A glistening white road upon a frozen lake surface in central Nagano Prefecture is where the gods walk. Across Lake Suwa, a natural phenomenon referred to as “The Gods’ Crossing” appears in winter ...

Shiga Kōgen (Shiga Highlands) in Nagano Prefecture has many bodies of water created by volcanic activity. The largest in area is Lake Ōnumaike, whose emerald green surface matches the ...

For nearly 600 years, priests at Yatsurugi Shrine, such as Kiyoshi Miyasaka (pictured), have observed ice cover on Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, diligently recording it by hand, representing one ...

Across Lake Suwa, a natural phenomenon referred to as “The Gods’ Crossing” appears in winter when the ice forms ridges across the lake’s surface. The scene is out of this world. Lake Suwa was the ...