Birdwatch Field Trips in April-May 2025
- Welcome a beginner or non-member !- Unnecessary to register before each Birdwatch field trip.
- Participants will meet at each meeting place with time to spare. Please check in at the reception desk.
- Yen 300 fee for non-members, Yen 200 fee for members, free fee under junior high-school students.
- The participation fee includes the accident insurance premium contracted by Wild Bird Society of Shinshu.
- Compensation Details - Death: 11,300,000 yen/person
Daily hospitalization amount: 3,000 yen/person Outpatient daily amount: 2,000 yen/person - Insurance premiums for junior high school students and younger are covered by Our society's operating expenses.
- Bring rain gear, pen, water etc. More enjoyable if you have binoculars and picture book of wild birds.
- There is a possibility of unexpected cancellation by rain other reasons.
- We are sorry we do not have a fluent English speaker at our field trip, anyway let us enjoy Birdwatch, we both love a wild bird and nature.
- Regardless of whether you are a general member or not, those who participate in the bird-watching field trip should make their own decisions to ensure safety and act accordingly.
If this condition is not met, or if children of elementary school age or younger participate, please bring a parent or
attendant.
Hata Weir in Matsumoto City Field Trip
Event date : April 26, 2025 Saturday 8:30 a.m. start 11:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking Place at Hata Branch office in Matumoto city
Course : about 2 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
Rinshou temple in Takamori town Field Trip
Event date : April 26, 2025 Saturday 9:30 a.m. start 11:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the Agri exchange center in Takamori town
Course : about 4 km distance, many slopes.
Public restroom: Not available at the meeting place, available at the course.
Narouhara Park in Yamagata village Field Trip
Event date : April 27, 2025 Sunday 7:00 a.m. start 11:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking Place at Narohara cemetery in Yamagata village
Course : about 4 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
Iyari Wetland in Omachi City Field Trip
Event date : April 29, 2025 Tuesday 8:30 a.m. start 12:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Chain attachment / detachment place at the prefectural road 31, Nagano Omachi line in Omachi city
Course : about 3 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Not at the meeting place, not at the course.
Karasugawa valley greenspace area in Azumino City Field Trip
Event date : May 3, 2025 Saturday 8:30 a.m. start 11:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at Karasugawa valley greenspace in Azumino city
(300m ahead of Hotaka View Hotel)
Course : about 2 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
Around Kiyomizu temple in Yamagata village Field Trip
Event date : May 4, 2025 Sunday 7:00 a.m. start 11:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at Kiyomizu temple in Yamagata village
Course : about 4 km distance, slightly steep slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
*Please bring warm clothes.
Matsumoto Alps Park in Matsumoto City Field Trip, Bird Week early morning
Event date : May 10, 2025 Saturday 5:00 a.m. start 7:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the east gate of Matsumoto Alps Park in Matsumoto city
Course : about 2 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
*Please bring warm clothes.
Matsumoto Alps Park in Matsumoto City Field Trip , Bird Week early morning
Event date : May 11, 2025 Sunday 5:00 a.m. start 7:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the east gate of Matsumoto Alps Park in Matsumoto city
Course : about 2 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course
*Please bring warm clothes.
Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden in Nagano City Field Trip
Event date : May 16, 2025 Friday 8:00 a.m. start 11:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the gate of Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden in Nagano city
Course : about 4 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course.
Kamikochi, Azumi in Matsumoto City Field Trip
Event date : May 17, 2025 Saturday 9:00 a.m. start 12:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Visitor Center at Kamikochi in Matsumoto city
Course : about 3.5 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, not at the course
*There are private car regulations to Kamikochi.
To access Kamikochi, Please refer to the web site below.
https://www.kamikochi.org/plan/access
Komagane highlands in Komagane City Field Trip
Event date : May 17, 2025 Saturday 8:00 a.m. start 11:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at Onuma pond of Komagane highlands (kogen) in Komagane city
Course : about 2-3 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, aveilable at the course
Gohoden in Akashina Azumino City Field Trip
Event date : May 18, 2025 Sunday 8:30 a.m. start 10:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the Riverbed of Gohoden in Akashina, Azumino city
Course : about 2 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Not available at the meeting place, not available at the course.
Norikura Kogen, Azumi in Matsumoto City Field Trip
Event date : May 21, 2025 Wednesday 8:30 a.m. start 11:30 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at the Norikura tourist center, Azumi in Matsumoto city
Course : about 3 km distance, almost flat.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, not at the course
Yatsugatake nature and culture park in Hara village Field Trip
Event date : May 25, 2025 Sunday 8:30 a.m. start 11:00 a.m. endMeeting place : Parking place at Maruyachi lake west-side of Yatsugatake nature and culture park in Hara village
Course : about 2 km distance, some slopes.
Public restroom: Available at the meeting place, available at the course