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2024 December 20: Middle-reaches of Tama River (Kawasaki), 多摩川中流(川崎)
2024 December 14-16: 3-day Trip around Tokyo area (Chiba, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi), 東京周辺3日間(千葉,茨城,神奈川,埼玉,群馬,栃木)
2024 December 10: Showa Commemorative National Government Park (Tachikawa & Akishima, Tokyo), 昭和記念公園(東京都 立川市・昭島市)
2024 December 05: Sagamihara Reservoir(Kanagawa), 相模原貯水池(相模原,神奈川)
2024 December 05: Lake Miyagase, Kanagawa, 宮ヶ瀬湖(相模原,神奈川)
2024 December 03: Sakawa River & Kari River (Kanagawa), 酒匂川&狩川(神奈川)
2024 November 28-30: 3-day Trip in Izumi (Kagoshima Prefecture) & Saga (Saga Prefecture), 出水(鹿児島)&佐賀(佐賀)
2024 November 24: Yatoyama Park (Zama, Kanagawa), 谷戸山公園 (座間, 神奈川)
2024 November 24: Middle-reaches of Sagami River (Atsugi, Kanagawa), 相模川中流域(厚木,神奈川)
2024 November 19: Middle-reaches of Sagami River (Atsugi, Kanagawa), 相模川中流域(厚木,神奈川)
2024 November 18: Kyoto Imperial Garden (Kyoto), 京都御苑(京都)
2024 November 10: Akigase Park & Lake Sai (Saitama), 秋ヶ瀬公園&彩湖(埼玉)
2024 November 06: 1-day Trip at Northern & Western foots of Mt. Fuji (Yamanashi & Shizuoka Prefectures), 富士山北西麓1日間(山梨、静岡)
2024 November 04: Yokohama area (Kanagawa), 横浜エリア(神奈川)
2024 November 02: Lake Inba-numa (Chiba) (Ibaraki), 印旛沼(千葉)
2024 November 01: Middle-reaches of Tama River (Kawasaki), 多摩川中流(川崎)

ÿ Winter birds have come.
It becomes cold outside, but let's go to meet winter birds at the forests, reed fields or nature parks.

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Hokkaido Regeon
A4-2. Lake Komuke (Komuke-Ko)
A5-1. Tofutsu Lake (Tofutsu-Ko)
A6-1. Shari Port (Shari-Kou)
A6-2. Shiretoko National Park (Shiretoko Kokuritsu-Koen)
A9-1. Notsuke Peninsula (Notsuke-Hanto)
A10-1. Cape Nosattspu (Nosattspu-Misaki)
A11-1. Ochiishi Nature Cruise
A12-1. Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary (Shunkunitai Gensei-Yacho-Koen)
A13-1. Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary, Kushiro Wetland (Tsurui Tancho Sanctuary, Kushiro-Shitsugen)
A16-1. Nopporo Forest Park (Nopporo Shinrin-Koen)
A19-4. Date City Reclamation Memorial Museum (Date Kaitaku-Kinen-Kan)
A20-1. Lake O-Numa (O-Numa)
A20-2. Yurappu River (Yurappu-Gawa)
Tohoku Regeon
B1-1. Hachirogata reclaimed land (Hachirogata Kantakuchi)
B2-1. Mt. Hachimantai (Hachimantai)
B2-2. Takamatsu Pond (Takamatsu-Ike)
B3-3. Mogami River Swan Park (Mogami-Gawa Hakucho-Koen)
B4-1. Lake Izu-Numa (Izu-Numa)
B4-2. Kabukuri-Numa Marsh (Kabukuri-Numa)
B6-1. Forest of Small Birds (Kotori-no-Mori)
Shin-ets Regeon
C2-2. Lake Hyo (Hyo-Ko)
C3-1. Asahi Pond (Asahi-Ike)
C6-3. Oyachi Marsh (Oyachi-Numa)
C6-4. Garyu Park (Garyu-Koen)
C6-5. Mori Shogunzuka Kofun
C7-1. Karuizawa
