Walking in a Winter Wonderland

We returned last night from an impromptu trip to the Japanese Alps. There’s no snow in Tokyo, but there was no shortage of snow here. I hope you enjoy the photos - there are more than normal! (as usual, click on a photo to fill the window)

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As you will have spotted from the first photograph, we were fortunate enough to see wild snow monkeys (Japanese macaques) around the natural hot springs steaming out of the volcanic mountainside.

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They're pretty fluffy...

...until after a dip!

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Escaping the ice and snow, we boarded a series of trains, including the almighty bullet train, back to Tokyo.

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Merry Christmas, everyone!