Welcome to Nemuro Eastern , a Paradise for Japanese Wild Summer Season Winter Season Day 1：Arrive at Airport in the morning. Day 1：Arrive at in the morning. Meet a -watching guide or rent a car. Meet a bird-watching guide or rent a car. Drive for 30 minutes to Akan International Crane Centre. Drive for 40 minutes to Kushiro Bettupo Forest Park. Try to find Grey-headed Green Woodpecker, Enjoy watching Red-crowned Cranes dancing on the snowlfield. Black Woodpecker, Winter Wren, Japanese Robin, etc. Drive to "Sand Hot Spring" of Lake Kussharo. (90minutes) Drive for １ hour to Akkeshi or Hamanaka. Photographing Whooper Swans in the mist at a place where hotspring water melts frozen lake. Driving in several forest roads for Hazel Grouse, Red-flanked Bluetail, Eurasian Jay, etc. Move to Sunset Crane Viewing Point. Time permiting, move to Village and visit Ural Owl Hazel Grouse Looking for Lanceolated Warbler, Siberian Rubythroat on boardwalk at Kiritappu Marsh,etc. Tsurumi-dai & Tsurui Ito Sanctuary for Red-crowned Cranes. Drive for １ hour to Nemuro. Day 2：Visit Otowa Bridge very early in the morning and enjoy a fantastic view of the cranes resting in Day 2：Looking for Gray's Warbler and forestbirds at Meiji Park early in the morning. the river covered by mist called "Kearashi". Take Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise in the morning for Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Enjoy watching extremely cute Ural Owl sitting in the hollow nearby. Steller’s Sea Eagle Ancient Murrelet, Tufted , Horned Puffin, Common & Brunnich's Guillemot, Rhinoceros Drive for 2 hours to Kiritappu Area via Akkeshi Fishery Port and Lake Hichirippu,Cape Kiritappu. Auklet,Short-tailed, Sooty, & Flesh-footed Shearwaters, Black-footed & Laysan Albatrosses, Try to find Brent Goose, White-winged Scoter, Black Scoter, Falcated Duck, etc.in fishing ports Temminck's, Pelagic & Red-faced Cormorants, etc. and coasts. Try to find Snow Bunting, Asian Rosy Finch, Rough-legged Buzzard, etc. in the In the afternoon, visit Lake Furen and Syunkunitai in Nemuro for Red-crowned Crane, several grassland. kinds of waders,Latham's Snipe, White-tailed Sea Eagle, Eurasian Wryneck, Sand Martin, Move to Nemuro Area along the North Pacific Seaside Line. Crested Auklet Laysan Albatross Sakhalin Leaf Warbler,etc. *Alternative plan is taking a new cruise tour called "Lake Furen & Onneto Cruise" Day 3：In the morning, enjoy watching several kinds of seaducks at Hanasaki Port. Drive to Cape Nosappu, the most east point of . Visit a hide to enjoy -watching with Take Ochi-ishi Nature Cruise in the morning for Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, spectacular views. Ancient Murrelet, Crested Auklet, , Common & Brunnich's Guillemot, Tufted Puffin Red-crowned Crane Falcated Duck, Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, Pelagic Cormorant, Day 3：Drive for １ hour to Hashirikotan area in Lake Furen. Red-faced Cormorant, Red-breasted Merganser, Glaucous , Glaucous-winged Gull etc. Try to find families of Red-crowned Crane and several kinds of grasslandbirds. In the afternoon, drive to Cape Nosattspu, the most east point of Japan. Drive to Notsuke Peninsula Nature Centre for Siberian Rubythroat, Gray's & Middendorff's Visit a hide to enjoy watching with specacular views. Grasshopper Warblers, Eurasian & Oriental Cuckoos, Latham's Snipe, Siberian Rubythroat, etc. Try to find Long-tailed Duck, Harlequin Duck, Black Scoter, Glaucous-winged Gull, Glaucous Some waders including Common Redshank are possible in spring or autumn. Gull, Northern Raven, etc at nearby fishing ports. Drive all the way to Rausu Area.