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Fukui Live Cameras in Japan — 2 official webcams
Waterbirds on Lake Mikata, and river cameras on the Kuzuryu and Hino. The Mikata Five Lakes are an unusual place where fresh and brackish water sit side by side.
2 cameras in Fukui
1 video, 1 still. Tap one to open it in the camera list.
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Sample August 2026
Waterbirds on Lake Mikata
Wakasa, Fukui · Wildlife · Nature
One of the Mikata Five Lakes, where fresh and brackish water sit side by side. Waterbirds gather in winter.
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Live video, rotating
Kuzuryu and Hino Rivers
Fukui · River
They carry snowmelt from Mount Haku onto the Fukui plain. Levels rise easily in early spring as the snow goes.
When to watch
Lake Mikata is one of the Mikata Five Lakes, and waterbirds gather there in winter. The usual rhythm for winter visitors is arrival around October, peak numbers from December to February, and departure north in March. The flocks move at dawn and dusk, so aim for around sunrise or sunset.
The river cameras are there for the ministry to watch water levels. Most of the time they show a quiet stretch of river; in heavy rain they mean something else. Note that these systems come under load exactly when flooding is worst, so there is a case for staying off them and leaving capacity to the people who need them.
Agencies publishing the cameras on this page
- MLIT river live streams (Government Standard Terms 2.0) — Official site
- Ministry of the Environment — Internet Nature Institute (PDL 1.0) — Official site
The footage belongs to each agency. This site is an unofficial guide, and each sample frame was copied once per camera under that agency's terms of use.