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Natural Monument animals to see in November

Natural Monument animals you can see, or that are at their best, in November. When watching wildlife, keep your distance and follow local rules.

Best time (1)

Swans
Prefectural Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Swans

Aomori

Season (8)

Bean Goose (including Taiga and Tundra Bean Geese)
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Bean Goose (including Taiga and Tundra Bean Geese)

Anser fabalis

Hokkaido, Aomori +3
Tundra Swan
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Aomori, Miyagi +2
Brant Goose
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Brant Goose

Branta bernicla

Hokkaido, Aomori +1
Greater White-fronted Goose
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Hokkaido, Aomori +3
White-naped Crane
Special Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal★ Special

White-naped Crane

Antigone vipio

Kagoshima
Hooded Crane
Special Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal★ Special

Hooded Crane

Grus monacha

Yamaguchi, Kagoshima
Whooper Swan
Special Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal★ Special

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Aomori, Miyagi +2
Steller's Sea Eagle
National Natural Monument
BirdsAnimal

Steller's Sea Eagle

Haliaeetus pelagicus

Hokkaido

Frequently asked questions

Catching or harming Natural Monument animals is prohibited by law. Keep a good distance, do not feed them and stay out of restricted areas. Animals are especially sensitive in the breeding season, so follow local viewing rules.