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A look at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost - and wildest - island. Available for 217 days | BBC Earth. Watch premium British drama, award-winning factual, lifestyle and preschool programmes...
A look at the vast variety of wild animals and how they navigate their landscapes in Honshu, Hokkaido and the Southwest islands in Japan. Choose another country or region to see content specific to your location.
But Japan has a surprisingly vast range of landscapes, from the far north, where sea eagles walk on frozen waters, to subtropical southern islands, with coral reefs and mangroves, and the central islands, with forested mountains, home to bears and monkeys. Ep 2. 49 mins.
May 3, 2024 · Watch the full series on BBC Select: https://bit.ly/4dlIiku Japan’s incredible landscapes range from magnificent snowy mountains to subtropical warmth.
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Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands (also known as Wild Japan for international release) is a nature documentary series exploring the landscapes and wildlife of Japan. It was narrated by Michelle Dockery [1] and was co-produced by the BBC Natural History Unit, NHK and National Geographic Channel.
EpisodeTitleProduced And Directed ByOriginal Air Date1"Honshu"Gavin Maxwell8 June 20152"The Southwest Islands"David Marks15 June 20153"Hokkaido"Susie Painter22 June 2015But Japan has a surprisingly vast range of landscapes, from the far north, where sea eagles walk on frozen waters, to subtropical southern islands, with coral reefs and mangroves, and the central islands, with forested mountains, home to bears and monkeys.
Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost -- and wildest -- island, a place totally unlike the rest of the country. It takes tough animals and tough people with real ingenuity to survive, and even thrive, in this ever-changing place.