Do you know WBSJ?

WBSJ is Wild Bird Society of Japan.
It is Japanese nature conservation society.
I am belong to this society.
The society has over 45000 members and 80 chapters now.
Organisation founded in 1934.
Most of members are the general public.(not specialist)

WBSJ is the real private society.
The budget of society is all membership fee.
(some of, contribution)

You can get the Japanese bird infomations from there.
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Wild Bird Society of Japan(Nippon Yachou no kai)
Woody minami-hiradai-Bldg.,15-8 minami-hiradai-cho,Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150 Japan
TEL:03-3463-8841

Infomation center of Bird and nature(Nippon Yachou no kai)
NEXT21 Bldg.,Shimizu,tanimachi 6-16,tennouji-ku,Osaka 543 Japan
TEL:06-766-2307
FAX:06-766-2308
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from JAPAN
Hidenori Mitsui (34N,135E)
mitsui at st.rim.or.jp

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From: Bill Principe <principe at NETCOM.COM>

I own a copy of "A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan"
published in English by the Wild Bird Society of Japan. I have never
birded in Japan, but the book looks excellent to me. Is this the best
field guide to Japanese birds? Is this the book you use? Is there a
better book?

I paid $25.00 for the book in California about 5 years ago. Today,
I believe that would be about 2,500 yen. How much would this book cost
in Japan?

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...... Bill Principe . . . . . . . . . . .
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...... Pasadena, California (34N,118W). . . . . .

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From: Mitsui Hidenori <mitsui at ST.RIM.OR.JP>
Subject: A Field Guide to the Birds of Japan

Dear Bill Principe

Yes. I use this book.
This book is the most famous book in Japanese birding Guid books.
And I abet this book with confident.

If You have interest for the WATER-BIRDS in Japan or ASIA,
I abet "A FIELD GUIDE TO THE WATERBIRDS OF ASIA".
This book is nice! (I use)
Especially,the illustration of birds are beautiful.
The cost in Japan is 2800 yen (224 pages,English edition only).

> How much would this book cost in Japan?

Now,This book cost is 3,300 yen in Japan.
Because,This is the revised edition. (published 555 birds)

Good Birding

Hidenori Mitsui
mitsui at st.rim.or.jp
from JAPAN (34N,135E)

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From: Mitsui Hidenori <mitsui at ST.RIM.OR.JP>
Subject: The winter migratory birds in Japan

I think,the winter migratory birds came earlier than usual year in Japan
For example,

(1)Dusky-Thrush came about 2 or 3 weeks early.
(2)Many ducks came about 2 weeks early.
(3)Other winter migratory birds came 10 days early.(average)

Generally,The winter migratory birds in Japan come from Sakhalin or
eastern of North Asia. I think that these bird's were successful in
breeding well in this year. Because these birds are coming now without
breaking. It is showing that the migratory season is not early , but the
number of migratory birds is rich. If the season is early , the migratory
birds are coming early and are breaking early.

I want to know about these bird's breeding in this year.
successful or not successful.

Good Birding!

from JAPAN(34N,135E)
Hidenori Mitsui
mitsui at st.rim.or.jp