Terushima Cormorant Habitat

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.

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.

Terushima, where Terushima Cormorant Habitat is located, is a small rock-shaped island positioned in the sea southeast of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, and is located on the southwest side of Onahama Port, known as the largest port in Fukushima Prefecture.

It is located approximately 250 meters offshore from the border between Obama-cho and Izumi-cho in Shimokawa in the same city.

Today's Terushima was originally connected to the mainland, but due to wave erosion, it was separated from the other side and became an island.

Tersuhima
Terushima Cormorant Habitat seen over the green of Onahama Ocean Golf Club. Photographed on October 25, 2023
Aerial photo of Terushima Cormorant Habitat. It is more like a reef than an island. Created based on aerial photos from the Map and Aerial Photo Viewing Service of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan , Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism . (Created using images taken on April 28, 2019)