Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands

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Tim Martin

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Matthew Wright

Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands: Episode 3: Hokkaido

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Episode 3: Hokkaido

Hokkaido

BBC Two - Japan: Earth's Enchanted Islands, Hokkaido

A look at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost - and wildest - island.

This episode of the documentary series looks at Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost and wildest island. It takes tough animals and people to survive in this ever-changing place.

Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost - and wildest - island, a place totally unlike the rest of the country. Every year, it swings from a bitter Siberian winter into the warmth of a Mediterranean-like summer, when the thaw reveals a landscape changed beyond all recognition. It takes tough animals and tough people with real ingenuity to survive, and even thrive, in this ever-changing place.

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In Japan's astonishingly varied landscape, animals and people adapt in extraordinary ways.

Japan's landscapes range from snowy mountains to subtropical warmth. They are full of wildlife - and animals' and people's lives often cross as they adapt to these extremes.

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