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Sunayu, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido · Every December to March
Whooper Swans at Lake Kussharo
Hundreds of swans from Siberia winter on the one strip of a frozen caldera lake that hot springs keep open.
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What happens when you set this watch
We track every fare from your airport into Ozora or Kushiro for December 1 to March 15, 2027, round trips of 3 to 7 nights, across every airline. The moment one drops, you get one email with the dates, the price and a link to book. Free, and you can stop any time.
Know before you go
- Roads are ice; rent a 4WD with studless tyres and drive as the locals do, slowly.
- Pair it with the cranes at Tsurui and the sea eagles of Rausu for a full eastern Hokkaido winter circuit.
- Memanbetsu airport is about an hour by car to the lake; Kushiro is about 90 minutes; a rental car is the only practical way around eastern Hokkaido in winter.
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Roskilde · Every June to July
Roskilde Festival
Northern Europe's biggest music festival, run by volunteers, with the Orange Stage as its cathedral.
Panama City · Every January to March
Panama Jazz Festival
Hurghada and the northern Red Sea · Every May to July
Red Sea whale shark season
Phanom Rung, Buriram · Every April
Phanom Rung sunrise alignment
Mount Meron, Galilee · Every April to May
Lag BaOmer at Meron
Gion Kobu Kaburenjo, Kyoto · Every April
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Anitkabir, Ankara · Every October
Republic Day in Ankara
Old City, Jerusalem · Every June to July
Jerusalem Festival of Light
Kraków · Every May
Juwenalia in Kraków
Erfoud, Tafilalet oasis · Every October
Erfoud Date Festival
Windhoek · Every October
Windhoek Oktoberfest
Kanas Nature Reserve, Altay, Xinjiang · Every September to October
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Busan Cinema Center, Centum City · Every September to October
Busan International Film Festival
Beirut · Every November
Beirut Marathon
Emirgan Park, Istanbul · Every April
Istanbul Tulip Festival
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Every October
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta
Cape Coast · Every August to September
Fetu Afahye
Ayalon Highway, Tel Aviv · Every September to October
Yom Kippur on the empty highways of Tel Aviv
Kralendijk, Bonaire · Every October
Bonaire Regatta
Thimphu · Every September to October
Thimphu Tshechu
Port St Johns, Wild Coast · Every June to July
The sardine run
Puerto López and Isla de la Plata, Manabí · Every June to September
Humpback whales at Puerto López
Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi · Every April to May
Ashikaga Great Wisteria
Bayfield, Wisconsin · Every January to February
Ice caves of Lake Superior at Apostle Islands
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Brown bears at Brooks Falls
Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi · Every April to May
Fuji Shibazakura Festival
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Synchronous fireflies at Elkmont
Colombo · Every April to June