Jododaira’s Flora and Fauna
Plants
Fringed Galax
Schizocodon soldanelloides
Flowering: Late May to Mid-June
Japanese Labrador Tea
Ledum palustre subsp. diversipilosum var. nipponicum
Flowering: Early June to Early July
Tufts of Cotton grass
Eriophorum vaginatum
Flowering: Early June to Late June
False Lily of the Valley
Maianthemum dilatatum
Flowering: Mid-June to Early July
Japanese Alpine Cherry
Cerasus nipponica
Flowering: Late May to Late June
Corn Lily
Veratrum stamineum
Flowering: Late June to Mid-July
Nemoto Rhododendron
Rhododendron brachycarpum f. nemotoanum
Flowering: Early July to Mid-July
Alpine Goldenrod
Solidago virgaurea subsp. leiocarpa
Flowering: Late July to Early September
Royal Blue Gentian
Gentiana triflora var. japonica
Flowering: Mid-August to Early September
Grass of Parnassus
Parnassia palustris
Flowering: Mid-August to Early September
Animals
Japanese Hare
Lepus brachyurus
Length: 45-55 cm
Jododaira, Okenuma, and Usagidaira
Japanese Stoat
Mustela erminea
Length: 18-20 cm
Around Jododaira and Kamanuma
Japanese Dormouse
Glirulus japonicus
Length: 6-8 cm
Usagidaira
Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Length: 32-37 cm
Around Jododaira, Okenuma, and hiking trails
Asian House Martin
Delichon urbica
Length: 13-15 cm
Jododaira
Asian Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus
Length: 100-180 cm
Around Jododaira, Okenuma, and hiking trails