C7-2. Hocchi
C9-1. Nobeyama
C9-2. Tobisawa Reservoir (Tobisawa-Ike)
C9-3. Daimon Dam
C10-2. Nishizawa Gorge (Nishizawa Keikoku)
C11-1. junction of Fuefuki River and Kamanashi River (junction of Fuefuki-Gawa and Kamanashi-Gawa)
C11-2. Lake Shibire (Shibire-Ko)
Kanto Regeon
D2-2. Mine Park (Mine-Koen)
D4-1. Prefectural Citizen's Forest (Kenmin-no-Mori)
D4-2. Senbon-Matsu Farm (Senbon-Matsu Bokujo)
D4-3. Hada Pond (Hada-Numa)
D5-1. Koyama Dam
D6-1. Watarase Retarding Basin (Watarase-Yusuichi)
D6-2. Tatara Marsh (Tatara-Numa)
D7-1. Ukishima
D7-2. Nishi-no-su Reclaimed Land (Nishi-no-su Kantaku)
D7-3. Hinuma Lake (Hi-Numa)
E1-1. Akigase Park (Akigase-Koen)
E1-2. Lake Sai (Sai-Ko)
E1-3. Kitamoto Nature Observation Park (Kitamoto Shizen-Kansatsu Koen)
E1-4. Isa Marsh (Isa-Numa)
E2-1. Lake Sayama (Sayama-Ko)
E3-1. Lake Tega-Numa (Tega-Numa)
E3-2. Lake Inba-Numa (Inba-Numa)
E4-1. Choshi Port (ChoshiKo)
E4-2. Hazaki Port (HazakiKo)
E4-3. Kujukuri Beach (Kujukuri Kaigan)
E5-2. Sanbanze Seaside Park (Sanbanze Kaihin-Koen)
E6-1. Lake Tanzawa (Tanzawa-Ko)
E6-2. 21st Century Forest (21-seiki-no-Mori)
E6-3. Sakawa River (Sakawa-Gawa)
E7-2. Mt. Gongen & Mt. Kobo (Gongen-yama & Kobo-Yama)
E8-1. Miyagase Lake (Miyagase-Ko)
E8-2. Sagami River (Sagami-Gawa)
E9-1. Maioka Park (Maioka-Koen)
E10-2. Higashi-Takane Forest Park (Higashi-Takane Shinrin-Koen)
E10-3. Ikuta Park (Ikuta Ryokuchi)
E10-4. Tama River (Tama-Gawa)
E10-5. Tama River (Tama-Gawa)
Tokyo Area
F1-1. Showa Commemorative National Government Park (Showa Kinen Park)
F2-1. Hamura Intake Weir, Tamagawa River (Hamura Seki)
F3-1. Hibara Forest of Tokyo Citizen (Hibara Tomin-no-Mori)
F3-2. Mt. Mitake (Mitake-San)
F3-3. Yanagisawa Pass (Yanagisawa-Toge)
F4-1. Mt. Takao (Takao-San)
F4-2. Hachioji Castle Ruins (Hachioji Joshi)
F4-3. Tama Forest Science Garden (Tama Shinrin Kagaku-En)
F5-1. Tama Cemetery (Tama Reien)
F5-2. Musashino Park (Musashino-Koen)
F5-3. Nogawa Park (Nogawa-Koen)
F5-4. Inokashira Park (Inokashira Onshi-Koen)
F6-1. Meiji Shrine Inner Garden (Meiji Jingu)
F6-2. Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden (Shinjuku Gyoen)
F6-3. Imperial Palace East Garden (Kokyo Higashi Gyoen)
F6-4. Ueno Park (Ueno-Koen)
F7-1. Mizumoto Park (Mizumoto-Koen)
F7-2. Yahashira Cemetery (Yahashira Reien)
F8-1. Kasai-Rinkai Park (Kasai-Rinkai Park)
F8-2. Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park Nature Reserve (Tokyo-Kou Yacho-Koen)
Izu Islands
G2-1. Hachijo Island (Hachijo-Jima)
Ogasawara Islands
H1-1. Chichi-jima Island (Chichi-Jima)
H2-1. Haha-jima Island (Haha-jima)
Tokai Regeon
I1-1. Oku-Suruga Bay (Oku-Suruga Wan)
I1-2. Ukishima Marsh (Ukishima-Shitsugen)
I1-3. Fuji River (Fuji-Gawa)
