Let's go to Nakamura Marsh!

This is a marshland located in Mamurogawa Town in northern Yamagata Prefecture.

A variety of creatures live here, including the red-tailed dragonfly.

Touring the Marshes

Early May

It's a bleak landscape, but you can see the Asian skunk cabbage. The Japanese quince is still young.

Wetland Japan

May 4, 2022 Nakamura Marshland - Marshland in Early Spring | Marshland Diary I visited Nakamura Marsh in early spring. Despite it being Golden Week, there were no other visitors. My initial impression was that it was rather desolate. There seemed to be a lot of water, perhaps due to the snowmelt. Nothing was growing in the marshland...

Late July

It becomes a lush landscape.

You can observe a variety of creatures, including the rare red-tailed dragonfly.

Wetland Japan

July 25, 2021 Nakamura Marshland - A treasure trove of organisms suitable for observation - | Marshland Diary I went to Nakamura Marsh in Yamagata Prefecture. Although small, I was able to observe a variety of creatures. Exploration ▼Started after parking the car. The road to the parking lot was narrow and had steep ups and downs...

Equipment, stamina, and skills

There are no difficult spots.
It takes about 15 minutes to explore just the first marsh, but about an hour to explore the whole area.
The first one has a boardwalk that allows you to walk inside.
The second marsh is on the periphery.

About the creatures that live there

Visit the Marshes

access

About 40 minutes from Shinjo IC.

Just before Nakamura Marsh, the road turns into an unpaved one.
The road is steep and narrow, making it difficult for some vehicles to enter.

You can also enter from the farm road.

There is space for about two cars in the parking lot.

There are no toilets.

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