Lotus of Lake Izunuma and Uchinuma/Kurihara/Tome, Miyagi

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Tohoku's largest lowland lakes, Izunuma and Uchinuma, with lotus flowers blooming across the surface from July to August, is best enjoyed on a small sightseeing boat. Registered in the Ramsar Convention, about 100,000 migratory birds visit from Autumn for the Winter.

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