I1-4. Oi River (Oii-Gawa)
I1-5. Asahata Retarding Basin (Asahata Yuusuichi)
I2-1. Onshi Hakone Park (Onshi Hakone-Koen)
I2-2. Hakone Visitor Center
I3-5. Juriki Highland (Juriki Kogen)
I3-6. Maruhi Nature Park (Maruhi Shizen-Koen)
I3-8. Lake Shoji (Shoji-Ko)
I3-9. Lake Yamanaka (Yamanaka-Ko)
I3-10. Kita-Fuji Military Base (Kita-Fuji Enshujo)
I4-1. Nakatomi Shizen-no-Sato
J1-1. Okegaya Marsh (Okegaya-Ike)
J1-2. Okuni Shrine (Okuni Jinja)
J2-1. Tobayama Park (Tobayama-Koen)
J2-2. Prefectual Forest Park (Shizuoka-Ken Shinrin-Koen)
J3-1. Lake Hamanako (Hamana-Ko)
J4-2. Shiokawa Tidal Flat (Shiokawa Higata)
J5-1. Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens (Higashiyama Dou-shokubutu-En)
J5-2. Aichi Kaisho-no-Mori
J5-3. Shounai-ryokuchi Park (Shounai-ryokuchi-Koen)
J5-5. Kiso Cape Reclaimed Land (Kiso-Misaki Kantaku)
J6-1. Toki River (Toki-Gawa)
J7-3. Mt. Bunao (Bunao-San)
J9-1. Kumozu River mouth & Gonushi Coast (Kumozu-Gawa Kako & Gonushi Kaigan)
J9-2. Suzukagawaha River (Suzukagawaha-Gawa)
J9-3. Ano River and Shitomo River (Ano-Gawa and Shitomo-Kawa)
J9-4. Kushida River (Kushida-Gawa)
J9-6. Forest Park of Mie Prefecture (Mie Kenmin-no-Mori)
J9-7. Ryoga Pond (Ryoga-Ike)
J10-1. Kumano River (Kumano-Gawa)
J10-2. Shihara River (Shihara-Gawa)
J10-4. Ukui Peninsula (Ukui-Hanto)
Hokuriku Regeon
K1-1. Mikata-goko Lakes (Mikata-GoKo)
K1-3. Nakaikemi-shicchi Wetland (Nakaikemi-shicchi)
K2-1. Katano Waterfowl Sanctuary (Katano KamoIke)
K3-1. Kahokugata Lagoon (Kahokugata)
K3-3. Ishikawaken Kenmin Seaside Park (Ishikawaken Kenmin Kaihin-Koen)
Kinki Regeon
L1-1. Kusatu-oroshimono
L1-2. Kibogaoka Cultural Park (Kibogaoka Bunka-Koen)
L1-3. Lake Nishinoko (Nishi-no-Ko)
L2-1. Kohoku Wild-Bird Center (Kohoku Yacho Center)
L2-2. Nishi-Ike Pond (Nishi-Ike)
L2-3. Ane River (Ane-Gawa)
L2-4. Anegawa-dam Lake (Anegawa Damu-Ko)
L2-6. Oura
L2-8. Imazu-Makino Water-front
L3-1. Kutsuki
L5-1. Kyoto Imperial Palace (Kyoto Gyoen)
L5-2. Kyoto Botanical Garden (Kyoto Shokubutu-En)
L5-3. Kita-Saga
L5-4. Hiranosawa Pond (Hiranosawa-Ike)
L5-6. Mt. Inari (Inari-Yama)
L5-7. Kamo River (Kamo-Gawa)
L5-8. Nishitakase River (Nishi-takase-Gawa)
L5-10. Junction of Yodo, Kizu and Uji Rivers (Yodo-Gawa, Kizu-Gawa, Uji-Gawa goryuu-chiten)
L5-11. Yodo River, Minase area (Yodo-Gawa, Minase area)
L6-1. Settsu Gorge & Akuta River (Settsu-kyo & Akuta-Gawa)
L7-1. Minoo Park (Minoo-Koen)
L7-2. Nose)
L8-1. Hattori Ryokuchi Park (Hattori Ryokuchi-Koen)
L8-2. Amagasaki-shi Agriculture Park (Amagasaki-shi Nogyo-Koen)
L8-3. Yodo River, Mishimae region (Yodo-Gawa, Mishimae)
L9-3. Aso-kai
L9-4. Kumihama Bay & Mt. Kabuto
L10-2. Kurondo Pond Nature Park (Kurondo-Ike Shizen-Koen)
L10-3. Midori-no-Bunka-En
