Winter in Japan – Frozen Sunrise at Lake Nojiri, Nagano (4K) 日本の冬 – 長野県野尻湖の凍った東雲
Drone 4K aerial trip as dawn breaks over Lake Nojiri on a freezing cold deep Winter morning.
Nojiriko is in northern Nagano prefecture, just north of Shinanomachi town, near the boundary with Niigata prefecture and the Myoko Kogen area.
It is situated in the middle of some of Japan’s best winter sport areas, all within just a minutes drive from the lake: to the East are the Madarao and Tangram Ski Resorts, and to the West are the the four Myoko Ski Resorts as well as Kurohime and IIzuna Ski Resorts.
On Biwa island in the lake sits Uga Shrine with its waterside Torii gate, which can be accessed by ferry or small boat from Nojiri village.
On cold mornings just before sunrise in late Autumn and all through Winter, when the conditions are right, frigid air blows off the land and condenses into freezing mist over the lake to create an unforgettable mystical scene against the backdrop of the shine and Torii gate.
AloJapan.com