Wildlife Sightings for January in Eastern Hokkaido
February is generally the peak season in Hokkaido’s eastern region, but what is it like in January? In this blog,…
From Japanese Bullhead Sharks to Dragon Moray Eels! Diving in Isu Oshima
At the start of July, we were in the waters around Izu Oshima. We could see Bullhead sharks, Dragon Moray…
Raising The Next Generation of Blakiston’s Fish Owl; Observed in Rausu
Two chicks were born in 2022 Usually, the Blakiston’s fish owls will mate in February and lay two eggs in…
Brown Bears Awaiting The Salmon Run On Shiretoko Peninsula
The fall of 2022 was a rough start to the winter for the bears. The pink salmon, which usually go…
Ezo Sika Deer of the Notsuke Peninsula in Winter
The Notsuke Peninsula in the winter has many charms. One of them was an encounter with the Ezo sika deer,…
Ezo Red Fox in Winter
The Ezo red foxes live all over Hokkaido island. Officially a subspecies of the red fox, Vulpes vulpes schrencki, they…
Sea Otters of Eastern Hokkaido
The wild sea otters in Japan, can only be found breeding in the eastern part of Hokkaido. The species that…
The Snow Fairy: Hokkaido’s Long-tailed Tit
The Long-tailed tit in Hokkaido is Aegithalos caudatus japonicus, a sub-species of the Long-tailed tits found on Honshu. Unlike the…
Winter in Hokkaido：The Season of Love for the Ural Owl
In Hokkaido you can find 10 out of the 11 species of owls that live in Japan, making it an…
Steller’s Sea Eagles and the White-tailed Eagles Living in the Drift Ice in the Sea
This year (2022), many Steller’s sea eagles and white-tailed eagles have come to Shiretoko and Rausu to pass the winter….
East Hokkaido Wildlife Photography Tour in Early Summer (Part 2)
This is part two of a report of the Wildlife Photography Tour lead by Gaku Tozuka, wild bird photographer (conducted…
East Hokkaido Wildlife Photography Tour in Early Summer (Part 1)
This is a June field report on the tour conducted by Gaku Tozuka, a photographer, when we toured Eastern Hokkaido…
Traditional Summer in Shiretoko Rausu: Kelp Harvesting
Our guesthouse in Rausu, Shiretoko Serai’s Nature guide, Shouhei Morita sent us a report from the 2021 Summer Season. It…
The Sea of Izu Oshima: The Underwater Geopark （２）
Diving in Izu Oshima. The special here is that you can see Hammerhead sharks by the beach dives. Dive in…
Sea of Izu Oshima・The Undersea Geopark（１）
This is my report of diving in Izu Oshima. You can get there by jet foil boat in only 2…
Scuba Diving Amami Oshima
This is a report of a diving trip in Amami Oshima in May. The main focus of this trip was…
Little Tern Chick Rearing (At the Kemigawa Beach Little Tern Breeding Area)
In late June, I visited the Little tern breeding area at Kemigawa Beach. It was a Sunday and everyone seemed…
The White-Spotted Pufferfish Circle Formation（Amami Oshima）
These “Mysterious Underwater Circles” of Amami Oshima became a hot topic when a TV program introducing them was broadcasted. Originally…
Photographs from the Small Fishing Boat! Spectacled Guillemot of Teuri Island
>For information and tours of Teuri Island, click here! In early July of 2021, the “Teuri Island Seabird Class” was…
Rhinoceros Auklets on the Rocky Cliffs: Teuri Island
>For information and tours of Teuri Island, click here! In the beginning of July, we operated a tour called the…
Experiencing Autumn From the Notsuke Peninsula to Tokachi Plain: Seeing Flocks of Snow Geese, Brandt, and Pika (Part 2)
This is the second part of Kaito Imahori’s tour report of the October 26 – 30, 2021 tour. Experiencing Autumn…
Experiencing Autumn From the Notsuke Peninsula to Tokachi Plain: Seeing Flocks of Snow Geese, Brandt, and Pika (Part 1)
This is a report from Saiyu Travel’s Bird Guide, Kaito IMAHORI for a trip from October 26 to October 30,…
Shiretoko Peninsula: Brown Bears and Whales Drifting Ashore
Our guestouse in Rausu, Shiretoko Serai’s nature guide, Shohei Morita wrote a report from the 2021 Summer Season! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ This…
Blakiston’s fish owl that lives in the forest of Shiretoko
Our Guesthouse in Rausu, Shiretoko Serai’s nature guide, Kaito Imahori, sent us a report from the 2021 season! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ In…
Rausu : Where the Killer Whales Gather
The 2021 Report from the Summer Season is here! Written by Shiretoko Serai (Our guesthouse in Rausu)’s Nature Guide, Kaito…
Winter Photography Tour of Red-Crowned Cranes, Tsurui Village -Part 2
This is the second part of the winter tour report by bird photographer Gaku Tozuka, during the Tsurui Village Tour…
Winter Photography Tour of Red-Crowned Cranes, Tsurui Village -Part 1
This winter tour report was written by the Bird Photographer Gaku Tozuka, during the “Crane Photography Tour of Tsurui Village”…
(Video) It’s Bigeye Trevally Season! Aguni Island
In May, I visited the Aguni Islands for the bigeye trevally season. We not only got to see schools of…
Sand Tiger Shark (Ogasawara Island: Chichijima)
When talking about “Scuba diving in Ogasawara Island,” it is almost synonymous as saying “Sand Tiger Sharks.” (shirowani in Japanese)….
Banded Pipefish Incubating Their Eggs （Yakushima）
We observed this pair of Banded pipefish in Yakushima’s Isso bay. The pipefish have a white body with many reddish-brown…
