![]() ![]() In the evening, we enjoy a traditional Japanese dinner and your first chance to experience your own “hot springs” in the hotel onsen. In the afternon, we have our first experience of charasimatic Japanese macaques (the official name for snow monkeys) as they take refuge from the cold in the inviting hot springs, and forage for food in their mountain landscape. The next morning, we transfer to central Honshu, set agaisnt the backdrop of the Japanese Alps. After everyone has arrived and settled in, we head into the city for a group welcome dinner and a briefing on the photo opportunities coming up in the next 10-days. Herds of sika deer and red fox, flocks of sea ducks, several species of gulls and some inspiring scenic opportunities all add to the charm of Hokkaido.Īnd for our grande finale, experience a specialized boat cruise among the shimmering pack ice to photograph one of the world’s largest and most dramatic raptors-the Steller’s sea eagle. At ice-coated and mist-fringed Lake Kussharo, we’ll be within arm’s reach of hundreds of delightful whooper swans. In central Honshu, surrounded by the Japanese “Alps”, in deep snow and taking refuge in a the crystal clear water of a hot spring, are the extraordinary, highly approachable and extremely photogenic Japanese macaques.įurther north, on the island of Hokkaido, hundreds of the stunningly beautiful, but rare, Japanese cranes dance and display at their riverine roosts and at their feeding grounds. Nowhere in Japan is far from the sea, which has a profound influence on both the landscape and wildlife. The Japanese archipelago with its jagged and broken coastline and high mountain peaks possesses some of the most striking scenery in eastern Asia. ![]()
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