Webmaster visited Yokohama Shizenkansatsuno-mori this week, which is one of eight bird/nature sanctuaries run/managed by Wild Bird Society of Japan, to enjoy hiking and bird watching.
Access: Tokyo (local train 0:50) Ofuna (bus 0:25) Yokohama-reienmae (walk 0:07) @ or Tokyo (local train 0:25) Yokohama (local train 0:18) Kanazawa-hakkei (bus 0:12) Yokohama-reienmae (walk 0:07)
The entrance of the sanctuary.
The building of Nature Center where rangers stay and useful information on the sanctuary and bird watching is provided. You can also borrow binoculars here.
This day, a small session on the result of automatic photography in the sanctuary was held by volunteers. Some birds and mammals had been taken.
There are four trails provided in the sanctuary.
The nature trails
Resting facilities are well installed along the trails
An observatory of water birds. Unfortunately, there was no water bird that time.
What is he looking at?
Not only bird watching, but many people visited here to enjoy hiking and picnic.
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