Japan
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Live Blog – Wild Japan Hokkaido #2
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…
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Live Blog – Wild Japan Travel Report #1
In the coming weeks, I will document some stops of my Wild Japan trip (Winter 2023) in this live blog article. This adventure will be a natural spectacle in wintery Hokkaido. The focus will be on photographing Steller’s sea eagles, red-crowned cranes, Ezo foxes, Ezo owls, and much more. Before that, however, there will be…
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Bird Photography on the Izu Peninsula
The Izu Peninsula captivates visitors with its diverse nature, both underwater and on land. It offers a wide variety of natural formations and a wealth of activities for nature lovers. The peninsula is not only famous for its numerous Onsen, Japan’s renowned hot springs, but also for its impressive flora and fauna, ranging from mixed…
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Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka, Japan
About 20 million years ago, the Izu Peninsula, at that time a collection of underwater volcanoes, lay on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. In addition to volcanic activities, tectonic shifts over the centuries played a crucial role in shaping the present-day Izu Peninsula. Just a two-hour drive from Tokyo, the Izu Peninsula, which was…