Travel from Tokyo to Kanazawa to Shirakowa to Nagano by train, and then fly to Hokkaido. The emphasis of the book is on Japanese wildlife, including Macaque Monkeys (Japanese Snow Monkeys), Red-Crowned Cranes, Stellar and White-Tail Eagles, Sika Deer, Owls and Fox. There is a black & white review of Japanese temples, along with glances of life in Tokyo, especially "Electric Town."