Category Archives: Kushiro

18th February: Hokkaido – Kushiro to Lake Kussharo

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

As for the previous morning, we went to Otowa Bridge before dawn but this time the conditions were not as good.  It was not as cold, not below the dew point and the fogginess was not there.  So we decided … Continue reading →

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17th February: Hokkaido – Akan International Crane Centre (Day 2)

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

After our pre-dawn start at Otowa Bridge, we returned to the hotel for breakfast and then went to the Akan International Crane Centre, which opens at 9AM. The Sika fawn turned up again.  Here you can see the spots on the … Continue reading →

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17th February: Hokkaido – Dawn at Otowa Bridge

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

We turned up at Otowa bridge before dawn to photograph red-crowned cranes as they woke up for the day.  The temperature was -26˚C  (-15˚F) and the dew point was -18˚C  (0˚F).  I had known what temperatures to expect before leaving … Continue reading →

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16th February: Hokkaido – Twilight near Kushiro

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

The Crane Centre had shut for the day but there was still a little daylight left so we went to beside a nearby farm where the cranes might be flying overhead en route to their overnight nesting spots.

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16th February: Hokkaido – Akan International Crane Centre

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

After the plane arrived at the airport in Kushiro, we dropped off our luggage at a hotel and headed for the Akan International Crane Centre.  This is not the headquarters of a Japanese multinational involved in the construction industry but … Continue reading →

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15th to 16th February: Nagano to Tokyo to Kushiro (Hokkaido)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

In the early afternoon of the 15th, we piled into the bus in Nagano and headed for Tokyo.    Early the next morning we took the bus to Haneda airport and from there flew to Kushiro in Hokkaido.

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