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Fish-Owl Observatory at Washi no Yado
Outside protected areasby Washi no Yado / Fish-Owl Observatory
Heated riverside observation cabins (about 30 people) beside the Chitorai River in Rausu, 20 to 30 m from a stocked pool where a wild family of Blakiston's fish owls hunts almost every night. A pulsed low-light system (80 pulses per second) lets photographers freeze motion at 1/80 s without flash; viewing runs from about 30 minutes after sunset to midnight. Guests can also shoot from rooms of the attached minshuku.
Details
- Animals are fed
- Baiting not stated
- No captive animals
- Hide
- Ground level
- Session
- 5 hours
- Places
- Up to 30 photographers
- Language
- English
Months
- January, open
- February, open
- March, open
- April, open
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, open
- November, open
- December, open
Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, 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).
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 06:56– | 15:21– | 9h 15m9 h 15 min | 25° |
| Feb | 06:24– | 16:07– | 10h 29m10 h 29 min | 33° |
| Mar | 05:37– | 16:46– | 11h 52m11 h 52 min | 44° |
| Apr | 04:42– | 17:24– | 13h 26m13 h 26 min | 56° |
| May | 03:59– | 17:56– | 14h 45m14 h 45 min | 65° |
| Jun | 03:41– | 18:20– | 15h 28m15 h 28 min | 69° |
| Jul | 03:55– | 18:17– | 15h 10m15 h 10 min | 68° |
| Aug | 04:27– | 17:45– | 14h 2m14 h 2 min | 60° |
| Sep | 05:02– | 16:53– | 12h 33m12 h 33 min | 49° |
| Oct | 05:38– | 15:57– | 11h 3m11 h 3 min | 38° |
| Nov | 06:19– | 15:10– | 9h 40m9 h 40 min | 28° |
| Dec | 06:52– | 14:54– | 8h 55m8 h 55 min | 23° |