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Japan in May 2019
Hi Stuart. Looking back, I've noticed that the OP would be going to Hokkaido by Shinkansen, which is only four hours to Hakodate. Since that's your patch, maybe you could suggest an itinerary for the OP and his wife to spend a night or two in Hakodate, and drive around to locations where they... -
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Japan in May 2019
Hi Alex, I strongly apologise for my very intemperate reply. It's very hot here and it gets my brain (it's the nights never getting below 25ºC as much as the days getting up to 37ºC). Anyway, as Stuart's post says, I was wrong in some respects. But it's still the case that you can't just pop in... -
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Japan in May 2019
Hi Stuart. I guess I'm just grumpy with the heat. I haven't had much luck with woodpeckers in Hokkaido is all. On four visits, we have failed with Black Woodpecker. One time, we went to a place you mention on your blog, and it looked like a likely location. But after a couple of hours, we had... -
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Japan in May 2019
Hi Stu. The boardwalk at Shunkunitai (Furen) had fallen down after a typhoon when we went there three years ago, and there appeared to be no plan to replace it. As this was our main objective, it made Furen pointless. If you have information that the boardwalk has been fixed that would be... -
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Japan in May 2019
Alex: Most of what you say is simply not the case. Slaty-backed Gull is common in Japan in general in the winter, and I think the Blakiston's Fishing Owl can be got at Rausu any time (but the lodge there is very uncomfortable, and would require quite a lot of preparation if you don't have a...