Wetlands in Japan

Booklets of “Ramsar Sites in Japan” by the Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Kushiro-shitsugen Kabukuri-numa and the surrounding rice paddies Lower Maruyama River and the surrounding rice paddies Shizugawa-wan

Other Ramsar sites where you may encounter wildlife

Hokkaido-island

Kutcharo-ko Tofutsu-ko Notsuke-hanto and Notsuke-wan Miyajima-numa Furen-ko and Shunkuni-tai Kiritappu-shitsugen Utonai-ko

Honshu-island

Izu-numa and Uchi-numa Oyama Kami-ike and Shimo-ike Watarase-yusuichi Hyo-ko Sakata Katano-kamoike Kasai Marine Park Fujimae-higata Biwa-ko Kushimoto Coral Communities Shinji-ko Akiyoshidai Groundwater System

Kyushu-island

Higashiyoka-higata Hizen Kashima-higata Arao-higata Imuta-ike Yakushima Nagata-hama

Okinawa-island

Manko Nagura amparu