Hi everyone. I found an amazing frog pond on a scooter expedition up in the forested mountains. The water is clear and its full of tadpoles! After looking closely I realised that there are several salamanders in there as well! In New Zealand I had two pet 'japanese fire bellied newts' and now I've found the real thing here in Okawachi! They are a little bigger than mine were, black with mottled red underbellies and very cute. I can go and watch them and they even feed themselves! I also like the local bus stop because there is always half a dozen little green frogs in there that I can play with. I saw a caterpillar that was completely bizzare, it was trying to cross the road so I rescued it and put it on a nearby plant.