(1 hour) Least Auklet Latham's Snipe After dinner, enjoy Blakiston's Owl in the small creek. Day 4：Visit Nemuro Citizen's Forest Hide for very close looking at Marsh Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, White-tailed Sea Eagle Long-tail Tit,Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Great Spotted Blakiston's Fish Owl Asian Rosy Finch Day 4：Early in the morning, drive up to Shiretoko Pass and try to find Pine Grosbeaks around the Woodpecker, Eurasian Jay. parking area. Move to Notsuke Peninsula via Hashirikotan and Kawaguchi Fishery Port. (90minutes) Take a morning cruise tour for several kinds of whales & dolphins including Killer Whales. Try to find Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting, Asian Rosy Finch, Eurasian Kestrel, Short-eared Drive to Sea area. (It takes about 2hours) Owl, etc. Visit Koshimizu Wild Flower Garden & Lake Tofutsu to retry missed marshbirds & grasslandbirds. Move to Rausu Area. (80minutes) Move to Yoroushi Hot Spring Area for Blakiston's Fish Owl. After dinner, enjoy watching or photographing Blakiston's Fish Owl coming to a small creek. Day 5：Enjoy an early-morning walk to find Brown Dipper, Great Spotted Woodpecker, and Eurasian Day 5：Take an early morning cruise tour for Steller's & White-tailed Eagles on packed ices. Nemuro Tourist Association Retry to find missed seabirds. Jay. Also retry to find missed woodlandbirds. 2-10 Kowa-cho, Nemuro-shi, Hokkaido Tourist Information Centre Depart from for Tokyo. Depart from Nakashibetsu Airport for Tokyo. URL https://nemuro-hokkaido.com/ Long-tailed Tit Harlequin Duck E-mail [email protected] **If you would like to stay longer, adding the numbers of stay in Rausu or Nemuro is quite **If you would like to stay longer, adding the numbers of stay in Tsurui, Rausu or Nemuro is TEL +81−153−24−3104 recommendable. quite recommendable. Nemuro City・Nemuro Tourist Association

Welcome to Japan’s No. 1 Wild Bird Paradise! Visit the Otowa Bridge in Tsurui Village very early on winter mornings to see Where to Watch Your Target Birds The Nemuro and Kushiro region is located in the eastern part of Hokkaido, the cranes leaving their overnight roost-it’s a spectacular experience. You can Species Summer Winter Species Summer Winter Species Summer Winter Japan’s Northern Island. watch the cranes resting or dancing in the mist rising from the river. Laysan Albatross Area-E None Red-crowned Crane Widely Distributed Area-B Ural Owl None Area-B/Ｅ Black-footed Albatross Area-E None Latham's Snipe Area-D/E/F/K None Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker Widely Distributed Widely Distributed More than 370 species of birds have been recorded in this region. The best seasons for bird-watching in this region are the periods between late Short-tailed Shearwater Area-E/Ｇ/K None Rock Sandpiper None Area-E Black Woodpecker Area-A/H Area-A/H The list of species includes a number of iconic birds such as Red-crowned January and early March for winter birds and between mid-June and early Temminck's Cormorant Area-B/C/D/E/F/G/K Area-B/C/D/E/F/G/K Pigeon Guillemot Area-E/K Area-E Brown Dipper Area-A/G/J Area-A/G/J Crane, Blakiston’s Fish Owl and Steller’s Sea Eagle, but the list of interesting August for summer birds. You need at least 4-5 days for watching or photo- Red-faced Cormorant Area-E Area-E Spectacled Guillemot Area-E/G/K Area-E Japanese Robin Area-B/C/E None species goes on and on: White-tailed Eagle, Whooper Swan, Harlequin Duck, graphing, but if you really want to enjoy the region’s birds, staying for one White-tailed Sea Eagle Area-E/F/G/K Area-C/E/F/G/K Ancient Murrelet Area-E/K Area-E Siberian Rubythroat Widely Distributed None Steller's Sea Eagle None Area-C/E/F/G/K Crested Auklet None Area-E Red-flanked Bluetail Widely Distributed None Long-tailed Duck, Black Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Temminck’s Cormorant, week is recommendable. Whooper Swan None Area-C/E/F/H/K Least Auklet None Area-E Gray's Warbler Area-B/C/D/E/F/K None Red-faced Cormorant, Hazel Grouse, Latham’s Snipe, Brown Dipper, There is a great range of accommodations in the area, which includes reasonable Harlequin Duck None Area-C/D/E/F/G/K Rhinoceros Auklet Area-E/K None Long-tailed Tit Widely Distributed Widely Distributed Spectacled Guillemot, Pigeon Guillemot, Ancient Murrelet, Rhinoceros Auklet, Japanese-style inns, B&B, and western style hotels. You can enjoy