Island Spots in Hachinohe / Shimokita Peninsula Area
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- Aomori
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- Hachinohe / Shimokita Peninsula
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- Kabushima
- Travel / Tourism
- Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture
- This island of about 1.8 hectares is famous as a black-tailed gull breeding ground. This is the only place to see black-tailed gulls building nests in Japan, and it allows up-close sights of chicks as well. The island was designated a National Natural Monument in 1922. From 1942 to 43, the former Imperial Navy worked to connect the island to the mainland. During the nesting season in mid-March every year, several tens of thousands of gulls come from the south, covering the island completely.
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- Bentenjima
- Travel / Tourism
- Aomori Prefecture Shimokita-gun Oma
Aomori Areas
Centuries-old stories of samurai at Kakunodate and the remains of millennia-old archaeological sites including the likes of Isedotai invite history buffs to delve into Aomori’s fascinating history. As the most northern prefecture on the Japanese mainland, Aomori enjoys a cooler climate, which makes it a welcome escape from the southern cities for combining castles, art galleries, and summer festivals with the great outdoors.
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