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Tsurui-Ito Tancho Sanctuary
Outside protected areasby Wild Bird Society of Japan
Winter feeding ground for red-crowned cranes in Tsurui village run by the Wild Bird Society of Japan, with an open fenced viewing area and a heated nature-centre room overlooking the field. At peak more than 300 cranes gather, and it is one of the standard dawn-to-dusk shooting locations on every Hokkaido winter photo tour.
Details
- Animals are fed
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
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- Ground level
- Session
- Day sessions
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, open
- February, open
- March, open
- April, closed
- May, closed
- June, closed
- July, closed
- August, closed
- September, closed
- October, closed
- November, open
- December, open
Jan, Feb, Mar, Nov, Dec
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in Tokyo time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| JanIn season | 06:57– | 15:28– | 9h 20m9 h 20 min | 26° |
| FebIn season | 06:26– | 16:13– | 10h 32m10 h 32 min | 34° |
| MarIn season | 05:40– | 16:51– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 45° |
| Apr | 04:46– | 17:27– | 13h 23m13 h 23 min | 57° |
| May | 04:05– | 17:58– | 14h 40m14 h 40 min | 66° |
| Jun | 03:48– | 18:21– | 15h 22m15 h 22 min | 70° |
| Jul | 04:01– | 18:19– | 15h 5m15 h 5 min | 68° |
| Aug | 04:32– | 17:47– | 13h 59m13 h 59 min | 61° |
| Sep | 05:06– | 16:56– | 12h 32m12 h 32 min | 50° |
| Oct | 05:40– | 16:02– | 11h 5m11 h 5 min | 38° |
| NovIn season | 06:20– | 15:16– | 9h 44m9 h 44 min | 28° |
| DecIn season | 06:53– | 15:01– | 9h9 h | 24° |