The northern island of Hokkaido swings from Siberia-like winters to Mediterranean-like summers. Everything living on Japan's wildest island needs to be extra resilient to survive.

Originally released by BBC, 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 22, 2019.

Hokkaido Island (3:23); --Shiretoko Peninsula Inhabitants (2:34); -- Fall in Hokkaido (1:54); -- Preparing for Winter (3:02); -- Marimo Algae (2:10); -- October in Hokkaido (4:04); -- Hokkaido Fishing (3:30); -- Winter in Hokkaido (5:14); -- Red Crowned Cranes (5:40); -- Sika Deer Resilience (2:07); -- Hokkaido Hot Spots (2:49); -- Spring in Hokkaido (3:21); -- Raising a Red Crowned Crane (2:47); -- Brief Hokkaido Summer (4:46); -- Credits: Wild Japan: Hokkaido (0:30); .