“Miraculous Scenery” – Heavy Snowfall, Blue Moment, Snow and Ice Lantern Festival

“Miraculous Scenery” – Heavy Snowfall, Blue Moment, Snow and Ice Lantern Festival

The Kisoji area was hit by a heavy snowfall due to the effects of the strongest and longest cold wave.
The record-breaking snowfall continued for four days.

Then, on February 8th, the “Ice and Snow Lantern Festival” was held in Magome-juku.
It was a collaboration of the heaviest snowfall in decades and the “Ice and Snow Lantern Festival”, which is held only once a year.
On top of that, we were lucky enough to see the blue sky at dusk, and the scenery was spectacular 😃

On the way, we also visited a famous spot on the Nakasendo hiking course between Tsumago-juku and Magome-juku, called the Samurai Road.
On this day, we could see the footprints of the fighters who had walked the 9km of the heavy snowfall 😱

00:00 Opening
01:17 Tsumago-juku
20:31 Sudden snowfall
~Samurai Road~
27:37 Otaki and Metaki waterfalls
30:50 Ichikoku Tochi Tateba (free rest area)
31:53 Magome Pass
32:33 Water Mill
~Magome-juku “Ice and Snow Lantern Festival”~
33:08 Evening, preparations for the festival
42:46 Lighting up
46:41 Blue Moment (twilight)

Date taken : February 8, 2025

Official website:
Tsumago-juku: https://tsumago.jp/
Magome-juku: https://kiso-magome.com/

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