Kabushima
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Native name: 蕪島 Nickname: Seagull Island |
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 Kabushima
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| Location | Hachinohe, Aomori |
| Coordinates | 40°32′20.66″N 141°33′26.95″E / 40.5390722°N 141.5574861°E |
| Length | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Width | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Coastline | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
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Kabushima (蕪島) is a small island located in Hachinohe, Aomori, in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. The island is noted as a nesting ground for Black-tailed gulls and has been protected as a National Natural Monument of Japan since 1922. Part of the Tanesashi Coast, it was incorporated into the Sanriku Fukkō National Park from May 2013,
The island has a length of 300 metres (980 ft) and width of 140 metres (460 ft), with a highest elevation of around 18 metres (59 ft). The total area of the island is approximately 17,000 square meters.
Although called an “island”, it was joined to the mainland by a causeway from 1942.
Kabushima Shrine (蕪島 神社 Kabushima Jinja) is a small Shinto shrine located on Kabushima island. The shrine is a branch of the Itsukushima Shrine and is dedicated to Benzaiten. According to shrine legend, it was established in 1269 by local fishermen. The shrine burned completely down on 5 November 2015. The main festival of the shrine is held on the third Sunday of April.
The sound of the umi-neko at Hachinohe was selected by the Ministry of the Environment as one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan.
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