Lake Furen in Autumn

Wild Hokkaido! • Season 5 • Episode 2

About this episode

Our stage this time is Lake Furen which is connected to the Sea of Okhotsk in eastern Hokkaido Prefecture. It is a brackish lake with a circumference of 65km. The program host canoes down the river that flows into the lake, and enjoys watching white-tailed eagles and other birds. In the marshland facing the sea, he also observes sika deer at close range. Later, we show you some footage of red-crowned cranes raising their young by the lake where the tide ebbs and flows, as well as red fox feeding on fish left on the tidal flats.