Japanese mountain hot spring town transforms into gorgeous winter wonderland
Ginzan Onsen (銀山温泉, Silver Mountain Hot Spring) is located in the mountains of Yamagata prefecture. While the traditional hot spring and surrounding town are splendid…
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Photographer captures stunning shots of Japan’s famous remote mountain village in snow
While impressive Japanese photographer Hisa (Twitter, Instagram) can show a certain sense of humor with his photography (as seen with his shots of the most…
Gorgeous Snow Crystal Museum closed due to pandemic could reopen if you spread the word
Kento Araki 荒木健太郎 (@arakencloud) is a researcher at the Meteorological Research Institute of Japan, where he studies the mechanism of cloud formations and their impact…
Cat refuses to accept that snow is cold after touching it, eats it and has Kabuki-like brain freeze
While many on Japanese Twitter is reacting to a day of rare heavy snowfall in Tokyo by celebrating stunningly beautiful snow-covered cherry blossom trees and…
Spring blossoms take a chill in Japan, revealing beautifully serene sakura in the snow
This past Sunday, March 29th, temperatures plummeted throughout the greater Kanto region, blanketing the northern area in snow as deep as 23 centimeters in Gunma…
Japanese Twitter user and son take advantage of rare Tokyo snowfall to craft cat crime scene
On March 29th (2020), not many people living in the Tokyo area left their homes. While many were simply exercising necessary caution in the face…
Photographer’s Stunning Pictures Of Snow Blanketed Kyoto Will Spirit You Away
Talented photographer wasabitool (Twitter, Instagram) takes absolutely gorgeous pictures of landscapes in Japan, and one glance at his latest work will show that these beautiful…
Enjoy Japanese Specialty Hot Pot Under a Snowy Night in Nagano’s Igloo Restaurant This Winter
Japan is beautiful in every season, and not only is the stunning natural scenery a joy to behold, there’s also plenty of exciting manmade ways…
Photographers Are Sharing The Beautiful Snowy End To A Special Cherry Blossom Season In Japan
As Japan’s beautiful sakura season begins to approach its end and people wrap up their hanami, or cherry blossom viewing parties, photographers have flocked to…
Hokkaido Sled Dogs Build Trust with Their Snow Tracks
Picture the scene: the freezing cold territory of the north. In a harsh climate stripped of all waste, this is a place where animals live…
Hokkaido Now Has a ‘Cloud Walk’ in its Snowy Mountains
Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido has no shortage of gorgeous winter scenery. The sheer amount of amazing sights to see could leave you a bit lost…
Traditional Igloo Festival in Northern Japan Resort Looks Like Winter Wonderland
Resorts in northern Japan have found a stylish way to incorporate traditional Japanese kamakura into their winter events. Not to be confused with the Kamakura…
Japanese Creepy Snow Prank On Parent’s Car Is Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
When snow falls heavily in Japan, as it did a couple of weeks ago in Tokyo, many race outside for the rare opportunity to test…
Why This Picturesque Japanese Village Looks Just Like a Swiss Christmas Card
If you look at this photo and think it doesn’t look like anywhere else in Japan, you’d be right. Shirakawa-Go, a mountain settlement in Gifu…
Tokyo Hit By Heaviest Snow Storm In Four Years And Some Actually Enjoyed It
Tokyo suffered Monday night as a winter storm dropped anywhere from 10 to 20 centimeters of snow in the city, the largest snowfall in a…