Koto Ward is protected by four divine animals, "shijin" placed ... I was surprised to see a sign for an amphibious bus. I didn’t know that Japan had “duck tours” for tourists.

One of the most common amphibians in its primary range, oriental fire-bellied toads thrive in northeastern China, Korea, southern Japan, and southern parts of Russia. They are highly aquatic and ...

the axolotl became Japan's favorite water creature after it was featured in a TV ad in the 1980s. At iZoo, a facility in Kawazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, which is devoted to reptiles and amphibians ...