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Japan Snow Train

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Japan Snow Train
Just a few houses spread out in this area of Akita-ken. A little bit of snow on the roofs but this year has not been that cold a winter.

Just got back from my one night trip to Yokote where they were holding the annual Kamakura and Bonden festival. The weather was sunny and warm, although this was snow country.

I have many photos to show of the festival, some at night and a lot more from during the day. I will probably be able to get some of those up tomorrow in between meetings.

For the moment, hope you enjoy the scenery here from the local train which I caught from Yokote to Oomagari （大曲） where I got back on the Shinkansen for Tokyo. One way the trip took 4 hours, so it was lucky I could sleep in the train a bit.

The mountain range in the background doesn't look too white either, but the faint sprinkling of snow actually makes this feel more interesting a picture, rather than being all white.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/14Shutter1/800sISO800Taken16 Feb 2010, 14:25
The mountain range in the background doesn't look too white either, but the faint sprinkling of snow actually makes this feel more interesting a picture, rather than being all white.
Some nice mountains for skiing in the background maybe/Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/14Shutter1/800sISO800Taken16 Feb 2010, 14:25
Some nice mountains for skiing in the background maybe?
Wide open fields here with snow cover. On a sunny day like today it looks very inviting.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/14Shutter1/800sISO800Taken16 Feb 2010, 14:27
Wide open fields here with snow cover. On a sunny day like today it looks very inviting.
A few more houses mixed in here. I bet when the wind blows they are cold.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/14Shutter1/800sISO800Taken16 Feb 2010, 14:26
A few more houses mixed in here. I bet when the wind blows they are cold.

Does the snow look a lonely scene to you or a warm one?

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  1. santa

    Nice pic ;-) I miss the snow.. it been a long time since the last time I played on snow T_T ...

  2. Neksus

    Looks really great to be in Iceland! Are you fluent in the local language? :) Waiting impatiently for the rest of the optical loot! ^^

  3. Kesenaitsumi

    Great view! it's so wide that you would want to go playing snowman there. ^^

  4. HELLOSHEENA

    Lovely!