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402 images Created 12 Feb 2018

Wild Japan

Despite the country's small size, Japan has a vast array of landscapes that are divided into three distinctive climatic zones: the Siberian sub-arctic zone in the northern island of Hokkaido, the temperate zone of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu, and the sub-tropical zone encompassing the islands of Okinawa. Over 90,000 animal species have been confirmed in Japan and its diverse habitats support rich biodiversity. Despite the fact that it is highly urbanised and crowded in the cities, the Japanese have an intense appreciation for natural beauty. They welcome nature's intrusion into their everyday lives.
Japan has a varied landscape containing a diverse array of wildlife including several endemic animal and plant species of which some are extremely rare. For instance, the endangered red-crowned crane is an important icon of Japan. These tall (over 4 ft / 1.2 m), slim, long legged birds are elegant and you will find them represented artistically all over Japan. They symbolize happiness, long life and have defined Japan for over a 1,000 years. Red-crowned cranes are a protected species in Japan. These elegant birds mate for life and renew their courtship every year by dancing for their mate and oftentimes together.They move like graceful ballerinas.
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  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0123.jpg
  • Steller sea eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) fighting in the air with talons extended, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2708.jpg
  • A female snow monkey holding her baby (Macaca fuscata) while sitting on a wall of a hot spring on a cold winter day, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_0556.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0119.jpg
  • Patterns and jagged large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_4036.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, walking down to a frozen river, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2853.jpg
  • Fog rising from a river on a cold morning in Japan creating hoar frost, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1084.jpg
  • A pair of young snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata) sitting and huddling close together in the snow, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_2150.jpg
  • Japanese beech tree,  Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_2886.jpg
  • Close-up portrait of an Ezo red fox face (Vulpes vulpes schrencki) also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, snow-covered profile, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3155.jpg
  • A sub-adult snow monkey sitting in the snow, (Macaca fuscata)   , Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_9004.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3295.jpg
  • A close-up portrait of two snow monkeya (Macaca fuscata) sitting in a steamy hot spring and clinging to a rock while sleeping, Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_8864a.jpg
  • The patches of bald red skin stands out on four Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis),  Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3380.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in fog, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3928.JPG
  • A close-up portrait of a snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) sitting in a steamy hot spring, Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_8603.jpg
  • Landscape of a frozen river, Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_0790.jpg
  • Close-up portrait of an Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, looking up in the snow, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3001.jpg
  • A portrait of a snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) sitting and grinning with a full smile in a steamy hot spring, Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_7104.jpg
  • A Japanese Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) shielding its bill and eyes from a freezing cold winter wind, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1970.jpg
  • An infant snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) sitting on edge of hot spring in the winter, Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_9521.jpg
  • A stag and doe Japanese sika deer (Cervus nippon), also known as the Northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, standing in the forest, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0995.jpg
  • A Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagius) landing in a snow storm  Raisa, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3085.jpg
  • A young snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) sitting in the snow, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_2133.jpg
  • A snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) resting his head on his hands on the edge of a steamy hotspring , Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_9340.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) swimming in the mist of Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan, silhouette
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3418.jpg
  • Motion-blur of Japanese red-crowned cranes in flight (Grus japonensis), Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_0839.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3300.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0325.jpg
  • Snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata) bathing in a hotsrping, Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_8869.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3298.jpg
  • A Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) engaging in the annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0569.jpg
  • A Japanese Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) shielding its bill and eyes from a freezing cold winter wind, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1976.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in a frozen lake, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3681B&W.jpg
  • Fog rising from a river on a cold morning in Japan creating hoar frost, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1065.jpg
  • Patterns and jagged large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3998.jpg
  • The complex and rhythmic dance of a Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis),  Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_4610.jpg
  • The complex and rhythmic dance of a Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis),  Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_0386.jpg
  • A Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagius) crashed into the ocean while attempting to catch a fish, Raisa, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_5841.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3304.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, walking down to a frozen river, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2926.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3317.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in a frozen lake, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3928.jpg
  • A wide angle photo of a snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) sitting in a hot spring, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_0913.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0081.jpg
  • A Japanese Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) shielding its bill and eyes from a freezing cold winter wind, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1950.jpg
