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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

A ranger (L) shows a small creature found in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

The Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, is seen in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums and commercial facilities observed in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yatsu-higata, Ramsar site mudflat near Tokyo

Reed grass grows in the Yatsu-higata mudflat, placed on the Ramsar Convention's List of Wetlands of International Importance, in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, in March 2015, with high-rise condominiums standing in the distance. It is a rare mudflat situated in an urban area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hizen Kashima-higata designated as Ramsar Site

Yoichiro Fujita (R), vice mayor of Kashima, 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. Hizen Kashima-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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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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"Gatalympics" at Ariake Sea

A participant falls off a bicycle into mudflats at a park in the city of Kashima facing the Ariake Sea, Saga Prefecture, during the annual Kashima Gatalympic event on June 11, 2017. About 1,200 people took part in the event, which was originally started by a local group with the aim of regional development. It takes its name from the Japanese word "higata" meaning tideland or wetland. (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.