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2025 June 21: Kyoto Imperial Garden (Kyoto), 京都御苑(京都)
2025 June 14: Hachioji Castle Ruins (Hachioji,Tokyo), 八王子城跡(東京)
2025 June 01-04: 4-day Trip of Ogasawar Cruise & Ogawasawara Islands (Tokyo), 小笠原航路,父島,母島 4日間(東京)
2025 May 28-31: 4-day Trip in Doto area (Hokkaido), 道東4日間(北海道)
2025 May 23-27: 5-day Trip in Miyake Island & Kanto area (Chiba,Ibaraki,Yamanashi,Nagano), 三宅島&関東(千葉,茨城,山梨,長野)5日間
2025 May 19-22: 4-day Trip in Nansei Islands (Ishigaki,Amami), 南西諸島4日間(石垣、奄美)
2025 May 13: 1-days Trip in Tokyo area (Ibaraki & Chiba Prefectures), 東京近郊(茨城、千葉)
2025 May 11: 1-day Trip in Northeast foot of Mt. Fuji (Yamanashi Prefecture), 富士山北東山麓(山梨)
2025 May 03: Hayatogawa Forest road, Miyagase (Kanagawa), 宮ヶ瀬 早戸川林道(神奈川)

ÿ It is the rainy season, but there are many families of birds in the fields. Let's go to meet them! It is the best season for the watching of sea birds on the ferry for Tomakomai from Oarai or Nagoya. Let's board on the ships!

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Hokkaido Regeon
A1-1. Sarobetsu Plain (Sarobetsu Gen-ya)
A1-2. Kabutonuma Park (Kabutonuma-Koen)
A2-1. Teuri Island (Teuri-Tou)
A3-1. Mt. Asahi (Asahi-Dake)
A3-3. Mt. Hokurei (Hokurei-San)
A4-1. Wakka Wild Flower Park (Wakka Gensei-Kaen)
A4-2. Lake Komuke (Komuke-Ko)
A4-3. Omusaro Wild Flower Garden (Omusaro Gensei-Kaen)
A4-4. Okhotsk Forest Park (Okhotsk Shinrin-Koen)
A5-2. Koshimizu Wild Flower Park (Koshimizu Gensei-Kaen)
A5-3. Yobito Birdwatching Trail (Yobito Tancho-Yuhodo)
A6-2. Shiretoko National Park (Shiretoko Kokuritsu-Koen)
A6-3. Shiretoko Pass (Shiretoko-Toge)
A7-1. Washi-no-Yado
A7-2. Shiretoko Nature Cruise
A8-1. Oketo Area
A8-2. Chimikeppu Lake (Chimikeppu-Ko)
A11-1. Ochiishi Nature Cruise
A12-1. Shunkunitai Wild Bird Sanctuary (Shunkunitai Gensei-Yacho-Koen)
A16-1. Nopporo Forest Park (Nopporo Shinrin-Koen)
A17-1. Lake Utonai Sanctuary (Utonai-Ko Sanctuary)
A19-1. Mt. Sokuryo (Sokuryo-Zan)
A20-1. Lake O-Numa (O-Numa)
Tohoku Regeon
B1-1. Hachirogata reclaimed land (Hachirogata Kantakuchi)
B1-2. Juniko (Twelve Lakes) (Juni-Ko)
B2-1. Mt. Hachimantai (Hachimantai)
B2-4. Lake Ogawara & Hotoke-numa (Ogawara-Ko & Hotoke-numa)
B5-1. Zao Wild Bird Forest (Zao Yacho-Koen)
B6-1. Forest of Small Birds (Kotori-no-Mori)
B7-1. Nakase Marsh (Nakase-Numa)
B7-2. Urabandai Wild Bird Woods (Ura-bandai Yacho-no-Mori)
Shin-ets Regeon
C2-1. Okutainai
C4-1. Matsunoyama
C4-2. Akiyamago
