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class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japanese-winter/">Japanese Winter</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/hokkaido/">Hokkaido</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Inland areas of Hokkaido including Etanbetsu and Horokanai are setting record temperatures near -25°C, the coldest this year in all of Japan.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9851/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2020/12/5fd5fe294cdb0_5fd5ee4685b2c_663139551.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Surviving Japan’s Winter – Must Have Items!</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/shopping/">Shopping</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japanese-winter/">Japanese Winter</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Thrive in Japan's bone-chilling winter with these 7 must-have (cheap) items!</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/8876/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2020/02/5e3bee720811e_5e3bee6bcd00f_336418611.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Frozen Pants Stand on Their Own!</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japanese-winter/">Japanese Winter</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/hokkaido/">Hokkaido</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Hokkaido has 79 cm of snow on the ground and -30°C temperatures, cold enough to freeze clothing into stand-alone sculptures.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9998/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/01/6007afd542950_6007ae530b881_1388222903.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Journey to Your Winter Wonderland via Catbus</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/ghibli/">Ghibli</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/snow/">Snow</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">We were blown away by this anime snow builder's renditions of Totoro's Catbus and other fan favorites.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9086/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2020/04/5e9fb6b1d426c_5e9fb6ad80875_2028025708.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Sake Brewing in Saku</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/sake/">Sake</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/deep-japan/">Deeper Japan</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Ever tried sake brewing? 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We've got just the video for you.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/7939/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2019/02/5c6376c1af9be_5c6375dcb2019_97047349.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Photographs of Snow Covered Tokyo</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/snow/">Snow</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japanese-winter/">Japanese Winter</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Japanese photographer Yusuke Komatsu's "Snow in Tokyo" series shows the beauty of Japan's huge metropolis on the rare occasions it receives snowfall.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9976/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/01/6000c0bb0a4a7_6000b95d921ff_1354639532.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Ice Bubble Phenomenon Photographed in Hokkaido</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/japanese-winter/">Japanese Winter</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/hokkaido/">Hokkaido</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Hokkaido's Lake Nukabira is home to an unusual natural phenomenon where gases bubbling up to the surface actually freeze as they make their way up.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/8734/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2019/12/5df875094f447_5df874b8c1c28_2109444575.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Mount Fuji Shining Bright Like a Diamond</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/photography/">Photography</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/mount-fuji/">Mount Fuji</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Fuji aficionados rushed to get their cameras set up to see the sun rising over Mount Fuji, creating a dazzling diamond-like form that appears around the Winter Solstice. 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The first year's haul of this winter delicacy went for a record setting price.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/11048/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2022/12/63904bae8ec51_63904ba7eb7b2_2086840764.png" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">7 Wild Winter Adventures in Japan's Outdoors</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/sports/">Sports</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/extreme-sports/">Extreme Sports</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">When winter sends temperatures plummeting, Japan's outdoors are full of fun things to do, from the usual skiing and snowboarding to ice fishing, ice climbing and even dog sledding or bicycling through the snow.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9728/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2020/11/5fa527d408c5c_5fa526ef2685f_1542259207.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Snow Crab Season Starts in Central Japan</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/sea-of-japan/">Sea of Japan</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/fukui/">Fukui</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">The snow crab season kicked off in Fukui Prefecture on the Sea of Japan on November 5.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/9985/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/01/60057237e22db_6005718a186c0_651965986.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Central Japan's Husband-Throwing Festival</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/traditional-japan/">Traditional Japan</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/weird-japan/">Weird Japan</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">You won't believe this wacky winter ritual where locals throw a married man down a snowy hill to his wife.</p> </div> <div class="item"> <a href="/en/article/10647/"> <div class="article-thumbnail"> <div class="inner-article-thumbnail"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://imgcp.aacdn.jp/img-a/488/auto/global-aaj-front/article/2021/10/616e6c60d36ad_616e6b809d030_1552973242.jpg" alt="" height="125"> </div> </div> <p class="title">Snowshoe Adventures in Japan’s Powder Snow</p> </a> <p class="relate-link"> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/mountain/">Mountains</a> </span> <span class="tag"> <a href="/en/tag/sports/">Sports</a> </span> </p> <p class="txt">Looking for a way to enjoy Japan’s winter wonderland besides skiing? 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