Photo Gallery
Photos by Susan Myers
![Japan in winter is magnificent...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F22.jpg?)
Japan in winter is magnificent…
![...with utterly spectacular Steller's Sea Eagles...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2Fsea+eagle.jpg?)
…with utterly spectacular Steller’s Sea Eagles…
![...Hokkaido's dancing Red-crowned Cranes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F12.jpg?)
…Hokkaido’s dancing Red-crowned Cranes…
![...and the charismatic Blakiston's Fish Owl.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F43.jpg?)
…and the charismatic Blakiston’s Fish Owl.
![We'll absorb an endless procession of evocative landscapes, both coastal....](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F26.jpg?)
We’ll absorb an endless procession of evocative landscapes, both coastal….
![..and interior...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F37.jpg?)
..and interior…
![...in which we'll find the natural Japan including a wonderful collection of birds, some large like White-tailed Sea Eagle...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F03.jpg?)
…in which we’ll find the natural Japan including a wonderful collection of birds, some large like White-tailed Sea Eagle…
![...and Hooded Cranes...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F10.jpg?)
…and Hooded Cranes…
![...and some small like Varied Tit...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F18.jpg?)
…and some small like Varied Tit…
![...and Brown Shrike.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F15.jpg?)
…and Brown Shrike.
![We will of course look at everything including snow monkeys warming themselves in a hot spring.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F21.jpg?)
We will of course look at everything including snow monkeys warming themselves in a hot spring.
![We'll be constantly exposed to Japan's rich culture, very much a part of everyday life...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F35.jpg?)
We’ll be constantly exposed to Japan’s rich culture, very much a part of everyday life…
![...often very beautiful..](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F29.jpg?)
…often very beautiful..
![...and endlessly fascinating; here "wish boards" at a shrine.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F33.jpg?)
…and endlessly fascinating; here “wish boards” at a shrine.
![Japan is a very sophisticated country with extensive air links](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F42.jpg?)
Japan is a very sophisticated country with extensive air links
![...first class roads...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F39.jpg?)
…first class roads…
![...and an excellent marine infrastructure ; here Susan on our Hokkaido boat to look for sea eagles.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F40.jpg?)
…and an excellent marine infrastructure ; here Susan on our Hokkaido boat to look for sea eagles.
![Our accommodations are comfortable...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F38.jpg?)
Our accommodations are comfortable…
![..many have thermal baths (at least one of them magically outdoors)...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2Funtitled.jpg?)
..many have thermal baths (at least one of them magically outdoors)…
![...and our food is never less than interesting.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F41.jpg?)
…and our food is never less than interesting.
![We'll leave the trip with a better sense of Japan and its people...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F30.jpg?)
We’ll leave the trip with a better sense of Japan and its people…
![...with an appreciation for the land...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2F24.jpg?)
…with an appreciation for the land…
![...and of course with many memories...](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2Ftwo+sea+eagles.jpg?)
…and of course with many memories…
![...of remarkable birds.](/timthumb.php?w=450&src=%2Fimg%2FGallery%2F206%2Fcrane.jpg?)
…of remarkable birds.