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With its austerely elegant gray back coloring, the wood nuthatch strikes a handsome figure 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 ...
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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.