Kagoshima Crane Watching Tour (Nov. - Feb.)

Located 2-hour drive from the central of Kagoshima, Izumi town is the largest migration grounds of cranes in Japan and thousands of cranes will be waiting for you there. Hooded cranes and White-naped cranes are the major species, but you may encounter black-crowned cranes and sandhill cranes if you are lucky.

On the way back to the central of Kagoshima, we will make a stop at Imuta lake where you can enjoy watching a number of winter migratory birds such as mute swan, garganey and great cormorant. The 60-acre freshwater lake was formed about 300.000 years ago by volcanic eruption and is now recognized as a Ramsar site.