Tokyoの孤高の谷🐿️

▪︎日本語 Japanese←You can read English sentences below🇺🇸

春になり、おかげさまでツアーがどんどん入ってくるようになってきましたが、僕の秘境はとどまることを知りません🐿️ 車なら10分で行ける山道を5時間かけて歩き回ると、そこはムササビたちの楽園といわんばかりにあちらこちらに食痕やフンが見つかります🍃 そしてこの地のムササビとニホンモモンガの天然樹洞は合わせて20個に到達しました🌲 その過程で使っている樹洞と使っていない樹洞の違いも分かるようになります😊

ミソサザイが森中でさえずり、ウソやイカルが集団で採食していたり、ヤマドリが急に飛んだり、ヤマセミの気配を感じたりと春の足音がどんどん近づいてきています🪹

ニホンカモシカはゆっくり道端で横になっていたり、ニホンザルの群れが道路を横断したりと哺乳類たちも春の到来を楽しんでいます🐿️ ニホンモモンガは近過ぎました🍑

人を寄せつけない冷たい谷の中で、人に会わずに生きてきた野生動物たちの息吹を感じられる時間はまさに格別で、specialな瞬間です🏔️

▪︎English

Now that spring has arrived, tours are starting to arrive, but my secret place knows no bounds. 🐿️ After spending five hours walking along a mountain path that takes just 10 minutes by car, I find feeding marks and droppings everywhere, like a flying squirrel paradise. 🍃 The number of natural tree cavities inhabited by giant flying squirrels and Japanese dwarf flying squirrels in this area has now reached 20. 🌲 In the process, I've also learned to distinguish between used and unused tree cavities. 😊

Wrens chirp in the forest, Eurasian bullfinches and bulbuls forage in groups, Copper pheasants suddenly take flight, and I sense the presence of a Crested Kingfisher. The footsteps of spring are fast approaching. 🪹

Japanese serows lazily lie by the roadside, and groups of Japanese macaques cross the road. Mammals are also enjoying the arrival of spring. 🐿️ The Japanese flying squirrels were so close! 🍑

It was a truly special moment, a special experience, to be able to feel the breath of wildlife that has lived without human contact in this cold, inhospitable valley. 🏔️

★photos:Masashi Suzuki

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Tokyo Wildlife Field Guide 

東京野生動物フィールドガイド

Masashi Suzuki