on our cycling
day trip. Well, actually, that isn’t 100% correct as we are still on the island! Our small ferry leaves in 15
minutes for Rabbit Island and ENW has paid ¥360 for a single ticket plus ¥180 for our car. The ferryjourney is only 15 minutes, so we will catch up with you once we reach Okunoshima!
You meet up with ENW just a couple of kilometres into our cycle around Rabbit Island. We must cycle in aspiral direction so we have headed to the south of the island first and the Lighthouse which helps to direct
shipping away from Rabbit Island. The lighthouse is actually much smaller than we imagined, and isunmanned and totally painted in white. In fact the only creatures around seem to be a few hundred rather
relaxed bunnies who are enjoying the Summer sun and lazing around waiting for visitors to feed them!
The rules for feeding the rabbits are very scary, no human food is allowed and only officially sanctioned
rabbit food, mostly cabbage and carrot, can be bought on the island. No other animal is allowed on theisland, particularly dogs and cats — so it is good that ENW left our two snakes and Labrador behind! The
youngest cat in particular would be very interested in chasing some rabbits! ENW only has 50 minutes on
the island so after a few photos we are off our next destination — the 2nd museum of the day!

Write the Correct Words!

1: __________ 2: __________ 3: __________ 4: __________ 5: ___________ 6: __________
Q&A
1 | How much in total did ENW pay to use the ferry?

______________________

2 | How long is the ferry ride to the island?

______________________

3 | How far has ENW cycled on the island?

______________________

4 | What breed of dog does ENW have?

______________________

5 | What type of food do the rabbits usually eat?

______________________

[5]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 3

Location 3

ENW 437#3 Poison Gas Museum

Read the title for the 3rd part of this special Rabbit Island+ podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

YES | NO

A: Iraq and Iran used chemical weapons in the 1970s.
B: The USA stored chemical weapons on the island after WW2.
C: The Poison Gas Museum consists of two rooms.

YES | NOYES | NO

Location 3 | Jumbled Paragraphs
Read / Listen to Location 3.
What is the correct order for the sentences in each paragraph.
A Grim Reminder(A) Original working outfits can be viewed such as rubber suits, gas masks, gloves and boots. (B) A shortride from the lighthouse is a rather grim reminder to horrific events of the 20th Century — the Okunoshima
Poison Gas Museum. (E) The small museum is only ¥100 to enter and consists of just two rooms.
(C) Visitors can also see the equipment made to create and store poison gas. (D) The first room
showcases exhibits that detail the terrible working conditions in the chemical weapons plant on the island.
(A) Included are also images of victims from more recent chemical attacks such as in Iran and Iraq in the
1980s. (B) The exhibition is powerful and unsettling. (C) The second room is designed as a schoolclassroom and there are also some unpleasant photographs showing what happens to a human when
exposed to chemical weapons.
(A) In fact, with Halloween tomorrow, it seems the perfect setting for a ghostly, haunted house! (B) Afterthe end of WW2 the island was also used by American forces to store weapons during the Korean War.
(C) With so much of a violent past, ENW is pleased that the most dangerous issue these days is probably
a rabbit bite! (D) As ENW leaves the museum there is a map that highlights areas around the island
where chemical weapons and poison gas was manufactured. (E) The nearest one is just 300m away andis now nothing more than a hollowed shell of a building.

P 1: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ P 2: ____ ____ ____ P 3: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

Q&A
1 | How much does the Poison Gas Museum cost?

______________________

2 | How many rooms does the Poison Gas Museum have?

______________________

3 | When is Halloween?

______________________

4 | How far is the nearest gas manufacturing building?

______________________

5 | Which country stored ammunition after WW2?

______________________

[6]Part 3 | Reading & Listening 4

Location 4

ENW 437#4 Imabari

Read the title for the 4th part of this special Rabbit Island+ podcast!
Next read the three statements below. What do you think is the answer?
If you are not sure - GUESS! Choose ‘YES' or ‘NO’!

A: The Towel Museum of Art is the 2nd towel museum in Japan.

YES | NO

B: Winnie-the-Pooh is originally from England.

YES | NO

C: Hiroshima is on Shikoku Island.

YES | NO

Location 4 | Which Word?
Read / Listen to Location 4
Read the 7 words in the box and then put them in the correct place.

1| Country

2| England 3| American 4| opposite 5| Port 6| recovery 7 | impressive
A Unique Museum!

