Japan's Forgotten Island | MINAMI-TORISHIMA - #1

[@GhostCountries]

Part II: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZivaZ1tZZaUnNk

[@tyronetb3]

Thank you for posting link!

[@gregedwards3267]

A few notes. I spent 1969 on the island in the USCG. Unlike what you video indicated, there were >>no

[@TanoggnTV]

The fact that this island exists, makes my life better

[@Cg41418]

Coast Guard had a LORAN station, (Long Range Aids to Navigation, pre GPS) there from 1963 to 1993. There is/was also a Japanese weather station detachment there. I was stationed there with the Coast Guard as it was a year long unaccompanied tour of duty. While very desolate, it was to say the least an interesting tour of duty. I’ve never seen this video although I knew ownership went back and forth throughout history. There’s no fresh water there so you have to rely on rain, probably why no one remained on the island. During WWII the island was occupied by the Japanese and bombed only once as it served no real significant importance because of the distance to Japan. By the way, the Japanese that were stationed there at the weather station were awesome when I was there. We had a blast.

[@craigkeller]

Great history lesson! Thank you 🙏

[@GhostCountries]

Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@GhostCountries]

Hey there everyone, I hope you enjoyed this first episode of a new miniseries here on the channel where we'll be looking into "ghost geography." Basically, if you ever wondered how this bit of land ended up in Country A instead of Country B, that's exactly what we'll be exploring. So, as always, be sure to comment down below with any suggestions you'd like us to look into for future episodes!

[@mimishimura6314]

Very informative! When I was a student, I only learned this island is the easternmost island of Japan, so it’s cool to know its history! Looking forward to the next episode :)

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you so much Mimi, really glad you liked the episode and it built upon what you learned in school! The second part will be diving into Minami-Torishima Incident, WWII, and the island's post-war history. So, stay tuned for that.

[@yao4964]

So impressed!! A lot of information even for us Japanese!!

[@GhostCountries]

Really glad to hear it; just FYI, the second video dealing with everything from the Minami-Torishima Incident, WWII, and the island's post-war history will be coming out pretty soon!

[@yao4964]

@@GhostCountries I’m looking forward to the next one!!

[@joycekochmann8860]

For me this is so interesting, Your guys did a great job.

[@GhostCountries]

Really glad to hear you thought so; it was pretty fun doing research for this one. Be sure to check back in for Part 2!

[@michelstevens7691]

I served on this island while in the Coast Guard. 80-81. Great place.

[@GhostCountries]

Oh, wow; that's really fascinating! What was it like being stationed on such an isolated location?

[@michelstevens7691]

Very quiet. No light pollution at all. Nights were great. Hawaii weather all year. Loved walking the perimeter of the island picking up shells and glass ball fish net floats. And sometimes spent ammo rounds, guessing from WW2. Would love to go back for a couple of days.

[@GhostCountries]

That actually sounds like a really nice experience - all the more so in a part of the world that most people won't ever set foot upon. Personally, I would love to visit Minami-Torishima - although, I know sightseeing isn't allowed - so, maybe the Izu Islands or Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands is more realistic. *sorry for the delayed response, for whatever reason your comment was marked as spam and I didn't see it till now

[@jonathanbarassa435]

Great video! Keep it up:)

[@GhostCountries]

Thanks Jonathan; plenty more content on the way!

[@Randamono]

Your channel is so cool! You deserve more subs!

[@GhostCountries]

Hey, thank you so much; we’re slowly closing in on 10K - I mean, still a few thousand subs away, but still!

[@jiayizhou323]

Good Video:)

[@GhostCountries]

Thanks Jiayi!

[@padkirsch]

Great video! Exactly what I searched for. #subscribed

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you so much padkirsch and welcome aboard! Oh, and if you ever have a suggestion for something you'd like to see covered, just let us know.

[@padkirsch]

@@GhostCountries I know there's some interesting videos out there but the closed cities in Russia are interesting. Also life on isolated islands, or in remote parts of Russia and the world. Just some thoughts. Not sure what your specialty is, but that's very interesting. Also, enclaves of different cultures in different places. Like Germans in Bolivia etc. Just some thoughts. Love your Japanese stuff. I want to know more. Interested in ancient shipping routes and trade routes in that part of the world too. Or anything about imperialist powers or other naval powers in Asia etc. Dutch, etc etc in Taiwan or Indonesia. Or British in India, British in Hong Kong, Portuguese in Macau. Etc.. Opium war stuff.. western/European getting access finally to Japan, china, Asia etc. And some of the history behind those efforts. Anything about central Asian Countries (many people don't know as much) (Afghanistan/Pakistan, kyrgyzstan, uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan!) The history of the Mughal empire in Pakistan. Anything about music, culture, history, language/writing, art, poetry, food (and trade), science and architecture! Anything on the 'Islamic Golden age' and science. Ancient philosophers etc. Anything about Africa, Mansa Musa, etc. Anything about middle east, ancient, or like the colonialist period 1915-1940s etc.. All very fascinating stuff! Sorry that's a lot, just some thoughts and some brainstorming! Those are some subjects that are all very interesting. Just trying to share some ideas 🌿❤️🕊️👍🙂 Love your channel. Have a fantastic day!

