I have visited Nemuro City only once before I can remember.I went to “Furen Lake,” a paradise for migratory birds, but there were not many waterfowl, perhaps because the migratory season had passed, and the lake was too big for me to try to take pictures…
Fortunately, the weather was fine and both the morning and evening sunsets at Furen Lake were filled with the warm light of spring.

At the roadside station “Swan 44 Nemuro“

View of Furen Lake from the roadside station

Nemuro Straits after passing Shunkunitai Bridge

Sunset from Shunkunitai Wooden Path

Sunset at Furen Lake and Shunkunitai

Furen Lake and the red-crowned crane

Rising sun on the Furen River on the border of Nemuro City and Betsukai Town