![1.5.2021 Tamanokihara skunk cabbage colony-out of season visit-](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/04e3fd71dbc9ece66694f82a2876fb7e-1-scaled.jpeg)
Located in Miyagi Prefecture, this wetland is known as a skunk cabbage colony.
I visited during long vacation called GW, but it was too late in the season.
I was greeted by a large skunk cabbage
Scenery
▼ This is a larger space than I had imagined.
It is wonderful to see such a well-preserved place.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/976d604fbfc6bf86ac3f30535f7bef22-scaled.jpeg)
▼ I walked through the cedar forest and went inside.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1ef15b5403a660ec9338417327f3540e-scaled.jpeg)
▼There are many mature skunk cabbage lined up in a narrow space.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/a58cff4024273af3a10693a86fc1e333-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9770b1cea036bbf48ab39a210869facb-scaled.jpeg)
▼ Smaller skunk cabbage are also sprouting in this area.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/9d1ca40af5bfa1d1e1f0820ea625dcfe-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/b8160bd5530237d25c551c27fdc20dcc-scaled.jpeg)
▼ I was going deeper into the wetlands.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/15c6c599825d2922f0fb4f3d46305c13-scaled.jpeg)
▼Skunk cabbages in this area looked young.
Growth may vary depending on conditions such as sunlight and running water.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/84596f9f052e0b14789b6d461bfb2069-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/0f37702254507ea2e8b1afc6d606a3e0-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/1a4b5fb1efb295630d01b37d945e7371-scaled.jpeg)
▼ It looked like it broke recently.
Could it not withstand the snowfall?
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/545124422b1f5da09cd7949b4a32a338-scaled.jpeg)
▼I had come to the back of the wetlands.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/6974b762ee9d9c969b604129ee49f4d6-scaled.jpeg)
▼ This area was a bleak scene.
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/8f143104a58d9a84a9f3cdd516eb83ad-scaled.jpeg)
![](https://www.wetlandjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/7d5c50d925ce237ba88a4900f997b495-scaled.jpeg)
Summary
If you want to visit during the best season, I would suggest early to mid-April.
If it gets a little warmer, I think we will be able to see a variety of creatures.
I would like to visit again if I have a chance.