L10-4. Hiraoka Park (Hiraoka-Koen)
L11-1. Minakami Pond (Minakami-Ike) & Nara Palace Site (Heijokyu-Ato)
L11-2. Kasugayama Primeval Forest (Kasuga-yama Gensei-rin)
L12-1. Osaka Catsle Park (Osaka-jo-Koen)
L12-2. Yodo River (Yodo-Gawa)
L12-3. Yodo River, Ebie region (Yodo-Gawa, Ebie)
L13-1. Osaka Nanko Bird Sanctuary (Osaka Nan-Kou Yacho-En)
L13-2. Ocean Fureai Plaza (Umi-to-Fureai Hiroba)
L14-1. Oizumi Ryokuchi Park (Oizumi-Koen)
L14-2. Kumeda Pond (Kumeda-Ike)
L14-3. Otsu River (Otsu-Gawa)
L15-1. Mt. Kongo (Kongo-San)
L16-1. Kino River (Kino-Kawa)
L16-2. Onosato River (Onosato-Gawa)
L16-3. Mt. Katsuragi (Katsuragi-San)
L17-1. Mt. Koya (Koya-San)
L19-1. Hidaka River (Hidaka-Gawa)
L19-2. Wada Buke
L20-3. Takedao
L21-1. Kabutoyama Forest Park (Kabutoyama Shinrin-Koen)
L22-1. Koushien Shore (Koushien Hama)
L22-2. Omaehama Park (Omaehama-Koen)
L22-3. Ashiya Shore (Ashia-Hama)
L23-1. Mt. Rokko (Rokko-San)
L23-2. Oku-Suma Park (Oku-Suma-Koen)
L24-1. Eigashima
L24-2. Hayashizaki Port (Hayashizaki-Ko)
L24-3. Ishigatani Park (Ishigatani-Koen)
L25-1. Kako River (Kako-Gawa)
L25-2. Kako-o Pond (Kako-o-Ike)
L25-3. Kamo Pond (Kamo-Ike)
L25-4. Himeji Forest of Nature Observation (Himeji-shi Shizen Kansatsu-no-Mori)
L26-1. Awaji-Shima Park (Awaji-Shima-Koen)
L27-1. Amarube Port (Amarube-Ko)
L27-2. Moroyose Port (Moroyose-Ko)
Chugoku Regeon
M1-5. Hatto River and Sendai River (Hatto-Gawa and Sendai-Gawa)
M1-6. Ochidani Park & Mt. Honjin (Ochidani-Koen & Honjin-Yama)
M1-7. Lake Koyama (Koyama-Ko)
M2-1. Tenjin River (Tenjin-Gawa)
M2-2. Lake Togo (Togo-Ike)
M2-3. Ruin of Ueshi Castle (Ueshi-Jo)
M2-4. Okayama Prefectural Forest Park (Okayama Kenritsu Shinrin-Koen)
M3-1. Mt. Kenashi (Kenashi-Yama)
M5-1. Mt. Gagyu (Gagyu-San)
M5-2. Takahashi Natural Park (Takahashi Shizen-Koen)
M6-1. Abe Pond & Lake Kojima (Abe-Numa & Kojima-Ko)
M7-1. Lake Naka-umi (Naka-umi)
M7-3. Lake Shinji (Shinji-Ko)
M7-4. Hii River (Hii-Gawa)
M10-2. Lake Ono (Ono-Ko)
M11-1. Saba River (Saba-Gawa)
M11-2. Yamaguchi Prefectural Kirara beach Nature Observation Park (Yamaguchi-Kenritsu Kirara-Hama Shizen-Kansatsu-Koen)
M11-3. Tokiwa Park (Tokiwa-Koen)
M11-4. Asa River (Asa-Kawa)
Shikoku Regeon
N1-1. Mt. Mine (Mine-Yama)
N1-2. Oda Pond (Oda-Ike)
N2-1. Kankakei Gorge (Kankakei)
N3-1. Mt. Daisen (Daisen-zan)
N3-2. Mt. Kotohira (Kotohira-San)
N4-1. Mitoyo Reclaimed Land (Mitoyo Kantaku)
N4-2. Kunichi Pond & Katsuta Pond (Kunishi-Ike & Katsuta-Ike)
N5-1. Kamo River (Kamo-Gawa)
N5-2. Hiruko
N5-3. Lake Kurose (Kurose-Ko)
N4-1. Mt. Takanawa (Takanawa-Yama)
N8-1. Shigenobu River (Shigenobu-Gawa)
N8-2. Oya Pond (Oya-Ike)
N10-1. Yoshino River (Yoshino-Gawa)
N10-2. Mt. Bizan (Bi-zan)
N11-1. Dejima Bird Sanctuary (Dejima Yacho-En)
