Recommended books

• A field guide to the birds of Japan
  
  
• National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region
  
  
• Der neue Kosmos - Vogelfuehrer. Alle Arten Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens.
  
  

Links (Websites written in English)

• Yatsuhigata Nature Observation Center
  Check before you go to Yatsuhigata, Chiba.
  
  
• Birds in Akigase
  Check before you go to Akigase Park, Saitama
  Contests: "Plumage Library","Birds Photogallery",etc.
  
  
• My Favorite Birds...A birds lover's Paradise
  Check before you go to Akigase Park, Saitama
  Contents: "Photo Gallery","Illustration of birds in Japan"
  
  
• Fukushima Gata
  Check before you go to see Bean Goose.
  Fukushimagata, Toyosaka-city, Niigata
  
  
• Website of Kabukuri-numa
  Check before you go to see White-fronted Goose.
  Kabukuri-numa Marsh, Miyagi.
  
  
• Broadbill - Birdwatcher's site
  This site is very useful when you are planning to visit Japan. You can get information about birding place, transportation, etc.
  
  
• "THE PHOTO GALLERY OF WILD BIRDS"
  Tetsu, who lives in Miyagi, near Izu-numa marsh, shows us many bird photos. I think you will like them.
  
  
• TORI Collection -NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS-
  DesJiro, who lives in North America takes many bird photos through his life and journeys and you can see his works in this site.
  
  
• Fat Birder
  World famous web site! Worth to visit!!
  
  
• DIGISCO.com
  If you are interested in "Digital Scoping", you can't miss this site!
  
  
  
  

Links -others

• Insect Sound World
  Songs of Crickets and Katydids from Japan
  
  
• Bob & Angie
  Do you like Japanese Cuisine ? You can get 103 Japanese recipes and hints for cooking.