This article was published in the Autumn 2024 issue of Litterae Populi. The full issue can be found here.Much of bear ecology ...

The spectacular Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido, a World Natural Heritage site, is a magnet for tourists keen to revel in the magnificent natural landscape and wildlife of the country’s ...

Among them is Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, Japan. If you are here at the right time, you might just be able to see the killer whales migrating. For N. Hayakawa, the impressive ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Salmon are at the peak of their upstream migration in the rivers of the eastern Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. Salmon spend three to five years feeding and growing in the open ...

The Shiretoko Peninsula, located in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, juts into the Sea of Okhotsk. Its center is lined by 1,500-meter peaks. The heavily forested area is home to a diverse group of ...

His lips go numb. And then, camera in hand, Skerry dives between the ice floes into the waters of the Sea of Okhotsk, bordering the Shiretoko Peninsula. Most people think of Japan as a compact ...

Katsurada asked Toyoda to turn around if the weather changed. The cruise along the scenic coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula is a popular tourist attraction. "Kazu I" sent a distress call Saturday ...