Wakabayashi said she fell in love with the area after three trips to Rausu to see orcas.

若林郁代表示，她在乘船观赏了3次逆戟鲸之后就爱上了罗臼。

She says whale watching is what led her to move to Rausu from her native city of Osaka.

她本人也很喜欢赏鲸。她表示，赏鲸是她从家乡大阪来罗臼的原因。

One of the most popular places for whale watching is Rausu, a fishing village on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

最受欢迎的赏鲸地点之一是罗臼，这是日本北部北海道岛上的一个渔村。