You join ENW in a: ____ mode after yesterday’s ride of 119.6km from Hiroshima on Honshu Island to Imabarion Shikoku Island. We reached our destination just after 6:15pm last night and checked into our hotel
straightaway! After a visit to the onsite bath house, a pasta dinner and a early night — ENW is ready to headto the ferry home. But first, we are going to go in the b: _____ direction and a visit to a unique museum!
Thankfully the Towel Museum of Art is only a gentle 12km cycle out in the Shikoku countryside, nestled in
between the Imabari c: ____ Club and the European Garden. This is the world’s first towel museum dedicatedto the art of towel manufacturing. The Towel Museum has an d: ____ five floors of exhibits that detail how
towels are made, different types of towels and its historical development. ENW was not expecting so manyartefacts and displays for our entry fee of ¥800!
One of the displays included in the museum is centred around perhaps the most famous teddy-bear in theworld — Winnie the Pooh! As ENW is from e: ____ we have a special affinity with Winnie, although we areless enthused about the Disney version of the British bear. For some reason, when the f: ____ company bought
the rights to Winnie the Pooh they added a red jacket to his design. HE IS A BEAR! Bears DO NOT wear
clothes!!! Red jacket indeed...
OK podcasters, so after our little rant about Winnie the Pooh we are off on our bike again. Only 50km thistime and so in a couple of hours we should be at Matsuyama g: ____ ready for our ferry back to Hiroshima.

Q&A
1 | What should bears NOT wear?

______________________

2 | How far did ENW cycle to the museum?

______________________

3 | What time did ENW reach the hotel?

______________________

4 | What sporting location is near the museum?

______________________

5 | How many floors does the Towel Museum have?

______________________

[7]Part 4 | Post Listening / Reading

Writing

ENW 437
Which One?

Writing
Which as your favourite Rabbit Island location? Write as many reasons!
Research the city and find TWO more locations you would like to visit.
Write about your choices and explain why you chose them!

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And finally…

Did you Know..?

(U) According to Wikipedia there are around 305 domesticated breed of rabbits and only 13
species of wild rabbit. (V) Rabbits are also pretty fast for their size they can run up to 56km/h
and the mid-air kick that they often do is called a ‘binky’. (W) Rabbit folklore can be found in
most countries around the world, for example in Japan it is believed that the small furry
mammals live on the moon and make mochi! (X) That infant rabbit is called a kit, a female a
doe and a male a buck? (Y) The next time it will be the Year of the Rabbit will be between
January 2023 and February 2024! (Z) Whilst in the Chinese Zodiac Calendar the rabbit is the
4th animal of the twelve, coming after the rat, ox and tiger. ___________________

[8]Extra | Video Links

Rabbit Island+ Locations

ENW 437
Video

1 | Kure Maritime Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atDU0MGAUeg[03:31]

Yamato2 | Rabbit Island

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip_wx_-Jzds[03:51]Introduction to Okunoshima

3 | Poison Gas Museum (Japanese)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b7knWXMeFo[06:47]

History of Poison Gas Manufacturing on the Island

4 | Imabari Towel Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPi96yXh-2Q[04:41]The Art of Towels

Rabbit Island+ Extra 1 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL5k8DuNpYY[02:38]

Ohenro Pilgrimage

Rabbit Island+ Extra 2 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkwTGi_SMys[03:30]Imabari Castle

Rabbit Island+ Extra 3 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VFXoVR9PWc
Shikoku Island 88 Temple Trip

Rabbit Island+ Extra 4 |https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dWkMaynGkk
What is a rabbit…?

[01:54][02:13][9]ANSWERS(a)

ENW 437

Warm Up 1
Is the city flag of Takehara / Honshu Islands. B, C & D are all Shikoku Island cities
Warm Up 3 | Cycling Grand Tour Winners

1: Blue Whale. 2: African Elephant 3: Orca Whales. 4: Hippopotamus
5: White Rhino 6: Southern Elephant Seal 7: Polar Bear. 8: West Indian Manatee

Pre - Listening 1
1: D / 2: F / 3: E / 4: B/ 5: C / 6: A

Yes or No?
Q&A

Pre - Listening 2 | Quiz
1: B / 2: A / 3: A / 4: B / 5: AC / 6: B / 7: AC / 8: B / 9: C
Location 1 | #1

A: YES
B: NO
C: NO
1: 120km 2: Kure Maritime Museum 3: Yamato 4: 277 5: North Atlantic OceanFirst Stop — Maritime Musuem

ENW is once more on our cycling travels! If everything goes according to plan we finish the day after riding 120km! But our first stopon our journey is after just 20km as we visit the Kure Maritime Museum. As we alight from our bike after just over an hour of riding themorning is clear with a fresh crisp breeze that helps to keep ENW fully concentrating. When riding on busy roads, sadly, cyclists cansometimes be forgotten by other road users, so we have to be fully switched-on whenever we are peddling!
The Kure Maritime Museum is famous as the location where the largest battleship the Japanese Imperial Navy built - the Yamato.
Launched in December 1940 it was sunk on its way to defend Okinawa in August 1945 with catastrophic loss of life. Of the 3,332 crew
only 277 surviving the sinking. Today the museum hosts a permanent exhibition to the ship which contains a 1/10th replica andartefacts recovered from the wreck after it was discovered lying in a depth of 340m 290km southwest of Kyushu Island.

