Blakiston’s Fish-Owl

January 28 – February 8, 2027

Join the ABA for a 12-day winter birding journey to Japan, centered on the spectacular wildlife of Hokkaido — Japan's northernmost and wildest island. Mid-winter transforms Hokkaido into one of the most dramatic birding destinations on Earth: volcanic crater lakes steam against snow-covered peaks, pack ice pushes in along the Shiretoko coast, and thousands of cranes gather on frozen river floodplains at dawn.