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Temperatures dipped dramatically this week, transforming sakura spots into icy pink-tinged dreamworlds.
Tokyo is still waiting for its sakura to start blooming, but Hirosaki Castle, in the frozen north, is already beautifully pink.
Star Wars, anime favourites, and tennis pro Naomi Osaka all make an appearance at this year’s event.
Public broadcaster NHK chose a strange way to show the “waist-deep snow” of this hot spring town in northern Japan.
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Winter comes early to Hokkaido and turns one of Japan’s most respected schools into an otherworldly wonderland.
Winter wonderland makes a surprise appearance in the middle of August during Japan’s hottest summer ever.
Unprepared tourists find themselves ice skating for their lives on the famous World Heritage Site.
Meg decides to get back to basics by using the natural cooling power of snow to create a delicious matcha dessert.
Twitter user finds way to make winter more enjoyable… or possibly less enjoyable depending on who you are.
Come for the fire-breathing dragon vs. Dragoon action, stay for the iconic victory fanfare.
Clearing snow is hard work. Besides, you don’t need to see where you’re going when you’re driving, right?
Towering snow sculptures pay homage to Final Fantasy and Osamu Tezuka’s beloved anime characters.
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