On Mt. Fuji when snow began to fall Filmed ❗

This is the first time I have seen splashed ice at Lake Biwa Konan in more than half a century since I was born and raised in this area. North Lake belongs to the subarctic zone, so it is said to be a winter tradition, but it is a phenomenon that rarely occurs in South Lake, which belongs to the temperate zone, and when I happened to pass by by car, I thought that plastic bags washed ashore endlessly on the shore, but when I got closer, it was ice, so I took a picture because it was rare. The cameramen, who I had seen on the TV news the day before, set up countless tents on the shore of the cold lake from all over the country to aim for good early morning conditions. The mountain in the center of the opposite bank is Mt. Hiei, where the World Heritage Enryakuji Temple is located.

Winter photos not snow found in the park

Winter cherry blossoms in full bloom against the blue sky Winter is just around the corner

Saga, Edo, Ise, Oshu, Higo, Choko At the Botanical Garden of Living in the History Exhibition, "Traditional Classical Chrysanthemums" have started again this year. It is a tradition from autumn to winter

On a snowy day, at the employee entrance of a supermarket. I used marbles and trays to make snow rabbits. It's so cute.

A red fox I met at a shrine covered with snow. It looks good.

Some photos I took while passing through the area. Lit up trees ready for Christmas near Toyocho Station! I also spotted these pandas around a Christmas tree at Ueno Station as well and thought it was cute. It's funny how fast Halloween ends and almost immediately we start to see Christmas decorations lol. It's not dissimilar with the US though. Every time Halloween ends it's like someone flips a switch and suddenly all of the Halloween decorations become Christmas decorations. Speaking of Halloween though, I actually saw children trick or treating in the streets this year which was really nice considering all the restrictions over the past 2 years. It also seems like the culture of Halloween has started to become a bigger part of Japanese culture over the last 5 years or so. I still love that Christmas is a dating holiday in Japan though. It feels like a romantic holiday anyways, I think it's better this way personally.

It was a busy year. As a reward for myself, I pressed on a hot spring inn in Jozankei. When I was strolling around the hot spring town, I saw a cute fluffy snow piled up on the rocks of the river, and I couldn't help but release the shutter.

We're ❄️ cold too. I'm going to get dressed and go out ??

This is the Daigoji Buddhist temple in Kyoto. This photo highlights the contrast between the warm red temple and the chilly winter breeze. It really gives off the winter vibe as you stare in awe at the beauty of this scene. One is left seeking solace in their worship as the snow descends outside, covering everything.

The season of missing people has arrived again this year

Last winter's guy! It was beautiful (* 'ω'*)

Ryujin Suspension Bridge