Ex-professional tennis player, Shuzo Matsuoka, popular because of his fervent soul.  He was in 46th position in singles, and reached to best 8 in Wimbledon.  Also, he participated to Olympic three times.

In this video, he goes to Nakaumi, -10 degree and encourages us by picking up basket clams.  This is very famous on internet.  This has English subtitle and was introduced at foreign bulletin board such as Reddit.
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Volcanic island, Aogashima, located in the south of Izu islands and having double caldera.  Population in this island is 195 in 2012.  Since 1785, this volcano hasn’t erupted, but it’s still categorized as an active volcano.

Helicopter and ship run from Hachijojima.  It takes 15 mins with helicopter, and 2h30 with ship.

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