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Birdwatching in Japan.

47 birdwatching guides in Japan, out of 53 places we know there.

204spp.88Ramsar wetlandIzumi crane migration groundsJapanJapan10 threatened species · Jan–Feb218spp.86Ramsar wetlandKasai Marine ParkJapanJapan10 threatened species · Feb, Apr, Oct, Dec208spp.86Ramsar wetlandShunkunitaiJapanJapan11 threatened species · May–Jun, Aug205spp.86Ramsar wetlandLake TōfutsuJapanJapan12 threatened species · May193spp.85Ramsar wetlandYatsu-higataJapanJapan11 threatened species · Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct175spp.84Ramsar wetlandHigashiyoka-higataJapanJapan10 threatened species · Apr, Sep160spp.83Ramsar wetlandNotsuke PeninsulaJapanJapan10 threatened species · Jun158spp.82Ramsar wetlandKiritappu WetlandJapanJapan11 threatened species · May162spp.81Ramsar wetlandLake FurenJapanJapan10 threatened species · Jun162spp.79bird sanctuaryOsaka Nanko Bird SanctuaryJapanJapan8 threatened species · Apr161spp.78Ramsar wetlandFujimae-higataJapanJapan8 threatened species · Apr178spp.76bird sanctuaryTokyo Wild Bird ParkJapanJapan6 threatened species · Apr, Oct192spp.75Ramsar wetlandNagura AnparuJapanJapan6 threatened species · Mar154spp.72Ramsar wetlandLake ManJapanJapan7 threatened species · Jan–Apr129spp.64Ramsar wetlandKatano KamoikeJapanJapan4 threatened species · Feb133spp.63Ramsar wetlandOdashirogaharaJapanJapan2 threatened species · May135spp.63Ramsar wetlandSenjōgaharaJapanJapan2 threatened species · May125spp.63Ramsar wetlandIzunuma-UchinumaJapanJapan4 threatened species · Nov–Jan132spp.62Ramsar wetlandLake YunokoJapanJapan2 threatened species · May, Oct121spp.61Ramsar wetlandKushiro-shitsugen National ParkJapanJapan4 threatened species · May–Jun107spp.58Ramsar wetlandInner LakeJapanJapan3 threatened species · Feb108spp.57Ramsar wetlandŌnumaJapanJapan3 threatened species · May98spp.55Ramsar wetlandYonaha BayJapanJapan3 threatened species · Apr, Sep89spp.55bird sanctuaryYonago Waterbird SanctuaryJapanJapan3 threatened species · Dec–Jan97spp.55Ramsar wetlandLake BiwaJapanJapan3 threatened species · Jan90spp.54Ramsar wetlandLake AkkeshiJapanJapan3 threatened species · Feb, Dec90spp.53Ramsar wetlandLake AkanJapanJapan2 threatened species · May85spp.53Ramsar wetlandOzeJapanJapan1 threatened species · May85spp.53Ramsar wetlandShizugawa BayJapanJapan3 threatened species · Jan–Feb, Nov78spp.52Ramsar wetlandArao HigataJapanJapan3 threatened species · Feb–Apr97spp.52Ramsar wetlandItsukushimaJapanJapan1 threatened species · Mar80spp.50Ramsar wetlandHotokenumaJapanJapan2 threatened species · May87spp.50Ramsar wetlandLake HyōkoJapanJapan1 threatened species · Jan, Oct71spp.48Ramsar wetlandNakaumiJapanJapan3 threatened species · Dec56spp.47Ramsar wetlandLake ShinjiJapanJapan3 threatened species · Apr79spp.47Ramsar wetlandNakaikemi WetlandJapanJapan42 migrants · Oct72spp.46Ramsar wetlandSarobetsu PlainJapanJapan1 threatened species · Jun–Jul66spp.46Ramsar wetlandKume IslandJapanJapan2 threatened species · Feb, Apr75spp.44Ramsar wetlandKerama IslandsJapanJapan29 migrants · Mar–May57spp.42Ramsar wetlandKumejimaJapanJapan1 threatened species · Feb55spp.42Ramsar wetlandKejyonuma DamJapanJapan1 threatened species · Nov47spp.39Ramsar wetlandLake KutcharoJapanJapan1 threatened species · Jun48spp.39Ramsar wetlandMikata Five LakesJapanJapan1 threatened species · Jan55spp.38Ramsar wetlandYakushimaJapanJapan15 migrants · Mar50spp.38Ramsar wetlandNagata BeachJapanJapan18 migrants · Mar40spp.36Ramsar wetlandYoshigadaira WetlandsJapanJapan17 migrants · Jun32spp.34Ramsar wetlandMidagaharaJapanJapan14 migrants · Jun–Jul

Other places in Japan

  • Imuta-ike
  • Ichikawa Yachō no Rakuen
  • Dainichidaira
  • Oku-Nikko-shitsugen
  • Tateyama Wild Bird Sanctuary
  • Katsurazaka Wild Bird Park

Plan the visit

A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.

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The family

Do you prefer beaches, lakes, mountains, waterfalls, islands, rivers, canyons, caves, dark skies, viewpoints, birdwatching or forests?

Same idea, other landscapes: field atlases built on open data, in seven languages.

beachesCoastyaFind your beach: sea temperature, sun and swimming month by month.Visit lakesLakeyasEvery lake on Earth: water temperature, ice, depth and the shore.Visit mountainsPeakyasEvery summit in 3D: summit weather, the 0 °C line, huts and trails.Visit waterfallsCascadyasEvery waterfall: height, flow month by month and when it roars.Visit islandsIslandyasEvery island from the sea up: size, sea temperature, ferries and 3D.Visit riversRiveryasEvery river from source to sea: the journey, the flow and the basin in numbers.Visit canyonsCanyonyasEvery canyon cut to scale: depth to the floor, rim and floor temperatures, trails and viewpoints.Visit cavesCavernyasEvery cave with its real depth and length: the rock above, the temperature inside all year, and how to visit.Visit dark skiesDarkskyasWhere the night is still dark: the sky of every place, the Milky Way month by month, the Moon, eclipses and auroras.Visit
viewpointsViewyasEvery viewpoint with its real 360° panorama: the peaks you can name, how far you see and where the sun sets.Coming soonVisit
birdwatchingBirdyasEvery bird sanctuary and wetland with the species recorded month by month: who is resident, who comes for the summer, who only passes through.You are here
forestsForestyaEvery forest with its land-cover rings, what grows and lives in it, and the best months to walk it.Coming soonVisit