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Natural heritage sites get protection
Tōkyō :: Japan | 9 months ago
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The aim of listing an area as a World Heritage site is to conserve it, but such a designation can attract many more visitors, therefore posing threats to the environment. For local municipalities, it can be hard to strike a balance between
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Here's Japan's big, white hope
Tōkyō :: Japan | 2 years ago
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I read a piece of news the other day that makes me feel that "Japan as No...Wasao, originally from Akita Prefecture, stars in a film titled "Wasao," about his life at a broiled squid shop in the small town of Ajigasawa in Aomori Prefecture. His fans,
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Bears force new rules for Shiretoko visitors
Kushiro :: Japan | over 2 years ago
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Hokkaido (Kyodo) Brown bear sightings at a popular tourist spot on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido are leading to tighter regulations on tourist activities in the area. World Natural Heritage site, will be required to pay a fee and have guides
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Killer whales putting on a show for tourists in Hokkaido
Sapporo :: Japan | 3 years ago
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This is the best time of year to see them off the Shiretoko Peninsula in northeastern Hokkaido. As many as 40 orca are being observed during the best whale-watching cruises, and experts say this is probably the only place in Japan where so many can
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