{"id":245,"date":"2026-07-08T13:46:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/?page_id=245"},"modified":"2026-07-08T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T04:46:50","slug":"nature-grand-sarorun-kamuy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Nature Grand. \nSarorun Kamuy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We are licensed and experienced nature guides specializing in Eastern Hokkaido, with the secondary focus of conducting lectures on the preciousness of life as told through the story of Tancho. (Tancho is the Japanese word for Red-Crowned Crane.)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We moved to Kushiro in Eastern Hokkaido in 2020 and were fascinated by the interconnectedness of wildlife chaining life together in nature.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Our main fields of expertise are Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, Japan\u2019s largest wetland, and Akan-Mashu National Park, the land of volcanoes, lakes, and forests. We connect guests with the breathtaking and magnificent nature of these areas, as well as the people who call them home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3%E6%9C%884%E6%97%A5DSC_2712-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/%E9%9F%B3%E7%BE%BD%E6%A9%8B-%E3%82%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5%E3%81%84%E3%81%A4%E3%82%82-DSC_7517-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-122\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We call our base of operations \u201cNature Grand. Sarorun Kamuy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The name \u201cNature Grand\u201d carries our respect for the nature of Eastern Hokkaido, and reflects our commitment to continue activities rooted in the land (Ground).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cSarorun Kamuy\u201d means \u201cGod of the reed fields\u201d or \u201cGod dancing over the wetlands\u201d in the Ainu language, and refers to Tancho. By naming our project after the Tancho, considered the noblest creature in this region and a symbol of life, we wanted to express our reverence for nature and our desire to be a \u201cbridge\u201d connecting people and nature through even just a single photo or guided experience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<strong>We aim to carry out activities that let visitors take something wonderful back with them after visiting to use as \u201cspice\u201d for their life back home.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-1024x697.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-1024x697.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1-768x523.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-1.png 1163w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are licensed and experienced nature guides specializing in Eastern Hokkaido, with the secondary focus of co [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lightning_design_setting":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-245","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":249,"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/245\/revisions\/249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sarorunkamuy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}