::: TANUKIDATE 20210930 ::: Day XXX: 北海道 
Today’s prefecture is all the way over on the other side of Japan, Hokkaido!
Seeing big numbers like this: 8万3453km2 / 563万2133人 - still takes a bit of getting used to.
さっぽろの雪祭り (Sapporo Snow Festival) = sounds amazing! 
~ New Words ~
雄々しい (おおしい) - Manly, brave, heroic
エゾマツ (蝦夷松) - Yezo Spruce
針葉樹 (しんようじゅ) - Coniferous / Conifer
ハマナス (浜茄子) - Rugosa Rose / Japanese Rose
タンチョウ (丹頂) - Red-Crowned Crane / Japanese Crane
特別天然記念物 - (とくべつてんねんきねんぶつ) - Special Natural Monument - an area protected due to its natural importance.
~ New Place ~
釧路湿原 (くしろしつげん) - Kushiro Wetlands