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Japanese Red-Crowned Crane Observation Tour in Toro

Japanese Red-Crowned Crane Observation Tour in Toro

By Toro Nature Center
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Ages 6-90, max of 14 per group
Duration: 3h
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Meets animal welfare guidelines
Live guide: English
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  • Local guide
  • GST (Goods and Services Tax)
What's not included
  • Food and drinks
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities


Start:Traveller pickup offered.
  • Kita 7 Sen-86 Tōro, Shibecha, Kawakami District, Hokkaido 088-2264, Japan
    Toro Nature Center is located at Toro, Shibecha, Kawakami, Hokkaido 088-2264 Dates: December to March.
Pickup details
  • JR Toro Station (on the Semmo Main Line of JR Hokkaido)
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Near public transportation
    • Infants must sit on laps
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20341P2

    • A maximum of 14 people per booking
    • Minimum age is six years
    • A minimum of two people per booking is required
    • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
    • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide, subject to availability
    • Most travellers can participate
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 14 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 20341P2

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    Itinerary
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      At around 9:30am meet your guide at the Toro Nature Center or at JR Toro train station. Advise the tour operator beforehand if you plan to arrive by train. After filling some necessary documents at the reception and completing the safety orientation, proceed to the Red-crowned Crane House. Learn more about the cranes from the various materials available and then follow your guide to the best locations where you can spot cranes. Enjoy the surrounding nature while observing these cranes in their natural habitat. These birds are among the rarest cranes in the world, known in some places as a symbol of luck, longevity, and fidelity. When the tour ends, your guide takes you back to the Toro Nature Center or to JR Toro Station. Please note: A minimum of two people per booking is required.
    About the operator
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    • Toro Nature Center
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      Japan
      Joined in August 2010
    • 淳子 楠
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Healing and Relaxation
      We took 5 hours canoe ride and sure we were absolutely right to have amazing experience here. Everything what we saw were incredible nature world. Everything what I heard or saw during the ride extremely healed my tiredness from my general life&work. Singing birds, deers , fox, fishes and other animals... surrounded water sound in quiet calm...and changing color leaves...Everything what I experienced at here was awesome it was real healing and relaxation place. 5時間コースを体験させて頂きました。静寂の中の水の音…鳥たちの声、草の揺れる音…カヌーで出発した途端に聴こえてくる音は、今までヒーリング音楽として擬似的に聞いていた音のように聞こえ、そして、あちこちで出会うエゾシカ、キツネなどの動物や魚、タンチョウ鶴や美しい羽を持った鳥たち。こちらも擬似的に体験していた動物園の動物達とは異なり、コレがリアルな音と自分の中で認識し、調整出来るまで数分は掛かった感じがします。この自然の静けさの中で、時間を忘れて心を落ち着かせてこの体験をさせていただいた事は、自分の人生をも振り返る良い機会になり、新しい事にチャレンジすることにも自信を与えて頂きました。本当に素晴らしい体験をさせて頂きました。
      Written 15 November 2019
    • SamReede
      0 contributions
      1.0 of 5 bubbles
      Did not even show up
      Agreed upon time and had email confirming it. Did not show up, no email or apology. Don't bother with this guy, he thinks he can do whatever he wants to foreigners because they don't matter to him.
      Written 5 March 2019
    • Somassi
      0 contributions
      5.0 of 5 bubbles
      Excellent day trip from Kushiro
      Thank you to our wonderful guides Massa and Teddy for a very memorable day trip to Lake Toro, marshlands and surrounding area. We chose the One Day Winter Special that included Ice Fishing, Canoe Tour and Red Crane Watching. We were picked up by our tour guide from the hotel which was fantastic. We were driven to the Toro Nature Centre and able to see the breathtaking local scenery and find out more about the local area from our guide. We first took the Canoe tour to Lake Toro and the Kushiro marshlands. Each canoe had a guide who informed us about the local wildlife we spotted. Easy relaxing canoe experience even with young children. We next went ice fishing. An unforgettable experience as we had the frozen lake to ourselves. We caught some smelt that was fried tempura style and very quickly eaten. The fish were delicious. Crane watching at the crane centre was a nice end to the day before driven back to the hotel. Highly recommended and we will definitely be back for another tour when next in Kushiro.
      Written 18 January 2019
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