Japanese Black Scoter None Area-C/D/E/F/G/K Tufted & Horned Area-E None Snow Bunting None Area-D/E/F/K Tufted Puffin, Ural Owl, Short-eared Owl, Black Woodpecker, Grey-headed style meals throughout the region, but for those who do not enjoy Japanese Red-breasted Merganser None Widely Distributed Blakiston's Fish Owl Area-G/J Area-G/J Asian Rosy Finch None Area-B/D/E/F/K Hazel Grouse Area-A/E/J None Short-eared Owl None Area-D/E/F/K Pine Grosbeak Area-G None Woodpecker, White-backed Woodpecker, Japanese Robin, Siberian Rubythroat, cuisine, western-style meals are available in most of the towns. In most of the Gray’s Warbler, Middendorff’s Grasshopper Warbler, Lanceolated Warbler, inns and hotels, you can enjoy Japanese-style public hot-spring baths, which are Area Area-A Hot Spring Resort Area-F Notsuke Peninsula & Odaito & Shibetsu Asian Rosy Finch and so on. wonderfully relaxing after a long day out in the field birdwatching. For those Area-B Akan，Tsurui Village & Kayanuma Area-G Shiretoko Pass, Rausu & Utoro There are three national parks in the region: Akan-Mashu NP, Kushiro-shitsugen not interested in experiencing this traditional Japanese culture, western-style Area-C Akkeshi & Hichirippu Lake Area-H Teshikaga & Lake Kussharo Lake Tofutu NP, and Shiretoko NP. In July 2005, the Shiretoko area was designated as a baths may also be available; it is best to make your intentions clear when you Ozora Kunashiri Island Area-D Kiritappu Area-J Yoroushi Hot Spring Resort Town K World Natural Heritage. They are all very well worth visiting. choose your accommodations. Area-E Nemuro Peninsula & Hashiri-kotan Area-K Lake Tofutsu & Koshimizu Natural Flower Garden & Shari Port Eastern Hokkaido is embraced by the and the Pacific Ocean and Western-style rent-a-car service is available at each airport, and is quite Hokkaido Distance chart between each Area the land is rich in rivers, lakes, bays, mountains, volcanoes, forests, and reasonably priced. Driving around this area in summer is very pleasant, but 12㎞ Lake 30㎞ 36㎞ shiretoko Tofutsu Shari Utoro wetlands. As a result, it has a very diverse natural environment. driving on frozen winter roads is challenging and may be dangerous for 33㎞ 22㎞ 65㎞ In addition to these features, this region has many fishing ports where you can beginners. Hiring an English-speaking bird-watching guide is recommended, Nagano Meman 60㎞ Snow monkey betsu 70 Tokyo shiretoko AP ㎞ Rausu enjoy watching hundreds of , ducks and wintering sea eagles very easily. and we have several that we can introduce you to. 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65㎞ Kussharo You can also enjoy bird-watching cruises all year round and whale-watching only with bird-watching guiding service, but will also drive for you and will be Izumi 7㎞ 20㎞ 4 cruises in summer; these are operated from several of these fishing ports. there to interpret the language and culture you experience during your stay. Lake Youroushi Taraku IslandIsla Akan Notsuke 40㎞ Hot 43㎞ 25㎞ 4㎞ Spring 25㎞ Shibetsu Peninsula Seabird-watching cruises in the Nemuro area and eagle-watching cruises from Nijibetsu 3 Odaito Suishou Island Shibotu Island 30㎞

40㎞ 60㎞ Teshikaga Nakashibetsu Rausu are highlights of visits to this region.You can enjoy watching a range of AP 60㎞ Yururi Island 65㎞ Lake FurenFuren & Akan 6 Onneto Cruise 5㎞ guillemots, auklets, shearwaters, sea-ducks, divers, skuas, and albatrosses in the 33㎞ Harukari Island 40㎞ 7 80㎞ 7 Akiyuri Island ㎞ Lake 70㎞ 16㎞ Nemuro area in summer or winter, while watching or photographing eagles on Panorama Cruise Tour Furen 25㎞ cape Tsurui 75㎞ Nemuro Nosappu 20㎞ Akkeshi 17㎞ sea-ice off Rausu in February has become world famous. 35㎞ 3 32㎞ 6㎞ 5 47㎞ 45㎞ 1 Kushiro ㎞ 20㎞ Watching or photographing Red-crowned Cranes is another excellen AP 50㎞ Kushiro Kiritappu Ochiishi experience.

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◆ ◆ Occurrence of Principal Birds of Each Month Bird-Watching Cruises in Nemuro

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