C5-1. Mt. Myoko (1/2) (Myoko-San)
C5-2. Mt. Myoko (2/2) (Myoko-San)
C5-3. Imori Pond (Imori-Ike)
C5-4. Numa-no-hara Marsh (Numa-no-hara-Shitsugen)
C6-1. Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden (Togakushi Shinrin Shokubutu-En)
C6-2. Ichi-no-Torii Garden (Ichi-no-Torii Enchi)
C6-3. Oyachi Marsh (Oyachi-Numa)
C7-1. Karuizawa
C7-2. Hocchi
C8-1. Kamikochi
C8-2. Mt. Norikura (Norikura-Dake)
C8-4. Mt. Tateyama (TateYama)
C9-1. Nobeyama
C9-2. Tobisawa Reservoir (Tobisawa-Ike)
C9-4. Mugikusa Pass & Shirakoma Pond (Mugikusa-Toge & Shirakoma-no-Ike)
C9-5. Kirigamine Highland (Kirigamine)
C9-6. Yashima Wetlands (Yashima-ga-hara Koso-Shitsugen)
C10-1. Otome Highland (Otome Kogen)
C10-2. Nishizawa Gorge (Nishizawa Keikoku)
C11-2. Lake Shibire (Shibire-Ko)
Kanto Regeon
D1-1. Prefectural Ikaho Forest Park (Ikaho Shinrin-Koen)
D2-1. Akagi Forest Park (Akagi Fureai-no-Mori)
D3-1. Oku-Nikko
D3-2. Oze
D4-1. Prefectural Citizen's Forest (Kenmin-no-Mori)
D4-4. Home of Gray-faced Buzzard (Sashiba-no-Sato)
D6-1. Watarase Retarding Basin (Watarase-Yusuichi)
D3-2. Lake Inba-Numa (Inba-Numa)
E4-2. Hazaki Port (HazakiKo)
E4-3. Kujukuri Beach (Kujukuri Kaigan)
E6-1. Lake Tanzawa (Tanzawa-Ko)
E7-1. Terugasaki
E8-1. Miyagase Lake (Miyagase-Ko)
Tokyo Area
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)
Izu Islands
G1-1. Miyake Island (Miake-Jima)
G1-2. Hachijo Island (Hachijo-Jima)
Ogasawara Islands
H1-1. Chichi-jima Island (Chichi-Jima)
H2-1. Haha-jima Island (Haha-jima)
Tokai Regeon
I1-5. Asahata Retarding Basin (Asahata Yuusuichi)
I1-6. Jogasaki Coast (Jogasaki Kaigan)
I2-2. Hakone Visitor Center
I3-1. Fujinomiya 5th station, Mt. Fuji (Fuji-San Fujinomiya-guchi Go-gome)
I3-2. Fuji Azami Line 5th Station, Mt. Fuji (Fuji-San Azami Line Go-gome)
I3-3. Oku-niwa, Mt, Fuji (Fuji-San Oku-niwa)
I3-4. North face of Mt. Fuji
I3-5. Juriki Highland (Juriki Kogen)
I3-6. Maruhi Nature Park (Maruhi Shizen-Koen)
I3-7. Asagiri Highland (Asagiri Kogen)
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
J1-2. Okuni Shrine (Okuni Jinja)
J2-1. Tobayama Park (Tobayama-Koen)
J2-2. Prefectual Forest Park (Shizuoka-Ken Shinrin-Koen)
J4-2. Shiokawa Tidal Flat (Shiokawa Higata)
J5-2. Aichi Kaisho-no-Mori
J7-1. Hirugano Plateau (Hirugano Kogen)
J7-2. Nishi-katsuhara
J7-4. Houkei Temple (Houkei-Ji)
J7-5. Fukui Nature Conservation Center (Fukui Shizen-Hogo Center)
J7-6. Karikome Pond (Karikome-Ike)
J8-1. Nigorigo Spa (Nigorigo Onsen)
