Kushiro Marshland is primarily famous as the main habitat for the remarkable Tancho cranes, one of the iconic symbols of Japan. However, the marshland is home to many more living beings than the cranes, including all manner of reptiles and insects, foxes and raccoon dogs (tanuki), deer and eagles. The best way to explore the marshland is by a slow drifting canoe ride, where the marshland’s gentle waters lap on the still shores and animals graze peacefully in the surrounding grasslands. Canoe rid