Otowa Bridge

morning roosting

be there early ie. 630am. lots of photographers were there by 630am vying for the best spot to capture the morning fog and tancho roosting. u probably need to either drive or book a taxi to go there.

Crane abode

This is the place to observe cranes in there natural habitat. It is in a rather remote area not accessible by public transport. Photographers from all over the world are here early in the morning to o...

Show up early - see nothing without long glass

The crane watchers come here for sunrise. But not just sunrise - they show up 2hrs BEFORE sunrise to get their tripods in position before it gets all filled up. The cranes - at least when we were ...

Early morning roosting crane sighting

You have to drive here yourself, or be on a tour bus that does it, as you have to be here about sunrise. When we got there at 6:30am late Jan, there were already birdwatchers that had been there sinc...

Get up early!

You must be there about 45 minutes before sun rise... to be safe and be able to stop in front of the bridge rail. If not, you may be forced in staying behind a continuous row of cameras, long lenses a...