Normally, sardines migrate around Hokkaido in the summer and head south in the fall, but it is possible that the washed-up fish stayed off the Sea of Okhotsk coast. Still, ...

The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about a 0.6 mile long.

The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a silver blanket along a stretch of beach about a 0.6 mile ...

The sardines and mackerels were found on an over half-mile stretch of beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido on the country's northern main island, according to the Associated Press.

Sardines and mackerel are seen washed up on a beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Dec 7. PHOTO: THE JAPAN NEWS/ ASIA NEWS NETWORK. UPDATED Nov 11, 2024, 10:30 AM. Thanks for sharing!

Sardines and mackerels are seen washed up on a beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. Thousands of tons of dead sardines have washed up on a beach in northern Japan ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido (Japan News/ANN): Thousands of sardines and mackerels washed up ashore near Toi fishing port in Hakodate, Hokkaido, confirmed a city official on the morning of Dec 7.

The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a sliver blanket along a stretch of beach about 0.6 mile long.

The sardines and some mackerel washed ashore in Hakodate on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Thursday morning, creating a silver blanket along a stretch of beach about a kilometer long.