Birdwatching in Japan
Birding contacts and birdwatching information
Local Birdingpal Contacts
Birdingpal Mark Brazil's new field guide "Birds of East Asia"
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Local Birdwatchers Please note that most Birdingpals are serious birdwatchers. It is a privilege to contact them, and your message should reflect it. A local Pal does not get paid, but should he/she offer to take you out birding, using their own vehicle, it would be courteous to pay for the fuel. A lunch and/or a small gift would also be appropriate, something as simple as a souvenir of your country, or a pin from your local birding club. | ||||||
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| Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| S | Minns | Hiroshima | Weekend | English/Japanese French |
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| I | Kanno | Hiroshima | Weekend | |
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| M | Brazil | Sapporo, Hokkaido | Anytime | English some Japanese |
| Author/Naturalist based just outside Sapporo, western Hokkaido, but with access to all areas of Hokkaido. Birding Japan since 1980s. I live close to Nopporo Forest Park - the only large area of protected lowland forest in west Hokkaido. Close to various groups of mountains with year round access, within reach of Miyajima-numa (a Ramsar site renowned for its passage of Greater White-fronted Geese and other waterfowl) and Lake Utonai, another wetland site famous for geese, swans and in summer for birds such as Latham's Snipe and Gray's Grasshopper Warbler. | ||||||
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| Y | Kurosawa | Tsurui, Hokkaido | Anytime | English/Japanese |
| I am a bird lover and a nature history translator. I live in a village which is a very famous Japanese crane habitat. You can see many cranes during winter and some in Summer. There is Kushiro Shitsugen National Park nearby, so you can see many other birds like Steller's Sea Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, Latham's Snipe etc. | ||||||
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| D | Smith | Onna, Okinawa | Anytime | English some Japanese |
| The main reason to bird Okinawa is of course the Okinawa Rail and Pryor's Woodpecker. Summer brings an assortment of terns as well as the Ruddy Kingfisher and Japanese Paradise Flycatcher. Winter has an assortment of waders including Black-Faced Spoonbills and also Saunder's Gull. Spring & Fall and there's no telling what might drop in! With enough advanced notice, I can get time off from work to spend a few days showing you around the island from the southern coast to the northern jungle and many points in between. I don't have a "fee", but a full tank of gas and snacks along the way are appreciated! | ||||||
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| S | Isoe | Suita, Osaka | Anytime | Japanese/English |
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| M | Hashimoto | Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto. Kansai | Anytime | Japanese/English |
| A member of Wild Bird of Society of Japan,Osaka Chapter,retired from a trading firm for 40 years. I have been enjoying birdwatching for about 20years. I am familiar with birds in Osaka city and Kansai area. I can come to Kansai Air Port or any hotel downtown Osaka to see foreign Birdingpals as I live in downtown Osaka. I like watching birds with Birdingpals at Yodo river, Nankou Bird Sanctuary and Minoo park. Even Kyoto. I drive a light vehicle, friendly to global environment, however big enough to carry 3 Birdingpals. | ||||||
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| T | Bannister | Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | Weekend | English/German French/Dutch Japanese |
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| C | Cook | Tokyo | Weekend | English/Japanese |
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| T | Hestnes | Tokyo | Anytime | Danish/English |
| 56 years old and enjoying birdwatching in the Tokyo area. | ||||||
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| C | Harper | Yokohama | Weekend | English/Japanese |
| Relaxed birding near Yokohama on a Sunday (Sorry, I'm working the other 6 days). No running madly around to get every bird possible, but we'll have a nice walk in the woods or along the riverside, pick up at least a couple of endemics, and see some locations not included in the bird finding guides to the area. I've been birding around here since 1990. | ||||||
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Professional Guides | ||||||
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| Initial | Last Name | Area | Available | Language |
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| Y | Shinoda | Tokyo | Anytime | Japanese/English |
| I have been the leader of a local birding society, The Shonan Birding Club, for more than a decade. I guide visiting birders mainly around the Tokyo area, but at your request, I would be happy to accompany you as a guide to such remote places as Hokkaido, Tobishima, Hachijo-jima, Kyushu, Amami, Okinawa, and so on. Please visit my website entitled: "Day Trips from Tokyo" www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/ornitho/ | ||||||
Local Information
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| Name | Description
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| Japanese Society for Preservation of Birds | Club |
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| Kabukuri Wetlands Club | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Japan | Club |
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| Wild Bird Society of Japan Osaka Chapter | Club |
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| Japan Aalcid Society | Club |
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| Shiokawa Tidalflat Preservation Association | Club |
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| Birding Hotspots around the world | Sites |
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| Yuko & Kaz Shinoda's Day trips from Tokyo | Sites |
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| Kantori Lode | Birds of Japan |
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| Naoto Kitagawa's | Online Birdwatching |
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| Kumawo's | Photos |
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| Masahiro Hashimoto's | Birdwatching in Osaka |
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| Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia | Japan |
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| Local weather | Yahoo |
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| Electronic maps | MapQuest |
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| Find lowest prices for field guides, books, maps etc. | |
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| Field guides recommended by Birdingpals | |
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| Printable bird check list | |
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| Trip Reports from Japan |
Last update 28/06/2009