Bird Watching | DIAMOND ROUTE JAPAN

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Dominic Couzens

Dominic Couzens, bird expert, best selling nature author, international field trip leader and a regular print columnist.
Dominic Couzens is a British birder, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects.
He contributes regularly to Bird Watching and BBC Wildlife magazines; and is also a professional field trip guide. His books The Secret Lives of Garden Birds, The Secret Lives of British Birds, and The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife all received praise, with the former selected by The Guardian as one of the best wildlife books of 2004, an accolade also received by the Secret Lives of British Birds, and the latter picked as one of the best new nature books of Spring 2008 by The Times.
https://www.birdwords.co.uk/
https://www.birdwords.co.uk/2020/01/a-short-winter-trip-to-central-japan-part-1/

Roger Barnes

ornithologist and wildlife guide
Roger is a professional wildlife tour leader based in Leeds, UK, with many additional interests.
Tour managing/leading experience:
After several long-term conservation expeditions in Paraguay, Peru and Kenya Roger decided to take the safer, more comfortable option of tour leading.
He joined Bird Holidays in 2000 as a tour manager and leader. He has developed over 50 itineraries worldwide including in Brazil, Cuba, India, Taiwan, Oman and elsewhere.
He has personally led some 150 tours throughout the whole of Europe, as well as to Mongolia, Ecuador, Belize, North Africa, Nepal, Turkey and more.
The company profile can be found at this page
https://www.birdholidays.co.uk/about_us.htm

Japanese Waxwing
Japanese Grossbeak
Japanese Green Woodpeckers
Narcissus Flycatcher
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Gray-faced Buzzard
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Japanese Marsh Warbler
Japanese Reed Bunting
Japanese Pheasant
Falcated Dcuk
Bullfinch
Japanese Comorant
Slaty-backed Gull

Fukushima

Bird Watching

Ura-bandai(forest and lakes in highland)　Map

Abukuma Shinsui Park(river side)　Map

Kotori-no-Mori(forest park)　Map

Oze National Park

Places for cultural experience

Iwaki Lalamew

Ouchi-juku

Tsurugajo Castle

Kasumigajo Castle Park

Kitakata

Aizu Bukeyashiki Samurai Residence

Daishichi Sake Brewery

The Yamajinjya shrine(Oyamatsumi Shrine)

Inawashiro BBQ

Tsubakuro dani

The Hattachi Coast

Roadside station "Yotsukura Port"

Accommodation

Washikura onsen	https://www.hitou.or.jp/en/hymbrrsv/hymbr_pg01.html?yc=fw072
Iwaki Sinmaiko-heights	http://sinmaiko-heights.com/index.html
Bandai Lakeside Guesthouse	https://www.bandai.ski
HOTEL IWAKI	https://www.hotel-iwaki.com/index.html
Koito inn	http://koito-inn.co.jp/en/
Kyukamura Ura-Bandai	https://www.qkamura.or.jp/en/bandai/
Tsuchiyu Onsen SANSUISO	http://www.sansuiso.jp/en/
YUMORI	https://yumori-hostel.jp/en/
Masuyaryokan	http://www.masuyaryokan.com
Nanairisansow	http://nanairi.com
Dake Onsen mt.inn	https://mt-inn.jp/en/
Azumakan	http://www.azumakan.com
Dake Onsen Fujino	https://fujino-dake.com

Ibaraki

Bird Watching

Kasumigaura Lake　Map

Lake Senba　Map

Hiraiso　Map

Hasaki Beach

Gonoike

Places for cultural experience

Kairakuen(Plum forest)

Nakaminato Fish Market

Oarai Isosaki Shrine

Kodokan

Tsukubasan Shrine

Ryujin Suspension Bridge

Fukuroda Falls

Accommodation

Daigo Onsen HonenMansaku	http://www.fukuroda.co.jp/english/index.html
Daigo Onsen Yamizo	http://www.yamizo.com
Daiwaroynet Hotel Mito	https://www.daiwaroynet.jp/mito/
Mito Keiseihotel	http://www.mito-keiseihotel.com/en
BEB5 Tsuchiura	https://www.hoshinoresorts.com/resortsandhotels/omobeb/beb/5tsuchiura.html
HOTEL ALPHA THE TSUCHIURA	https://www.alpha-yad.com
Aokiya	http://aokiya-hotel.com
HOTEL ROUTE-INN KOGA EKIMAE	https://www.route-inn.co.jp.e.ut.hp.transer.com/language/hotel_detail.php?hotel_id=538
APA Hotel Ibaraki Koga-Ekimae	https://www.apahotel.com/en/hotel/shutoken/ibaraki-koga-ekimae/

Tochigi

Bird Watching

Lake Chuzenji　Map

Senjyo-ga-hara(high-land moor, grassland, forest)　Map

Ichikai Town,Watarase retarding basin　Map

Watarase Retarding Basin

Tochigi Prefecture Forest

Handa Swamp

Places for cultural experience

Nikko Toshogu(Shinto shrine)

Jizo Statues

Kegon Falls

British Enbassy Villa Memorial Park

Italian Enbassy Villa Memorial Park

Sessho-seki (Killing Stone)

Nasu Highland Observatory

Nasu Kogen Minamigaoka Farm

Kinu-Tateiwa Otsuribashi (Suspension Bridge)

Ryuo Valley

Accommodation

The Nikko Astraea Hotel	https://www.nikkoastraea.com/en/
Kyukamura Nikko-Yumoto	https://www.qkamura.or.jp/en/nikko/
Hotel Épinard Nasu	https://www.mystays.com/en-us/hotel-epinard-nasu-tochigi/
LAFORET Nasu	https://www.laforet.co.jp/nasu/
Kinugawa Park Hotels	http://www.park-hotels.com/english/
KINUGAWA KANAYA HOTEL	https://www.kinugawakanaya.com/en/