A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan by Mark Brazil was published in 1987 by Kodansha International in cooperation with The Wild Bird Society of Japan. Long out of print, it has become a collector's item, yet much that it contains remains accurate and it continues to be used regularly by birders visiting Japan independently.

Taking that earlier publication as our basis we are preparing a new and up-dated, on-line version, A Birdwatcher's Guide to Japan Online, in which we will steadily expand the coverage from the original 60 sites of my original book to include the very many more sites of interest throughout the country.

This is very much a work in progress, and we welcome outside contributions. If there are sites for which you would like information, but which are not yet included, please contact us and we will update those as a priority.

In the meantime, if you would like a copy of the original analogue book, please contact us.

Mark Brazil & Chris Cook

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