JP152Okogashima islet

Site Description

Grassland

Okogashima islet, which is located about 1.7 km southwest off shore of Sakurajima island, is an uninhabited islet with the circumference of about 1.4 km, with an area of about 37,000 ㎡ and with an altitude of 38.3 m at its highest point. Deposits of volcanic ash and sand are covering the andesite layer of the Tertiary period. There are sheer cliffs on the western side, while their upper side has table-like forms. They are covered with trees and shrubs.

Area & Coordinates

5ha 31°33′N 130°37′E
region: Kyushu Region, Kagoshima

Protection Status

Unprotected

Conservation issues

Recreation/tourism
Consequences of animal / plants / introductions

Birds

Breeding resident

Cettia diphone, Zosterops japonicus, Ardea cinerea, Milvus migrans, Streptopelia orientalis, Monticola solitarius, Hypsipetes amaurotis

Breeding visitor

Locustella pleskei, Nycticorax nycticorax

Winter visitor

Turdus naumanni

Passage visitor

Sterna dougallii, Heteroscelus brevipes, Actitis hypoleucos