Winter wonderland on Hokkaido Island, Japan
There is nothing more beautiful than waking up in the morning and seeing the world around you is snowed in. Even better if it is a working day and you can’t get to work – though no problem to take your car and drive north to the frozen lakes and spend the day on the ice of Lake Simco. If you have ever lived in Toronto, you can assimilate.
I love to travel to winter wonderlands more than I love to live there. Some of the most incredible winter sceneries I have photographed must be Norway, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, and Japan.
Here are a few photos which will make you dream about a winter wonderland – and I’ll start off with my favourite winter destination – Japan!
Juhyou frosted fir trees, Zao Onsen, Yamagata, Japan Juhyou frosted fir trees, Zao Onsen, Yamagata, Japan Skiing around the Juhyou frosted fir trees, Zao Onsen, Yamagata, Japan Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyoto hot spring village, Akita, Japan Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyoto hot spring village, Akita, Japan Gozanoishi Shrine at Lake Tazawako (ko=lake), Akita, Japan Lake Tazawako in Akita, Japan Statue of Princess Tatsuko at Lake Tazawako, Akita, Japan Mount Komagatake and Lake Tazawako, Akita, Japan Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus) at a hot spot in Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan Whooper Swans, Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan Tsurunoyu Onsen, Nyoto hot spring village, Akita, Japan Dog sledding, Lulea, Sweden Skating on a frozen bay at Lulea, Sweden Skiing on a frozen bay at Lulea, Sweden Lulea, Sweden Lulea, Sweden Lulea, Sweden Kiruna to Norway border, Sweden Lulea, Sweden Kyrkbyn Gammelstad, Lulea, Sweden Swedish border to Narvik, Norway Narvik to Swedish border, Norway Tromso, Norway Cathedral , Tromso, Norway Rovaniemi, northern Finland Saints Apostles Peter and Paul Orthodox Church of Tornio, Finland Train trip from Montreux to Rochers de Naye, Switzerland Train trip from Interlaken to Jungfraujoch, Switzerland Grindewald / Grund area, between Jungfraujoch and Grindewald via Kleine Scheidegg, Switzerland Between Kleine Scheidegg (el. 2061 m.) and Grindelwald between Interlaken and Jungfraujoch, Switzerland Templefjord, Svalbard, Norway Templefjord, Svalbard, Norway Templefjord, Svalbard, Norway
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Blog post and photos by Peter who has been travelling almost full-time since 2005 and has been to over 122 countries. He visited several countries, such as Japan, more than 20 times. Peter is Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of GlobeRovers Magazine, an independent travel magazine focused on intrepid destinations.