The serene great thing about a recent blanket of snow transforms the landscapes of Japan right into a magical winter wonderland.
Photographers from world wide flock to cities like Kyoto and Nagano to seize beautiful photos of temples, forests, and parks lined in pristine white powder.
In this picture essay, we showcase a few of the most breathtaking snow scenes photographed throughout Japan this winter.
intimate second shared between two Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, Jigokudani Monkey Park in Nagano Prefecturesnow-covered railway in Japantraversing a snow-engulfed road with conventional homesconventional Japanese constructing with kanji signage, engulfed in a heavy snowfallsweeping view of a snow-blanketed village nestled amongst mountains, view of a distant village within the Japanese AlpsShinto shrine gateway (torii) closely lined with snowGojū-tō pagoda, Mount Haguro. multi-tiered pagoda surrounded by towering pine timber and a thick blanket of snowconventional vermilion torii gate stands on the forefront of a snow-covered highway, offering a hanging entrance to a Shinto shrineTsuruga CastleGojū-tō pagoda, Mount Haguro
Yamagata Prefecture, Ginzan Onsen is a famed scorching spring city.