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The revised version of the canoeing guidelines published by the Kushiro Wetland Nature Restoration Council he Kushiro Wetland Nature Restoration Council has revised its ‘Canoeing Guidelines’ for enjoying the nature of the wetlands while canoeing down the Kushiro River. The guidelines provide information...
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"Down the Teshi" is one of Japan's largest canoe touring competitions, taking participants down the Teshio River. On April 2, the competition Executive Committee decided to hold this year's event on a 34-kilometer course between Nayoro and Bifuka on July 17. The competition has been cancelled for the past two consecutive years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be held with thorough COVID-19 measures and a reduction in both the schedule and scale.
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During the winter season, the woodland along Teshio River in the Northern Hokkaido region frequently experiences severe weather, such as raging blizzards. Even in this environment, wild birds like the Japanese pygmy woodpecker and the wood nuthatch manage to survive, searching desperately for nourishment. If you clear your mind and listen and watch quietly, you can glimpse these wild birds.
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Even as winter begins, spawning salmon continue to run upstream in rivers in the Kushiro region of eastern Hokkaido.
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“Giant Snakes” sprouting in sand shore at sunset
Oct. 7, 2020Along the mouth of Teshio River in northern Hokkaido, a zebra striped pattern has been showing up for the past few days at sunset along the sand shore, which has widened due to decreasing river water levels. The pattern looks like countless snakes lying in the sand.
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Only Hokkaido Water Flushing at Nakasatunai Dam
Aug. 22, 2020The Obihiro Development and Construction Department is flushing reservoir water stored at the Satsunaigawa Dam in Nakasatsunai Village, East Hokkaido.
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Walk on water - on paddleboards
Aug. 2, 2020Fans of standup paddleboarding (SUP), in which participants paddle standing up, enjoy a water stroll around Lake Shikotsu in Chitose City.