Mar 28, 2026

Japan nature photos 2026

Vacation photos

iNaturalist Project: Japan Guide Sophie Yang
iNaturalist

Video

EPSON teamLab Borderless
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist video
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Feral Pigeon) perching
Feral Pigeon
perching
Columba livia domestica
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Eurasian Green-winged Teal) female profile
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
female profile
Anas crecca crecca
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo
New
 (Eurasian Green-winged Teal) male profile
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
male profile
Anas crecca crecca
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo
(Eastern Spot-billed Duck) bust
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
bust
Anas zonorhyncha
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Eastern Spot-billed Duck) lateral
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
lateral
Anas zonorhyncha
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Eastern Spot-billed Duck) profile
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
profile
Anas zonorhyncha
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Eastern Spot-billed Duck) swimming
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
swimming
Anas zonorhyncha
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo
(Japanese Great Cormorant) rear
Japanese Great Cormorant
rear
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiya Park Tokyo
New
 (Pond Slider) dorsal
Pond Slider
dorsal
Trachemys scripta
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Pond Slider) profile
Pond Slider
profile
Trachemys scripta
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist
Hibiya Park Tokyo		 (Black-backed Wagtail) walking
Black-backed Wagtail
walking
Motacilla alba lugens
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo
New
() profile on Falcated Duck
Falcated Duck
profile
Mareca falcata
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo
New
 () profile on Falcated Duck
Falcated Duck
profile
Mareca falcata
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo		 (Northern Shoveler) female profile
Northern Shoveler
female profile
Spatula clypeata
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo		 (Eurasian Coot) foraging
Eurasian Coot
foraging
Fulica atra
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo
(Eurasian Coot) swimming
Eurasian Coot
swimming
Fulica atra
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo		 (Little Grebe) profile
Little Grebe
profile
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Mar 28, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hibiyabori Moat Tokyo
Video

Japanese wedding processing
Mar 29, 2026 inaturalist video
Meiji Jingu Tokyo		 (Asian Tree Sparrow) profile
Asian Tree Sparrow
profile
Passer montanus saturatus
Mar 29, 2026 inaturalist
Meiji Jingu Tokyo
(Simplex Geometer Moth) profile
Simplex Geometer Moth
profile
Descoreba simplex
Mar 29, 2026 inaturalist
Meiji Jingu Tokyo
New
 (Simplex Geometer Moth) upperside
Simplex Geometer Moth
upperside
Descoreba simplex
Mar 29, 2026 inaturalist
Meiji Jingu Tokyo		 (Bella Cutworm) underside
Bella Cutworm
underside
Xylopolia bella
Mar 29, 2026 inaturalist
Meiji Jingu Tokyo
New
 (Eastern Oriental Turtle Dove) profile
Eastern Oriental Turtle Dove
profile
Streptopelia orientalis orientalis
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hakone Open Air Museum
New
(Carrion Crow) profile
Carrion Crow
profile
Corvus corone
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Hakone Open Air Museum
New
 (Goldfish) swimming
Goldfish
swimming
Carassius auratus
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone Open Air Museum		 (Flavoparmelia Greenshield Lichen) on trunk
Flavoparmelia Greenshield Lichen
on trunk
Flavoparmelia
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone Open Air Museum		 (Yamazakura Cherry) trunk
Yamazakura Cherry
trunk
Prunus jamasakura
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone Open Air Museum
New
(Yamazakura Cherry) twig
Yamazakura Cherry
twig
Prunus jamasakura
Mar 30, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone Open Air Museum
Video

Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist video
Osaka		 (Artist's Bracket) underside
Artist's Bracket
underside
Ganoderma applanatum
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Osaka		 (Artist's Bracket) upperside
Artist's Bracket
upperside
Ganoderma applanatum
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Osaka
(Yamazakura Cherry) flowers
Yamazakura Cherry
flowers
Prunus jamasakura
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Osaka		 (Stereocaulaceae Foam Lichen) on rocks
Stereocaulaceae Foam Lichen
on rocks
Stereocaulaceae
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone
New
 (Limbatum Cobra Lily) plant
Limbatum Cobra Lily
plant
Arisaema limbatum
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone
New
 (Limbatum Cobra Lily) spathe
Limbatum Cobra Lily
spathe
Arisaema limbatum
Mar 31, 2026 inaturalist
Hakone
(Japanese Great Cormorant) profile
Japanese Great Cormorant
profile
Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae
Apr 1, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Osaka		 (Honshū Sika Deer) browsing
Honshū Sika Deer
browsing
Cervus nippon centralis
Apr 1, 2026 inaturalist
Nara Park
New
 (Honshū Sika Deer) sitting
Honshū Sika Deer
sitting
Cervus nippon centralis
Apr 1, 2026 inaturalist
Nara Park		 (Black-backed Wagtail) profile
Black-backed Wagtail
profile
Motacilla alba lugens
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
(Japanese Wagtail) calling
Japanese Wagtail
calling
Motacilla grandis
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
New
 (Japanese Wagtail) singing
Japanese Wagtail
singing
Motacilla grandis
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto		 (Japanese Wagtail) standing
Japanese Wagtail
standing
Motacilla grandis
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto		 (Amur Barn Swallow) perching
Amur Barn Swallow
perching
Hirundo rustica gutturalis
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
New
(Brown-eared Bulbul) singing
Brown-eared Bulbul
singing
Hypsipetes amaurotis amaurotis
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
New
 (Feral Pigeon) sitting
Feral Pigeon
sitting
Columba livia domestica
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto		 (Eurasian Green-winged Teal) female profile
Eurasian Green-winged Teal
female profile
Anas crecca crecca
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto		 (Eastern Grey Heron) standing
Eastern Grey Heron
standing
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
(Western Little Egret) stalks
Western Little Egret
stalks
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
New
 (Parmotrema Ruffle Lichen) on Flowering Apricot
Parmotrema Ruffle Lichen
on Flowering Apricot
Parmotrema
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto
2New
 (Flowering Apricot) bud
Flowering Apricot
bud
Prunus mume
Apr 2, 2026 inaturalist
Tenryu-ji Temple Kyoto		 (Blue Rock-Thrush) sitting
Blue Rock-Thrush
sitting
Monticola solitarius
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
New
(Asian Tree Sparrow) profile
Asian Tree Sparrow
profile
Passer montanus saturatus
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Amur Barn Swallow) singing
Amur Barn Swallow
singing
Hirundo rustica gutturalis
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Amur Barn Swallow) sitting
Amur Barn Swallow
sitting
Hirundo rustica gutturalis
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Brown-eared Bulbul) perching
Brown-eared Bulbul
perching
Hypsipetes amaurotis amaurotis
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Mallard) female
Mallard
female
Anas platyrhynchos
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Mallard) male
Mallard
male
Anas platyrhynchos
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eurasian Wigeon) male dorsal
Eurasian Wigeon
male dorsal
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
New
 (Eurasian Wigeon) male profile
Eurasian Wigeon
male profile
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Eurasian Wigeon) male rear
Eurasian Wigeon
male rear
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eurasian Wigeon) male takes off
Eurasian Wigeon
male takes off
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eurasian Wigeon) male winging downstroke
Eurasian Wigeon
male winging downstroke
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eurasian Wigeon) male wings upstroke
Eurasian Wigeon
male wings upstroke
Mareca penelope
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Eastern Grey Heron) flapping downstroke
Eastern Grey Heron
flapping downstroke
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eastern Grey Heron) flying downstroke
Eastern Grey Heron
flying downstroke
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eastern Grey Heron) flying upstroke
Eastern Grey Heron
flying upstroke
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eastern Grey Heron) pair flying
Eastern Grey Heron
pair flying
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Eastern Grey Heron) standing
Eastern Grey Heron
standing
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eastern Grey Heron) wading
Eastern Grey Heron
wading
Ardea cinerea jouyi
