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Japan's Higashiyoka-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Toshiyuki Hideshima (R), mayor of Saga City, receives a Ramsar Site certificate from Christopher Briggs, secretary general of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, has been added to the List of Wetlands of International Importance: The Ramsar List. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 more Japan sites given certificates of wetland preservation

The leaders of Japanese communities pose for photos with Christopher Briggs (5th from L), secretary general of the Ramsar Convention, in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on June 3, 2015. Certificates of the preservation of wetlands were issued under an international treaty to four more sites in Japan: Yoshigadaira, Hinuma, Higashiyoka and Hizen-Kashima, bringing the total number of Ramsar Convention-registered sites in Japan to 50. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suaeda japonica flowers in Saga, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2020, shows red Suaeda japonica flowers at Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga, southwestern Japan.

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Suaeda japonica flowers in Saga, Japan

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2020, shows red Suaeda japonica flowers at Higashiyoka-higata, a tidal mudflat in Saga, southwestern Japan.