Hokkaido

In our final leg of the journey, we take you to Hokkaido, a winter nature paradise. Here, we will encounter fascinating wildlife, including cranes, deer, flying squirrels, sea eagles, and many other impressive animals. If you haven’t followed the first weeks of our stay in Japan, you can catch up here: From now on, I…

It’s been several weeks since we started our journey in Japan. The Bōsō Peninsula was our first stop, and now we have also experienced the first days in wintry Hokkaido. Our initial focus in Hokkaido was on the Manchurian Cranes (Grus japonensis). Among the Japanese cranes, we were also able to photograph a White-naped Crane…

In the third part of my Wild Japan travel report, I focus on the EZO Brown Bear and how best to photograph this apex predator on Hokkaido. Our plan was to capture this giant of the wilderness in photos during our trip. We chose a special tour because the bears in Shiretoko can be found…

Blakiston’s Fish Owl (Bubo blakistoni) in Rausu, Japan 3 PM, we have landed in Hokkaido (Japan) and are almost at our first destination. My journey to Hokkaido took about 24 hours with stopovers. I started in Nuremberg, then flew via Vienna and Tokyo. On such long flights, I can’t get proper sleep and am accordingly…

Finally, after almost three years of COVID-19 restrictions, I was able to travel to Japan again this year (2022). Over the past 10 years, I have explored the country from Tokyo to the southernmost point. These trips ultimately brought me closer to nature and were crucial in my starting diving and wildlife photography. Beyond manga,…

The final leg of my Wild Japan winter trip in Hokkaido. You can read about the experiences and see the photos in the last two parts of my live blog series: Part 1 #1 & Part 2 #2. The Last Destination: Rausu The last destination was Rausu, with a focus on Steller’s sea eagles, EZO…

For the next two weeks, I will be sharing updates from my Wild Japan trip (Winter 2023) in Hokkaido. In the first part of my live travel blog, I shared a few smaller but beautiful urban nature experiences. Now, we head to Hokkaido, focusing on wildlife. This adventure promises a natural spectacle in record low…