Most Japanese live on Honshu, the central, largest island, over 30 million in 'megapolis' Tokyo alone, yet lots of green land remains, mostly the mountains and high plains, including often still active volcanoes. The wilderness sports a diverse, well-adapted wildlife, including monkeys who learned to bath in natural warm springs, and deer who stroll onto temple grounds where they are sacrosanct and enjoy treats from the Shinto pilgrims. Wild animals like bears and monkeys ravaging the fields in between pose a more subtle problem, sometimes requiring scaring, traps and repatriation. Animals also live in urban areas, as scavengers, food scrap cleaning carps or independent opportunists.
—KGF Vissers