Loved walking through this town up north. Eerily quiet but peaceful -

Night walk -Semboku, Akita, Japan #japan #travel #akitajapan #nightphotography #traveljapan

🇯🇵The people of #AikitaPrefecture can celebrate their area being a winter bird paradise for the #SnowGeese! #Birdwatchers must be very proud!🐦
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Apartment building at night in Japan. Reed green colors illuminate the building

Night walk -Semboku, Akita, Japan #japan #travel #akitajapan #nighyphotography

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The magic of the Yokote Kamakura Festival comes alive at night. Hundreds of kamakura glow softly with candles, creating a serene, dreamlike atmosphere. Visitors can enjoy hot amazake and mochi while marveling at this enchanting winter scene. #KamakuraFestival #AkitaJapan

Standing on a makeshift dock on Lake Tazawa

Two friends, buried in snow up to their knees, grinning in front of Japanese vending machines

Three friends wrapped up for winter and sitting at an outside bar for Cafe Zawa Zawa

One friend takes photos of another friend on the snowy shores of Lake Tazawa

Akita in snapshots. Bitterly cold weather, amazingly warm company. Feels right somehow to post these first instead of fantasy portraits #livinginjapan #akitajapan #laketazawako #japanwinter