An 87-year-old Japanese man who spent nearly three decades living on a remote island in an attempt to escape civilization has been granted his wish to say his final farewell to his old island home.
His stay, however, was far from easy. There was no fresh water for hundreds of kilometers south of Japan's mainland. Nagasaki preferred being naked since his clothes were washed away in a typhoon.
However, in 2018, a local fisherman discovered him unconscious on a beach. Doctors were notified, and Nagasaki was taken to a hospital for treatment because his health rapidly declined. He was later removed from the island, and his story became public.
According to the New York Post, Alvaro Cerezo, who documents island castaways and runs a company called Docastaway that drops tourists on deserted islands to live completely alone, chronicled Nagasaki's journey.
Just after his hospitalization, the government provided him with a bedroom and "very little money" to cover his basic needs. Nagaski has been unable to make many friends due to his confinement during the coronavirus pandemic.
"His tiny room became like his desert island where he could isolate himself, as it was the only place where he could live with his clothes off and feel free like he had for the last 29 years."
To pass the time, Nagasaki would frequently collect trash from the street but grew frustrated by the amount of pollution created by city dwellers, according to Cerezo.
"In a quintessential society like that of the Japanese, there was hardly anyone who could understand their eccentric way of life or their extreme desire to live naked on a desert island," Cerezo said.
With the assistance of Cerezo's company, Docastaway, the 87-year-old returned to Sotonabi earlier this month.?But was "luckily not sad to leave," Cerezo told the New York Post.
He added, "It seemed he was satisfied to have had the opportunity to bid farewell to his island."
For the latest trending,?click here.? ?