Nature & geography・Hokkaido

Kushiro MarshKushiro Shitsugen

Also known as: 釧路湿原

The most extensive wetland in the country. It is known as Japan's very first Ramsar-listed site, designated in 1980, and serves as a precious habitat for a crane protected as a Special Natural Monument.

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