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Western Little Egret) forages
Western Little Egret
forages
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Western Little Egret) profile
Western Little Egret
profile
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Western Little Egret) wading
Western Little Egret
wading
Egretta garzetta garzetta
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist ebird
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) dorsal
Eristaloidea Marsh Fly
dorsal
Helophilus eristaloidea
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
New
 (Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) face
Eristaloidea Marsh Fly
face
Helophilus eristaloidea
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Eristaloidea Marsh Fly) profile
Eristaloidea Marsh Fly
profile
Helophilus eristaloidea
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter) crawling nest
Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
crawling nest
Xylocopa tranquebarorum
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
New
 (Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter) hovering dorsal
Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
hovering dorsal
Xylocopa tranquebarorum
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter) hovering profile
Bronze-winged Bamboo-Carpenter
hovering profile
Xylocopa tranquebarorum
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 () carrying on Japanese Wood Ant
Japanese Wood Ant
carrying
Formica japonica
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
New
() dragging on Japanese Wood Ant
Japanese Wood Ant
dragging
Formica japonica
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Japanese Wood Ant) dorsal
Japanese Wood Ant
dorsal
Formica japonica
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Japanese Wood Ant) lateral
Japanese Wood Ant
lateral
Formica japonica
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto		 (Japanese Wood Ant) profile
Japanese Wood Ant
profile
Formica japonica
Apr 3, 2026 inaturalist
Fushimi Inari Taisha Kyoto
(Black Kite) soars
Black Kite
soars
Milvus migrans
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto		 (Cyclosa Orbweaver) ventral
Cyclosa Orbweaver
ventral
Cyclosa
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto
New
 (Narcissus Daffodil) inflorescence
Narcissus Daffodil
inflorescence
Narcissus
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto
New
 (Narcissus Daffodil) plant
Narcissus Daffodil
plant
Narcissus
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto
(Japanese Mahonia) branches
Japanese Mahonia
branches
Berberis japonica
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto
New
 (Japanese Mahonia) leaves
Japanese Mahonia
leaves
Berberis japonica
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto		 (Japanese Mahonia) shrub
Japanese Mahonia
shrub
Berberis japonica
Apr 4, 2026 inaturalist
Kyoto		 (Dusky Thrush) back
Dusky Thrush
back
Turdus eunomus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
(Dusky Thrush) breast
Dusky Thrush
breast
Turdus eunomus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Dusky Thrush) foraging
Dusky Thrush
foraging
Turdus eunomus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Dusky Thrush) profile
Dusky Thrush
profile
Turdus eunomus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (White-cheeked Starling) profile
White-cheeked Starling
profile
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
(White-cheeked Starling) rear
White-cheeked Starling
rear
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (White-cheeked Starling) walking
White-cheeked Starling
walking
Spodiopsar cineraceus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Northern Shoveler) female frontal
Northern Shoveler
female frontal
Spatula clypeata
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Northern Shoveler) male frontal
Northern Shoveler
male frontal
Spatula clypeata
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
(Common Carp) profile
Common Carp
profile
Cyprinus carpio
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
 (Lake Pondskater) mating front
Lake Pondskater
mating front
Aquarius paludum
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
 (Lake Pondskater) mating profile
Lake Pondskater
mating profile
Aquarius paludum
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Lake Pondskater) mating rear
Lake Pondskater
mating rear
Aquarius paludum
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
(Yellow Tip) upperside
Yellow Tip
upperside
Anthocharis scolymus
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
 (Ring-cupped Oak) acorn
Ring-cupped Oak
acorn
Quercus glauca
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto
New
 (Ring-cupped Oak) leaves
Ring-cupped Oak
leaves
Quercus glauca
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto		 (Ring-cupped Oak) trunk
Ring-cupped Oak
trunk
Quercus glauca
Apr 5, 2026 inaturalist
Imperial Palace Kyoto

Peter 2.0 root Wildlife Photos 105 photos this page (3 video); 32 new species. 
iNaturalist Project: Japan Guide Sophie Yang
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 CC BY 4.0 photography: Peter Chen 2.0