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Mikurajima, 200 miles south of Tokyo, is known for wild bottlenose dolphins, a species
recognisable by their short beaks. They grow to between six and 13 feet in length.
For the last 20 years, visitors have been able to dive and swim with the animals (above)
in any weather. When our reporter visited, the edges of a typhoon made for rough seas.