horokanai
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Beef cattle feed as the bitter cold freezes their whiskers. 7 a.m. on January 20. Etanbetsu-cho, Asahikawa On January 20, traditionally the coldest day of the year according to the calendar, the Kamikawa region experienced freezing temperatures, with ‘mid-winter days’ in many places.
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One of Japan’s largest-scale manmade lakes, Lake Shumarinai in the town of Horokanai in Northern Hokkaido. In winter, pond-smelt fishing is popular on the frozen lake surface, which becomes lined with colorful tents.