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Ashizuri-Uwakai NP, Ehime
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In a 2-day survey on October 9–10, 1988, observers counted 4,881 Gray-faced Buzzards leaving Takamo Cape; 93% headed west or west-southwest over the sea, pointing to a major route from Shikoku to Kyushu.
Shortly before the Pacific War began in 1941, the Navy placed a lookout post where Takamo’s lighthouse park now stands, to watch for enemy ships and submarines. The remains are still almost in their original form.
In nearby Kura Bay, divers found Japan’s only surviving Shiden Kai fighter in 1978. It is believed to be one of 6 aircraft that failed to return after an air battle over the Bungo Channel on July 24, 1945.
Around mid-November, white wild chrysanthemums bloom across Takamo Cape, bright against the blue sea. The headland lies within the coastal range of Ashizuri-nojigiku, a wild chrysanthemum whose thick leaves have distinctive white edges.
At Takamo, hawk passage peaks around 6:30, then again near 11:00 and 14:00. Birdwatchers think the first wave comes about 30 minutes later than at Yura because many birds roost roughly 20 km away.
