Beautiful frozen waterfall in Japan is an awe-inspiring reason to brave winter’s cold【Pics/Vids】
Visitors are drawn to the serene stillness of the icy Fukuroda Falls.
The Fukuroda Falls are one of Ibaraki Prefecture’s most celebrated travel destinations. Many say that the best time to pay them a visit is in autumn, when the 120-meter (394-foot) tall series of waterfalls is framed with the vibrant colors of the changing leaves of the surrounding forest.
However, there’s also something to be said for planning your trip to Fukuroda Falls in mid-winter. Provided you’ve got a very warm jacket, that is, because the temperatures in Daigo, the town where the falls are located, dip so low that sometimes the waterfalls freeze.
袋田の滝そろそろライトアップはじまるんかな https://t.co/0aICjRHUlK
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ほやこさん (@houya3011) January 16, 2017
袋田の滝 8割凍結 https://t.co/KF7jG0UT1e
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tomoko (@tomoko18729009) January 16, 2017
While this phenomenon occurs to varying degrees most years, this year’s cold snap has been especially severe. On the coldest days of 2016, 70 to 80 percent of the falls froze, but this January as much as 90 percent of its flow has turned to ice.
▼ The effect is even more beautiful when seen in video format.
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tomoko (@tomoko18729009) January 16, 2017
１月１６日午後３時頃の袋田の滝。 氷瀑！！！！！！ ビックハート❤が凍ってます(>_<)さぶ‼ ８割でしょうね。 氷のハート♥を探しに袋田へ。 第２観瀑台より。 https://t.co/UtpfWCteyk
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大子袋田の滝ハートプロジェクト (@f_heart_project) January 16, 2017
１月１６日午後３時頃。 袋田の滝氷瀑！！！！！！ ８割かなぁ⁉ 袋田はいいぞ‼ https://t.co/rr35tNgD3X
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滝の駐車場根本@今日15日急に大洗(^^ (@atuko202011) January 16, 2017
Experts say that there’s a chance this week of the fall completely freezing, something which hasn’t happened since 2012, when the ice was hard enough for brave souls to climb up the suspended waterfall.
袋田の滝の氷瀑すごいからマジで。。 #onitama795 https://t.co/RjNlIr45tr
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ナオキーニョス⊿(マナツラブ) (@noginoginaoki) January 16, 2017
大部分が凍結した袋田の滝。これが観たかったんです。 https://t.co/P3fGvldftS
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よんごーいちはち (@mzd4518) January 17, 2017
▼ With an outdoor temperature of -4 degrees Celsius (24.8 degrees Fahrenheit) on January 25, the falls were 90-percent frozen.
【速報】袋田の滝の凍結状況ですが、本日９割凍結しております！！！！！今年は完全凍結なるでしょうか！？ぜひこの時期ならではの氷瀑をお楽しみください♪♪♪ http://ift.tt/2jTvNSK🐧🐧🐧 https://t.co/26Q0IJYV9I
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観光いばらき (@kanko_ibaraki) January 25, 2017
Fukuroda Falls will be illuminated on the nights of January 27-29, and are sure to be a beautiful sight to see. Just don’t forget to take a Thermos of hot green tea with you.
Related: Fukuroda Falls website
Source: IT Media
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