Last month, I posted about burying vegetables in the snow to preserve them. The original post can be seen ▷ here. As mentioned in the…
Here in snow country in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan, what does the scenery look like at the peak of winter, on the snowiest of days, when…
Nature provides her own refrigerator during the winter here in the snow country in Minamiuonuma, Niigata, Japan. The Minamiuonuma region is known for its heavy…
In the fall as winter approaches here in the Minamiuonuma region of Niigata, residents are busy making preparations for the coming snow. One of the…
During the winter in the Minamiuonuma region of Niigata, one can see blue or green hoses spread out around houses, buildings, and parking areas. In…
When a chunk of snow starts to fall off a roof here in the snow country of Minamiuonuma, sometimes you can hear a few distinctive…
In the past, it was often necessary to manually remove the snow from roofs that were not adequately slanted. You can still see some houses…
Although regular snow plow trucks sometimes are used in Minamiuonuma in areas such as narrow roads, often they are not suitable for the heavy snowfall…
The Minamiuonuma region in Niigata, Japan is known for its heavy snowfall and also for its numerous hot springs. Thanks to the warm or tepid…
The first big snowfall of the season! Time to make a little snowman!