[@padkirsch]

Also Polynesian history and how they traveled or got around

[@GhostCountries]

No problem whatsoever! Comments and interactions really do help the channel (as per the algorithm); plus, we just really like hearing from our subscribers/viewers in general. We're a pretty broad-spectrum history channel - especially when you consider how many countries don't exist anymore 😅 - and, because of that, I think almost everything you mentioned we'll probably cover at some point. Also, if it's not a country, our miniseries (flags, geography, biographies, etc.) probably can make it work. We do have plans for an episode about the Kingdom of Sikkim in the not too distant future, which isn't the Mughal Empire, but we definitely are planning more South Asian content. For remote parts of Russia, we've been considering an episode about the Kuril Islands, Sakhalin, and/or the Commander Islands for a little while now. We'll definitely be returning to China/East Asia as well. Oh, and before I forget, since you mentioned Germans in Bolivia, we've got an upcoming episode about an early German colony in South America that is in the final stages of production! There's plenty more planned too and over the next few months we'll be doing a some ancient history episodes, along with covering our first Crusader State. Seriously though, thanks again for commenting and all the suggestions! 🙌

[@GhostCountries]

Oh, definitely; there's so much to explore and, following our New Caledonia episode, we've been talking about doing an episode on Easter Island/Rapa Nui, which I know is on the fringe of Polynesia, but it's there...hahaha

[@OverOut]

this is incredible. very informative but entertaining. love the pics and animation - and even more so, the narrating. awesome voice bud! really professional and keeps the viewers tuned in. subscribed!

[@OverOut]

and as I said in my earlier comment - keep going, you definitely have something here. I'm still a ways behind you in subs, and not letting up so neither should you. you're getting there. ;)

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you so much and welcome aboard! Really glad you liked this one; had a rather fun time doing the research, script writing, animation, etc. The second half of this two-parter will be going up next week!

[@OverOut]

@@GhostCountries great - looking forward to it.

[@GhostCountries]

@@OverOut Really appreciate all your comments and yeah, don't let up! Growth takes, but I'm sure it will occur.

[@JamesSchell-x2o]

I served on Marcus Island with the USCG from 1985-1986. I was there when the original Loran Tower was taken down for a new smaller tower. Despite being seperated from most of the world I did enjoy my time there.

[@joseanaya5033]

A good video

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you so much Jose!

[@christiangeoppo9428]

Very cool

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you Christian; yeah, it's definitely an overlooked chapter of Japan-United States history!

[@tyronetb3]

Good watch!

[@dantraylor5615]

i was there 74 to 75. special place

[@BlueBuckJS]

Really cool video again! Didn't know any of this history

[@GhostCountries]

Thanks John; glad to hear you found the episode interesting.

[@BlueBuckJS]

@@GhostCountries So the next video is about WWII?

[@GhostCountries]

@@BlueBuckJS Yeah, before that we'll cover the Minami-Torishima Incident, but afterwards it will be WWII and the island's post war history until the present.

[@Georghiou2D]

I was a little confused when you said they were awarded 10 yen each (about 10 cents today) so i did some research, and apparently back then 10 yen could buy you 100 eggs, or 100 servings of noodles. Not bad when youre starving

[@GhostCountries]

That’s really interesting to know - I feel like I might’ve looked into it as well back while doing research for the episode, but unfortunately can’t remember. Yeah, after their voyage back from Minami-Torishima, 100 eggs or 100 servings of noodles would definitely be welcome!

[@Georghiou2D]

@@GhostCountries My comment was regarding 1920s jpy, which is a bit later. You did mention later in the video that hunters received 1.5 yen a day for catching 500 birds, and taxidermists earned 2jpy a day for stuffing 100 birds. It seems like 10 yen is actually about 1 weeks pay for a skilled tradesperson, so quite a lot

[@GhostCountries]

Yeah, it definitely is. This may be off topic, but speaking of Japanese yen, did you know the current banknotes are set to get new designs sometime next year? I know the ¥1000 will feature Hokusai’s “Great Wave,” which is pretty neat.

[@Georghiou2D]

@@GhostCountries That sounds beautiful.

[@manuelblasino8999]

Great video! One question about the language though: What does bird actually mean in japanese? I was just wondering about the name of the island :D

[@GhostCountries]

Sure; so, like in Minami-Torishima, "tori / 鳥" means bird in everyday language, but in Tokyo Kinju Gaisha, "kinju / 禽獣" is an older term for birds and beasts.

[@seikantunnel]

In English, "Minami-Tori-Shima", translates to "Southern Bird Island"

[@artisticsolarninja]

i bet we can shiny hunt a deoxys there

[@GhostCountries]

Oh, you definitely can - especially in part II.😅

[@teluobir]

Did the part of the crew that stayed on the island survive???

[@GhostCountries]

I’m going to assume they did, but I honestly couldn’t find anything documented when I looked back over all the research materials. I’ll keep digging though, since there might be an answer out there somewhere.

[@teluobir]

@@GhostCountries I was confused they had just disappeared from the story, but I understand their fate may not have been documented (which probably suggests the worst)

[@Djieff]

The Japanese flag with eyes logo you use, looks a lot like "Boos" from Super Mario Bros

[@GhostCountries]

You know, I never actually noticed that before, but now that you said it, I can definitely see it! 👻

[@_McCormickProductions]

It's a countryball

[@LeNormieHater]

Hay love your videos found you a week ago can you do video on grey unkraine

[@GhostCountries]

Thanks for the comment Ethan and yeah, definitely; we actually have a video on Green Ukraine, but I was digging into Grey Ukraine a bit and it sounds really interesting! Also, might do a video on the Raspberry Wedge (also seen it called the Crimson Wedge or Purple Ukraine) down the line too.

[@nicebirdstv2352]

❤️❤️❤️

[@GhostCountries]

Thank you!!! 🙂

[@processingbenefitsbt6306]

This is thanks seen in war would 2

[@GhostCountries]

Thanks for commenting; we'll be covering WWII more in-depth in the next episode on Minami-Torishima.

[@HesderOleh]

1 sq mile is 2.59 sq km. It is actually 1.51 sq km so it is 0.58 sq miles.

[@drillerkiller9]

1mi² is not 1.51km²...

[@willujames4989]

Geoff brought me here

[@asurfadventurelife11]

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