Eco-tourism in Japan Page 7

• Age 3～Age 65
• 2～3 hours
• 15:30

Urban Nature Tour Reptiles and Amphibians @ Chofu Location: Several rice fields along the Nogawa River and rice fields in Inagi City (travel by electric bicycle (with front and rear child seats)) Targets: Japanese Rat Snake, Yamakagashi, Hibakari, Takachiho, Striped Snake, Japanese Skink, Kanaebi Tree Frog, Japanese Common Frog, Schlegel's Green Frog, Forest Green Frog, Kajika Frog (Planned) Breeding case, care lesson, souvenirs in case of not being able to catch Many already caught Scheduled to be held on weekends and holidays from June to September from 4pm to 6pm What to bring: Marine shoes (from the end of March to October), swimsuit, rash guard, spats, drinks, hat, rucksack, plastic case for taking home + Bukubuku (battery-powered oxygen supply machine) What to prepare on your side: Car for transportation, rubber boots (from November to mid-March), net, storage bucket

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 11:30 / 14:00 / 16:30

Held from spring to autumn Fishing for Japanese eels in the brackish waters of rivers Part 1: 8:00-10:30 Part 2: 10:30-13:00 Part 3: 13:30-16:00 Part 4: 16:00-18:30 This is a tour to fish for eels at the mouths of rivers that run through Tokyo. Japanese eels are born in the western waters of the Mariana Islands. They grow in rivers not only in Japan but also in East Asia, including China, Taiwan, and the Korean Peninsula, and are known to return to the Mariana Islands to spawn. Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica), which belong to the Anguilla genus of the eel family, are widely distributed in East Asia, including Japan, China, Taiwan, and Korea. In Japan, they mainly live south of Honshu, but there have been cases of them being caught in Hokkaido. Rental tackle, fishing rod, and equipment are included, so you can participate empty-handed. Two patterns of fishing will be done: casting fishing and plastic bottle tackle fishing, using earthworms as bait. While waiting for the tackle, you can fish for goby at your feet. The main target is eels, but sometimes you can also catch goby, crabs, and seigo. The tour lasts about 3 hours. Please bring a headlamp, a handy light, and drinks. *If you want to take the fish home, please bring an aeration device (battery-powered bubbler) to prevent oxygen deficiency, a plastic case or fishing bucket to prevent escape, and a cooler box. By train: 15 minutes walk from JR Joban Line or Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line By car: Please use a nearby parking lot Meeting place: Near the Seven-Eleven Katsushika Kosuge 1-chome store. We will send you a map in advance, so please walk to the point. Migration of Japanese eels Japanese eels spawn in the summer in the waters west of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. After hatching, they become willow-leaf-shaped larvae called leptocephalus. Glass eels are carried by ocean currents and reach East Asia in about six months, then transform into long, cylindrical glass eels and ride the high tide into rivers. After that, their transparent bodies start to take on color, and they are called yellow eels. During the yellow eel stage, eels grow large, and eat a variety of foods, including shrimp, crabs, small fish, and insects. The environment in which Japanese eels spend their growth period is wide, from coastal areas to the upper reaches of rivers, and includes not only freshwater areas but also brackish water and seawater. After several years to a dozen years, when they grow to a size of about 40 cm or more for males and about 50 cm or more for females, they begin to mature and are called silver eels. Silver eels leave their familiar rivers and coastal areas and travel to spawning grounds from autumn to winter. They reach the spawning grounds in the Marianas in about six months, spawn, and then end their life. PS: The minimum number of participants is 5 or more.

• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 65
• 3～4 hours

NEW Suburban Nature Tour in Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture with famous YoutuberYouTuber Channel Wani and a tour of Gasagasa + Wani's home and reptile house in the Fukaya area of ​​Saitama10:00AM to 11:30AM Gasagasa @ Fukaya's irrigation channel, scheduled to capture tanago, gibachi, and other native species12:00PM to 13:00PM, tour of the reptile house (AM+PM tours held simultaneously)13:00PM to 15:00PM Gasagasa @ Fukaya's irrigation channel, scheduled to capture tanago, gibachi, and other native speciesCapacity is 20 people in the AM and PM20 peopleDetails of the irrigation channels near Fukaya and the capture targets are smallmouth bass fry, carp, crayfish, catfish, gibachi (endangered species in the Kanto region), oil minnow, minnow, chub, and Yoshinobori.We look forward to your participation.

• For Groups