Dawn in Hokkaido

Photo credit: @tanipho's post

A pale pastel color palette fills the entire view. The photo captures a fantastical sunrise unique to the northern winter. With its beautiful, painting-like colors, the post has received over 180,000 likes and comments on social media such as "Ethereally beautiful," "Makes me want to go to Hokkaido," and "It's like the world of picture book author Yoh Shomei."

A Breathtaking View of Hokkaido's Winter That Makes You Want to Visit Every Year

The photo was posted by Tani-san, an office worker from the Kanto region. Captivated by Hokkaido's scenery, he travels to the island for about a week every winter, capturing landscapes from various parts of the region with his camera.

He says he is particularly fond of the hilly areas of Biei, as well as the Notsuke Peninsula and Shunkunitai in Eastern Hokkaido, and makes sure to visit these areas whenever he is in Hokkaido.

In Biei

At the shore of Lake Kussharo

On a drift ice cruise in Rausu

Hokkaido: Where the Richness and Harshness of Nature Coexist Like Nowhere Else

Tani-san describes Hokkaido's winter as having "a richness and severity of nature that you can't experience in other prefectures." Why not see for yourself the profound charm of Hokkaido that deepens with every visit?