N13-1. Mt. Yokokura (Yokokura-Yama)
N13-2. Tengu Highlands (Tengu Kogen)
N13-3. Shunbun Pass (Shunbun-Toge)
Kyushu Regeon
O1-1. Sone Coast (Sone Kaigan)
O1-2. Morie Bay (Morie-Wan)
O2-1. Imazu
O2-2. Wajiro Tidal Flat (Wajiro Higata)
O3-1. Aburayama Citizens' Forest (Aburayama Shimin-no-Mori)
O3-2. Tenpaizan Historical Natural Park (Tenpaizan Rekishi Shizen-Koen)
O4-2. Mt. Hiko (Hiko-San)
O5-1. Higashi-Yoka Tidal Flat (Higashi-Yoka Higata)
O6-1. Sago
O6-2. Komoda
O6-3. Azamo
O8-1. Moriyama Reclaimed Land (Moriyama Kantaku)
O8-2. Onogawa Reclaimed Land (Onogawa Kantaku)
O8-3. Ushiguchi
O8-4. Sakai River (Sakai-Gawa)
O8-5. Todoroki Gorge (Todoroki-Kyo)
O8-6. Omura Park (Omura-Koen)
O9-4. Kawahara-o Pond (Kawahara-o-Ike)
O11-1. Yokoshima Reclaim Land (Yokoshima Kantaku)
O11-2. Kumamoto Port (Kumamoto-Kou)
O11-3. Mt. Tatuda (Tatsuda-Yama)
O11-4. Shimo-ezu Lake (Shimo-ezu-Ko)
O12-1. Kuma River (Kuma-Gawa)
O13-1. Kikuchi Gorge (Kikuchi Keikoku)
O13-2. Hakoishi Pass (Hakoishi-Toge)
O14-1. Hitotsuse River (Hitotsuse-Gawa)
O15-1. Kaeda Gorge (Kaeda Keikoku)
O16-1. National Miike Wild Bird Forest (Miike Yacho-no-Mori)
O18-1. Hirose Reclaimed Land (Hirose Kantaku)
O18-2. Hayato Reclaimed Land (Hayato Kantaku)
O18-3. Beppu River (Beppu-Gawa)
O18-4. Kagoshima Prefectural Forest (Kagoshima Kenmin-no-Mori)
O18-5. Izumi (Kagoshima)
O19-1. Kimotsuki River (Kimotsuki-Gawa)
O20-1. Mannose River (Mannose-Gawa)
O20-2. Jigen-ji Park (Jigen-ji-Koen)
O23-1. Ose Beach (Ose Kaigan)
O23-2. Amami Nature Observation Forest (Amami Shizen Kansatsu-no-Mori)
O23-3. Akina
O23-4. Kinsaku-baru
O23-5. Komiho
O23-6. Mangrove Park
O23-7. Mt. Yuwan (Yuwan-Dake)
Okinawa Regeon
P1-1. Yanbaru
P1-2. Yona River (Yona-Gawa)
P1-3. Kijoka
P1-4. Yagaji Island (Yagaji-Shima)
P1-5. Mt. Katsuu (Katuu-Dake)
P1-7. Okinawa Prefectural Forest Park (Kenmin-no-Mori)
P1-8. Okukubi River (Okukubi-Gawa)
P1-9. Kin
P1-10. Hiyagon Tidal Flat (Hiyagon Higata)
P1-11. Lake Man (Man-Ko)
P1-12. Yone
P1-13. Senaga
P1-14. Senaga Island (Senaga-Jima)
P1-15. Komesu Coast (Komesu Kaigan)
P2-1. Mt. Ara (Ara-Dake)
P2-2. Nakachi
P3-2. Yonaha Bay (Yonaha-Wan)
P3-3. Ikema Island (Ikema-Jima)
P4-1. Ishigaki Airport (Ishjigaki KuKo)
P4-2. Ohama
P4-3. Shinkawa (Shin-Kawa)
P4-4. Mt. Bannna (Bannna-Dake)
P4-5. Ishigaki Dam
P4-6. Nagura
P4-7. Mt. Omoto (Omoto-Dake)
P4-8. Sakieda Bay (Sakieda-Wan)
P5-1. Nakama River (Nakama-Gawa)
P5-2. Gyoyoshi River (Gyoyoshi-Gawa)
P5-3. Urauchi River (Urauchi-Gawa)
P5-4. Sumiyoshi
P6-1. Sonai
P6-2. Hikawa
Cruise
Q2. Ogasawara Ferry
Q4. Oarai-Tomakomai Ferry
Q5. Nagoya-Sendai-Tomakomai Ferry
Q6. Hachinohe to Tomakomai Ferry

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