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The Japanese cormorant (''Phalacrocorax capillatus'') is a bird classified in the genus [[Cormorant]], in the order [[Suliformes]], and is known for its use in the traditional fishing method of [[cormorant fishing]] in Japan. They mainly live near the coast, and their habitat and breeding grounds in Japan range from the north of [[Honshu]] to the [[Hokkaido]] coast, as well as islands and cape reefs in northern Honshu. In the winter, they migrate to southwestern Honshu to overwinter. Terushima is located at the southernmost tip of the [[Tohoku]] region on the Pacific side, and they usually fly there from October to November and stay on the rocky area of the island, returning to the north of Japan around March to April of the following year, but some visit Terushima throughout the year. Some resident birds are seen, and a small number of these are known to breed on Terushima. |
The Japanese cormorant (''Phalacrocorax capillatus'') is a bird classified in the genus [[Cormorant]], in the order [[Suliformes]], and is known for its use in the traditional fishing method of [[cormorant fishing]] in Japan. They mainly live near the coast, and their habitat and breeding grounds in Japan range from the north of [[Honshu]] to the [[Hokkaido]] coast, as well as islands and cape reefs in northern Honshu. In the winter, they migrate to southwestern Honshu to [[Overwintering|overwinter]]. Terushima is located at the southernmost tip of the [[Tohoku]] region on the Pacific side, and they usually fly there from October to November and stay on the rocky area of the island, returning to the north of Japan around March to April of the following year, but some visit Terushima throughout the year. Some resident birds are seen, and a small number of these are known to breed on Terushima. |
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Terushima Cormorant Habitat (照島ウ生息地, Terushima U Seisokuchi) is located in Shimokawa, Izumi-cho, Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and is a habitat for Japanese cormorants designated as a national natural monument[1][2]. Terushima is a small island made of tuffaceous sandstone with a cliff of 31 meters in height, located approximately 250 meters offshore from the coast of the mainland.[3][4] It was designated as a national natural monument on February 22, 1945, under the third category of the designation criteria for animals: "animal or animal group unique to the natural environment."
The Japanese cormorant (Phalacrocorax capillatus) is a bird classified in the genus Cormorant, in the order Suliformes, and is known for its use in the traditional fishing method of cormorant fishing in Japan. They mainly live near the coast, and their habitat and breeding grounds in Japan range from the north of Honshu to the Hokkaido coast, as well as islands and cape reefs in northern Honshu. In the winter, they migrate to southwestern Honshu to overwinter. Terushima is located at the southernmost tip of the Tohoku region on the Pacific side, and they usually fly there from October to November and stay on the rocky area of the island, returning to the north of Japan around March to April of the following year, but some visit Terushima throughout the year. Some resident birds are seen, and a small number of these are known to breed on Terushima.
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Location: 260 Ohata, Shimokawa, Izumi-cho, Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture.
- Approximately 20 minutes by car from Iwaki Nakoso Interchange on the Jōban Expressway.
- Approximately 15 minutes by car from Izumi Station on the JR Jōban Line.
References
- ^ "照島ウ生息地". The Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas". Ministry of the Environment Government of Japan. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "いわきの『今むがし』Vol.74". Iwaki City. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "福島遺産". THE FUKUSHIMA MINYU SHIMBUN. Retrieved 8 April 2024.