  • A motion-blur of a Japanese White-tailed sea eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) and a Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagius) colliding in flight while catching a fish on the ocean surface, Raisa, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_1393.jpg
  • With talons extended, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) drops down from the sky, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1435_2.jpg
  • A Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) engaging in the annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0518.jpg
  • Fog rising from a river on a cold morning in Japan, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1035.jpg
  • Japanese red fox (Vulpes vulpes japonica), Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_4029.jpg
  • Fog rising from a river on a cold morning in Japan creating hoar frost, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1121.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) in a frozen lake, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3645.JPG
  • A Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagius) crashed into the ocean while attempting to catch a fish, Raisa, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_6426.jpg
  • A close up of two snow monkey hands,(Macaca fuscata) , Jigokudani, Yamanouchi, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_02_2018_9386.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) in a frozen lake, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Tarris_Japan_01_2018_3931.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) swimming along a snowy shoreline in the mist of Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3946.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0115.jpg
  • A Japanese Whooper swan (Cygnus cygnus) shielding its bill and eyes from a freezing cold winter wind, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1967.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, laying down in the snow, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3132.jpg
  • Fog rising from a river on a cold morning in Japan creating hoar frost, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1047.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0241.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) swimming along a snowy shoreline in the mist of Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3842.jpg
  • A Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) engaging in the annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0520.jpg
  • A mating  pair of Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0572.jpg
  • A Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) in flight, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_0903.jpg
  • A lone tree in a snowy landscape, Hokkaido,  Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2024.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, rubbing its face in the snow, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3068.jpg
  • Red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) standing , in an icy river on a cold morning in Japan, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1259.jpg
  • A Japanese sika deer doe (Cervus nippon), also known as the Northern spotted deer or the Japanese deer, standing in the forest, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1266.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3321.jpg
  • A Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with wings extended takes off from  a snowy cliff, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1722.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) swimming along a snowy shoreline in the mist of Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3869.jpg
  • With talons extended, a Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) drops down to the ocean trying to catch a fish, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1356.jpg
  • A Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) flying above a snowy mountain top, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1625.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3284.jpg
  • A man sitting in a steamy hot spring with snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata), Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_1276.jpg
  • A Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with wings extended takes off from  a snowy cliff, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1727.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, walking in the snow, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3050.jpg
  • Japanese red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis) engaging in their annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2116.jpg
  • Patterns and jagged large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_4045.jpg
  • A Japanese red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) engaging in the annually ritual courtship dance, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2248.jpg
  • Steller sea eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) fighting in the air with talons extended, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2707.jpg
  • A Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with wings extended in the  air, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1697.jpg
  • Patterns and large slabs of frozen lake ice during the winter freeze up, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3306.jpg
  • Snow monkeys (Macaca fuscata) sitting in the hot spring, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_0871.jpg
  • White-tailed sea eagles (Haliaeetus pelagicus) fighting in the air with talons extended, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2778.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) swimming along a snowy shoreline in the mist of Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3805.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, walking down to a frozen river, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2930.jpg
  • Close-up of a sleeping snow monkey (Macaca fuscata), Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_1320.jpg
  • A Steller’s sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) with wings extended takes off from  a snowy cliff, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1723.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, walking down to a frozen river, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_2940.jpg
  • A young snow monkey (Macaca fuscata) while trying to nurse from his mother gets viciously disciplined under the water, Honshu, Japan
    Japan_YamanouchiMonkeys_02_2023_0227.jpg
  • An Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)  also known in Japan as kita-kitsune, laying down in the snow, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3097.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) shielding their bills and eyes from a freezing cold winter wind, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3177.jpg
  • With talons extended, a white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) drops down from the sky, Rausu, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_1434.jpg
  • A women’s face behind a big frozen shard of ice, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_4071.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) at Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3182.jpg
  • Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) at Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3209.jpg
  • Close-up portrait of a juvenile Japanese Whooper swans (Cygnus cygnus) at Lake Shssharo, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
    Japan_Hokkaido_01_2023_3212.jpg
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