Japan, Tsushima - Flora and Fauna

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Located between Japan and Korea, Tsushima is an island group of Nagasaki Prefecture. With its sub-tropical marine environment, Tsushima has its own unique flora and fauna. The relatively low human population density in this island group has generally allowed the local flora and fauna to flourish without much human intervention.

Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

During my recent trip to Tsushima in early November 2019, I did some hikes around the northern areas of the main north island, Kamino-shima. Armed with my DSLR camera fitted with a standard 60mm macro lens, I digitally recorded the natural beauty I encountered during these hikes.

Getting ready to disperse its seeds when the next wind blows, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

Wild daisies, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

More wild daisies, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

This plants has prickly seeds that stuck to my pants as I walked passed. The seeds subsequently fell off as I continued my walks, thus spreading to different parts of the island. This is its natural method of dispersion. Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

Wild daisies still blossoming despite the impending arrival of autumn, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

A closer look at the wild daisies, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

The texture of the bark of a sawed off tree trunk when viewed upclose, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

These "rocks" were brittle and crumbled easily when disturbed, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

A pine cone, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

A domesticated cat; the house pet of the hotel that I stayed with during my 3-day stay on the island, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)
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More wild flowers, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

The surrounding smaller islands around the northern area of the island group, Tsushima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan (2019)

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