I went to Yone Marsh in Yamagata Prefecture. (Note: Due to damage caused by heavy rains in 2024, the area is currently closed to the public. For details, please see the Sakegawa Village Tourism Association website.) Exploration ▼ Park your car in the parking lot and start your journey. I forgot to take photos, but the parking lot is relatively spacious and can accommodate about 5-7 cars. ▼ A rough map. ▼ It's called the entrance to Mount Taihei, but it's not the entrance to the marsh...

I went to Nakamura Marsh in Yamagata Prefecture. Although it was small, I was able to observe many different creatures. Exploration ▼I parked my car in the parking lot and started. The road to the parking lot was narrow and had many ups and downs. It might be difficult if your car is low-riding. ▼After a short walk, I headed to the marsh! ▼I soon arrived in front of the marsh. ▼It seems there is another marsh in the back. ▼The first marsh is small...

I went to Kataki Numa in Akita Prefecture. It's a marshland with a rice field-like atmosphere. Exploring ▼When you get close, a sign will guide you. ▼The parking lot is quite spacious. There may be a season when it gets busy. ▼It seems like a marshland with good flowers. It's pretty amazing that a marshland can form at an altitude of 30 meters. ▼When you go down the stairs, there's another sign! It's an important site of the Ministry of the Environment...

I went to Fuyushi Marsh in Akita Prefecture. The grass was so thick that I couldn't see the details. Anyway, there were so many horseflies. Exploration ▼A sign suddenly appears. I enter a road that looks like a farm road. ▼After driving on the dirt road for a while, I see a large reservoir. ▼There is a monument. ▼I found something like a road on the way and turned, but it was so thick with grass that I couldn't see the horseflies. ▼I turned into the pond, but it was so thick with grass that I couldn't see the horseflies. ▼The horseflies were so thick ...

I went to Karahanami Marsh in early May. It is a bit plain compared to other marshes because there are fewer flowers, but spring has definitely arrived. Exploration ▼The soft green of early spring welcomes you. ▼The marshes are filled with water, and the mosses are thriving. ▼The frogs, which are in breeding season, were singing together. ▼The blue sky is beautiful. ▼The Japanese quince. In autumn, the true...

It's the second day of exploring the marshes of Tokai. We've arrived at Kurose Shonosawa Marsh. Unlike yesterday's Kurokawa Marsh Plant Community and Fujishichihara Marsh, there is still snow remaining. Exploration ▼We park in the parking lot and start. ▼There is a wire fence at the entrance. Is it to prevent damage by deer? ▼There is a sign with a lot of information. The giant water bugs and diving beetles are fascinating. ▼We get a pamphlet and open the door. ▼There are already...

When I was looking for a marshland near Toyohashi City, I found Yanami Marsh and Kamidaka Marsh. They looked nice, so I went there, but I couldn't enter! I quickly looked it up, and it seems that it's not open to the public. I had no choice but to take a photo to commemorate my visit and give up. ▼The location of Yanami Marsh. It should be in the back. It's only open to the public for a certain period in October...

The second of our Aichi marshland tours is Fujishichihara Marsh. This marshland has a different atmosphere from the Kurokawa Marshland Plant Community. Exploration ▼The parking lot is spacious. Spend the night there and start exploring! ▼There are many reservoirs in the Tokai area. Were these once marshes as well? ▼We found the entrance. There is a set route. There must be quite a few people visiting during the season. ▼The boardwalk begins. ▼...

I had never been to the Tokai region before, but this time I visited the marshes of Aichi Prefecture for the first time. On the first day, I aimed for the Kurokawa Marsh Plant Community and Fujishichihara Marsh. First, I started with the Kurokawa Marsh! Exploration ▼The parking lot is quite large. I guess a lot of people visit there. ▼To the entrance to the marsh ▼It's small, but has a nice atmosphere. ▼There is an abundance of water in the marsh. ▼I saw amphibian eggs...

I went to Ikenodaira Marsh in Nagano Prefecture. Exploration ▼Park the car and set off. ▼The facilities are well-equipped, so it's a place you can easily visit for sightseeing. ▼There's a bench at the starting point. ▼The weather is perfect. ▼We proceed along the paved road. ▼Scarlet bush warbler ▼Japanese tit ▼Male white-throated sparrow ▼Soaked long-tailed tit ▼We stopped at a bench again just before the marsh...