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Island in Japan
Fumi-shima in January 2022
Fumi-shima Jinja (Shinto Shrine) in Fumi-shima

Fumi-shima (経島) is an islet 180 metres (590 ft) from the shore near Izumo, Shimane, Japan. It is a nesting place for around 5,000 Black-tailed Gulls each Spring, and has been recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. The islet used to have a shrine dedicated to Hinomisaki Jinja. Only the shrine priests were allowed to visit the island so the gulls settled virtually undisturbed.

References

  1. Bamforth, Chris Here be the land of the gods April 28, 2006 The Japan Times Retrieved April 5, 2016
  2. "Fumishima islet". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  3. Getty images, Black-Tailed Gulls at Fumishinma Island

35°25′49″N 132°37′36″E / 35.43028°N 132.62667°E / 35.43028; 132.62667


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