J10-3. Kushima Island (Ku-Shima)
Hokuriku Regeon
K1-2. Ikenokochi Moor (Ikenokochi-Shitsugen)
Kinki Regeon
L1-1. Kusatu-oroshimono
L1-2. Kibogaoka Cultural Park (Kibogaoka Bunka-Koen)
L2-7. Kanzan Temple (Kanzan-ji)
L3-1. Kutsuki
L3-2. Hirogawara
L3-3. Asiu Forest (Asiu-no-Mori)
L4-1. Mt. Hiei (Hiei-San)
L6-1. Settsu Gorge & Akuta River (Settsu-kyo & Akuta-Gawa)
L7-1. Minoo Park (Minoo-Koen)
L7-2. Nose
L9-1. Mt. Oe (Oe-Yama)
L9-2. Hatta River (Hatta-Gawa)
L10-1. Taisho Pond (Taisho-Ike)
L15-1. Mt. Kongo (Kongo-San)
L16-3. Mt. Katsuragi (Katsuragi-San)
L17-1. Mt. Koya (Koya-San)
L18-1. Odaigahara
L19-3. Kizetsu Gorge (Kizetsu-Kyo)
L21-1. Kabutoyama Forest Park (Kabutoyama Shinrin-Koen)
L23-1. Mt. Rokko (Rokko-San)
Chugoku Regeon
M1-1. Yazu-Hatto Furusato-no-Mori
M1-2. Mt. Ougi-no-sen (Ougi-no-sen)
M1-4. Wakasugi Native Forest (Wakasugi Gensei-rin)
M2-3. Ruin of Ueshi Castle (Ueshi-Jo)
M2-4. Okayama Prefectural Forest Park (Okayama Kenritsu Shinrin-Koen)
M3-1. Mt. Kenashi (Kenashi-Yama)
M4-1. Kibi-Chuo Town (Kibi-Chuo-Cho)
M5-1. Mt. Gagyu (Gagyu-San)
M5-2. Takahashi Natural Park (Takahashi Shizen-Koen)
M7-5. Saezuri-no-Mori (Forest of Birds Songs)
M8-1. Mt. Jakuchi (Jakuchi-San)
M9-1. Mt. Nagano (Nagano-Yama)
M9-2. Mt. Nameri (Nameri-Yama)
Shikoku Regeon
N3-1. Mt. Daisen (Daisen-zan)
N3-2. Mt. Kotohira (Kotohira-San)
N6-1. Kamegamori Forest Road (Kamegamori Rindo)
N6-2. Mt. Ishizuchi (Ishizuchi-San)
N7-1. Mt. Takanawa (Takanawa-Yama)
N12-1. Mt. Miune (Miune)
N12-2. Mt. Tsurugi (Tsurugi-San)
N13-1. Mt. Yokokura (Yokokura-Yama)
N13-2. Tengu Highlands (Tengu Kogen)
N13-3. Shunbun Pass (Shunbun-Toge)
Kyushu Regeon
O1-3. Mt. Kurodake (Kuro-Dake)
O4-1. Fukakura Gorge (Fukakura-kyo)
O4-2. Mt. Hiko (Hiko-San)
O8-5. Todoroki Gorge (Todoroki-Kyo)
O13-1. Kikuchi Gorge (Kikuchi Keikoku)
O15-1. Kaeda Gorge (Kaeda Keikoku)
O16-1. National Miike Wild Bird Forest (Miike Yacho-no-Mori)
O23-1. Ose Beach (Ose Kaigan)
O23-8. Playfield Park in Yuwan (Undo-Koen)
Okinawa Regeon
P1-1. Yanbaru
P1-4. Yagaji Island (Yagaji-Shima)
P1-5. Mt. Katsuu (Katuu-Dake)
P1-15. Komesu Coast (Komesu Kaigan)
P2-1. Mt. Ara (Ara-Dake)
P2-2. Nakachi
P3-1. Higasihenna Cape (Higashihenna-Zaki)
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)
Cruise
Q1. Iwo-jima Islands Cruise
Q2. Ogasawara Ferry
Q4. Oarai-Tomakomai Ferry
Q5. Nagoya-Sendai-Tomakomai Ferry
Q6. Hachinohe to Tomakomai Ferry

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