Ashijima
足島
An uninhabited island in Miyagi Prefecture serving as a protected breeding ground for rare seabirds and a National Natural Monument.
What it is
- An uninhabited island in the Pacific Ocean belonging to the Oshika Archipelago.
- A designated National Natural Monument and Miyagi Prefecture Wildlife Protection Zone.
- A protected breeding ground for Black-tailed gulls and Rhinoceros auklets.
- Part of the Sanriku Fukko National Park covering approximately 90,000 square meters.
What to see
- Diverse bird populations including Black-tailed gulls and Rhinoceros auklets.
- The island landscape which reaches a maximum elevation of 47 meters.
- Streaked shearwaters which were confirmed on the island in 1973.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Ashijima Open in Google Maps
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