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The waves slowly caress the shore in a cove surrounded by cliffs overlooking the ocean. It's late autumn in Minamidaito, an island south of Japan, and a light breeze passes between the cane sugar fields that dot the island.These same cane sugar fields became synonymous with the island and played a central role in its history. Minamidaito Island was originally discovered by a Russian explorer who came on the ship "Borodino" in 1820. Originally called South Borodino Island on the map, it was settled in 1899 when Han'emon Tamaki of Hachijo Island in Japan, led a group of volunteers to that island. During the years that passed, the population of the island grew and the trade of sugar refinement and cane sugar took place. After the Second World War and various geopolitical events, life returned to normal on the island renamed Minimidaito of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Cane sugar has always remained the main agricultural activity of the island and continues to be so today. A "sugar path" was built on a railway to surround the island and facilitated transport and harvesting. It operated until 1986. Minimidaito is also unique for its cane sugar harvesting machines imported from Australia at the time and which are still in service, a rarity in the world.
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