Katakinuma Marsh in Akita Prefecture is an extremely rare marsh located in lowlands at an altitude of 30 meters. It is registered as one of the 500 important marshes by the Ministry of the Environment and a natural monument of the city, and conservation activities are being carried out. Touring the marsh in late July ▼You can enjoy beautiful scenery. ▼There is a marsh in the middle of a rice field. It seems possible, but it is a rare sight. I wonder if they used to exist all over Japan...

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...