Animal empire

Feature : Taking the train from Tokyo to Fukuoka through Nagoya, Osaka and Hiroshima, the urban development barely lets up. Japan's Pacific coast is almost one huge conurbation and home to most of the population. It is easy to forget that this is because most of the country is mountains and forests and all that green is home to a great variety of birds, beasts and bugs, none of which are very far away. Similarly, the many rivers and continual closeness to the ocean means that this nation's teeming aquatic life is always just next door. If you go down in the woods today, you might be in for a big surprise. KS cozies up with our non-human neighbours.

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