Japan 2026, 06/02/2026, Karuizawa & Hochi, Honshu

Japan 07/02/2026

Howard's daily narrative

Hotel Shiotsubo, Karuizawa

Japanese pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)

Japanese Wagtail (Motacilla grandis)

The old route 18, Karuizawa

Japanese green woodpecker (Picus awokera)

Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

White-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotus)

Japanese waxwing (Bombycilla japonica)

Kose Rindo track

Hochi

Green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor)

Meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)

Rustic bunting (Schoeniclus rusticus)