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Kushiro Tour

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Hokkaido
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2 Day tour to Kushiro Kushiro is a port city in eastern Hokkaido. The city is well known for Kushiro Shitsugen, Japan's largest marshland. Dedicated as a national park, the marshland is home to rare, wild . .
Country: Japan
City: Hokkaido
Duration: 2 Day(s) - 1 Night(s)
Tour Category: Nature Tours
Departure Date: Thu 01 Jan '99
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2 Day tour to Kushiro

Kushiro is a port city in eastern Hokkaido. The city is well known for Kushiro Shitsugen, Japan's largest marshland. Dedicated as a national park, the marshland is home to rare, wild Japanese red-crown cranes (tancho) that can be observed by tourists during the winter months.

Day 1: From Haneda or Narita go to Kushiro

Day 2: Kushiro

As a major fishing port city, Kushiro is naturally renowned for the fresh seafood that can be enjoyed at it restaurants. There is also a public fish market a short walk from the station. Although located over 50 kilometers inland from central Kushiro, Lake Akan is still within the borders of the expansive municipality.

Rates Include:

-Accommodation in a hotel.

-Transportation and transfers

-1 bottle of mineral water per day

Rates Do Not Include:

-Transportation (from airport to Kyoto)

-guide

-Meals except described

-Alcoholic beverages

-Travel insuarance

-Tips and portage

Explore More About Kushiro:

Kushiro is a port city in eastern Hokkaido. The city is well known for Kushiro Shitsugen, Japan's largest marshland. Dedicated as a national park, the marshland is home to rare, wild Japanese red-crown cranes (tancho) that can be observed by tourists during the winter months.

As a major fishing port city, Kushiro is naturally renowned for the fresh seafood that can be enjoyed at it restaurants. There is also a public fish market a short walk from the station. Although located over 50 kilometers inland from central Kushiro, Lake Akan is still within the borders of the expansive municipality.

Kushiro Shitsugen National Park

The Kushiro Marshland in Hokkaido was designated as a national park in 1987 in order to preserve the country's largest wetland and marsh habitat which supports the only known population of endangered Japanese Cranes in Japan.

The park is located between Kushiro and Akan National Park and is easily visited when traveling between the two. The park does not receive much snowfall, even in winter, and offers bird watching, nature viewing, and walking trails. Japanese Cranes can be viewed there year-round and attract hundreds of photographers.

Japanese Cranes (Tancho, lit. "red head") were thought to be extinct in Japan due to overhunting and habitat destruction. However, in 1926 a group of about 20 birds was discovered in the marshes around Kushiro. With conservation efforts, they have since made a dramatic recovery and now number more than 1000 birds.

The cranes are most spectacular to watch as they dance, often in pairs, with seemingly choreographed dips and jumps. The cranes are best seen in the winter as they gather at winter feeding sites. These sites are best accessed by car, but they can also be reached by public transportation.

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