Being British, the sinking of the Yamato reminds ENW of the destruction of HMS Hood in 1941. The flagship of the Royal
Navy was sunk in action in the North Atlantic Ocean. Of the 1,418 men on board, just three survived when HMS Hoodsunk in just 3 minutes in the freezing ocean waters.
In a contemplative mood, ENW is back on our bike again with another 55km to ride before out next stop — the small
town of Tadanoumi which is the gateway to Okunoshima, also known as Rabbit Island. We will speak to you there!

Yes or No?
Q&A

Location 2 | #2

A: YES
B: NO
C: NO
1: ¥540 2: 15 mins 3: Couple of Kilometres 4: Labrador 5: Cabbage & Carrot
Hundreds of Bunnies!

Good afternoon — the time has just moved past 1pm and ENW has reached out 2nd stop on our cycling day trip. Well,
actually, that isn’t 100% correct as we are still on the mainland! Our small ferry leaves in 15 minutes for Rabbit Island
and ENW has paid ¥360 for a single ticket plus ¥180 for our bike. The ferry journey is only 15 minutes, so we will catch
up with you once we reach Okunoshima!
You meet up with ENW just a couple of kilometres into our cycle around Rabbit Island. We must cycle in a clockwise
direction so we have headed to the south of the island first and the Lighthouse which helps to direct shipping away from
Rabbit Island. The lighthouse is actually much smaller than we imagined, and is unmanned and totally painted in white. Infact the only creatures around seem to be a few hundred rather relaxed bunnies who are enjoying the Autumn sun andlazing around waiting for visitors to feed them!
The rules for feeding the rabbits are very strict, no human food is allowed and only officially sanctioned rabbit food, mostly cabbage
and carrot, can be bought on the island. No other animal is allowed on the island, particularly dogs and cats — so it is good that ENW
left our two cats and Labrador behind! The youngest cat in particular would be very interested in chasing some rabbits! ENW only has
50 minutes on the island so after a few photos we are off our next destination — the 2nd museum of the day!

Yes or No?
Q&A

Location 3 | #3

A: NO
B: YES
C: YES1: ¥100 2: Two Rooms 3: Tomorrow 4: 300m 5: United States
A Grim Reminder(B) A short ride from the lighthouse is a rather grim reminder to horrific events of the 20th Century — theOkunoshima Poison Gas Museum. (E) The small museum is only ¥100 to enter and consists of just two rooms. (D)The first room showcases exhibits that detail the terrible working conditions in the chemical weapons plant on theisland. (A) Original working outfits can be viewed such as rubber suits, gas masks, gloves and boots. (C) Visitors
can also see the equipment made to create and store poison gas.
(C) The second room is designed as a school classroom and there are also some unpleasant photographs showing
what happens to a human when exposed to chemical weapons. (A) Included are also images of victims from more
recent chemical attacks such as in Iran and Iraq in the 1980s. (B) The exhibition is powerful and unsettling.
(D) As ENW leaves the museum there is a map that highlights areas around the island where chemical weapons
and poison gas was manufactured. (E) The nearest one is just 300m away and is now nothing more than a hollowed
shell of a building. (A) In fact, with Halloween tomorrow, it seems the perfect setting for a ghostly, haunted house!
(B) After the end of WW2 the island was also used by American forces to store weapons during the Korean War.
(C) With so much of a violent past, ENW is pleased that the most dangerous issue these days is probably a rabbit
bite!

Yes or No?
Q&A

Location 4 | Day 4

A: NO
B: YES
C: NO
1: Red Coats 2: 12km 3: 18:15 4: Imabari Country Club 5: Five Floors
A Unique Museum!

You join ENW in recovery mode after yesterday’s ride of 119.6km from Hiroshima on Honshu Island to Imabari on
Shikoku Island. We reached our destination just after 6:15pm last night and checked in to our hotel straightaway! After avisit to the onsite bath house, a pasta dinner and a early night — ENW is ready to head to the ferry home. But first, weare going to go in the opposite direction and a visit to a unique museum!
Thankfully the Towel Museum of Art is only a gentle 12km cycle out in the Shikoku countryside, nestled in between the
Imabari Country Club and the European Garden. This is the world’s first towel museum dedicated to the art of towel
manufacturing. The Towel Museum has an impressive five floors of exhibit sthat detail how towels are made, different
types of towels and its historical development. ENW was not expecting so many artefacts and displays for our entry feeof ¥800!
One of the displays included in the museum is centred around perhaps the most famous teddy-bear in the world — Winnie the Pooh! As
ENW is from England we have a special affinity with Winnie, although we are less enthused about the Disney version of the British
bear. For some reason, when the American company bought the rights to Winnie the Pooh they added a red jacket to his design. HE IS
A BEAR! Bears DO NOT wear clothes!!! Red jacket indeed...

OK podcasters, so after our little rant about Winnie the Pooh we are off on our bike again. Only 50km this time and so ina couple of hours we should be at Matsuyama Port ready for our ferry back to Hiroshima.

And Finally…
U / W / Y / T / X / V / Z /S

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