A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan [Paperback]

Mark Brazil (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1988

A guide to the 60 best birdwatching sites in Japan. The book includes maps, field notes and travel information.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha Amer Inc; 1st edition (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870118498
• ISBN-13: 978-0870118494
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,391,941 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #58 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Biological Sciences > Animals > Birds & Birdwatching > Excursion Guides

More About the Author

Mark Brazil (1955~) was born in Worcestershire, England, and has lived in Scotland and New Zealand, but currently resides in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost island.

Educated at Keele and Stirling Universities, he has been writing since the late 1970s. Since 1982 his column Wild Watch has been published in The Japan Times newspaper.

Mark's books include: A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan, Birds of Japan, Wild Asia, The Whooper Swan and Field Guide to the Birds of East Asia. More about his writings and work can be found at http://wildwatchjapan.com/

Mark is an active field naturalist, leads birdwatching, nature and photographic tours of Japan, and is a frequent lecturer and leader for Zegrahm Expeditions (http://www.zeco.com).

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rare Guide of Japan For Nature Conservationist, June 10, 2011

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susumu-5 (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan (Paperback)

When it comes to the information on wildlife in Japan there aren't so much reading materials written in English. Japan has wide variety of wildlife species and large parts of unique plants and animals face extinction due to extensive postwar development and some invasive alien species. Mark Brazil's book gives us the clues to Japanese flora and fauna and some of the places where wildlife is rich and need to be protected. Often-covered plights of loggerheads and dolphins are only a part of the picture Japanese ecosystem has been facing. Only drawback may be that some of the information needs updating.

Verdict: Enjoy Japan from the eyes of nature conservationists.
Rating: 88 out of 100
Essential for every nature conservationist as well as birdwatchers. And some eco-tourists.