Most viewed - Lake Yogo in Winter 余呉湖の冬 |

Ducks on ice454 views
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Lake Yogo in winter387 views
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Lake Yogo in winter380 views
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Saw me and they flew away280 views
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Panorama267 views
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Water and ice260 views
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Lake Yogo map. At the top is Yogo Station. There is a road going around the entire lake. It is easily walkable or great for bicycling (rentable at the train station). 160 views
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Ducks on ice108 views
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During winter in Jan. 2006, when it snowed a lot, I walked around the lake starting from Yogo Station.107 views
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Looking toward Yogo Station106 views
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Speed limit 30 kph106 views
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Snow clearer102 views
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Slabs of ice102 views
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Water's edge100 views
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Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge at the southern tip of the lake. It affords a scenic view of the lake. This is a national pension so prices are affordable. 国民宿舎 余呉湖荘100 viewsSadly, after 40 years in business, this pension closed in Sept. 2013 due to aging facilities that were too expensive to repair.
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Looking toward Yogo Station.99 views
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Where the water meets the ice. About one-fourth of the lake was iced over.98 views
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Yogoko-so lodge in the distance98 views
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So scenic...98 views
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Snowy path. I was the only fool walking here, I saw no one else. But the scenery was great.92 views
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Snowscape, Lake Yogo65 views
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Lunch at Yogoko-so lodge: Eel (unagi) and udon noodles. I think it was 700 yen or so.34 views
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Train at Yogo Station in winter.33 views
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Train at Yogo Station.33 views
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The road going to the minshuku was cleared of snow on one side of the lake.32 views
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Fishing pier31 views
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Dead end. Right after the lodge, the road was closed due to snow. But I decided to walk over the snow in order to walk around the entire lake. I knew there were some great shots to be had on the other side of the lake. But it almost froze my feet.31 views
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Yogo Station and train.31 views
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Little winter fish. Fishing is a business at Lake Yogo.30 views
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View from Yogo Station. The Yogo area always sees Shiga's heaviest snowfall. One winter when there was heavy snow, I went to Lake Yogo and walked around the lake in deep snow.29 views
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Ice and water29 views
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Tree fallen by the weight of snow.29 views
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Old Hokuriku Line train at Yogo Station in winter29 views
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Path to Yogo Station from platform28 views
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Yogoko-so Kokuminshuku lodge at the southern tip of the lake. It affords a scenic view of the lake. This is a national pension so prices are affordable. 国民宿舎 余呉湖荘28 viewsSadly, after 40 years in business, this pension closed in Sept. 2013 due to aging facilities that were too expensive to repair.
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Dining room at Yogoko-so lodge. This is where I took a lunch break. Great place to warm up (especially your feet). 国民宿舎 余呉湖荘28 viewsSadly, this pension closed in Sept. 2013 due to aging facilities.
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Finally the road is cleared. This is near civilization so the road was cleared of snow. It made walking a lot easier.27 views
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Maybe cherry trees.27 views
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Great view from the Yogoko-so lodge 国民宿舎 余呉湖荘からの景色26 views
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A patch of road under the snow.26 views
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Snowed-over park26 views
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Yogo Station platform in winter. 25 views
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The sun came out.25 views
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Road cleared of snow for cars. Different story on the other side of the lake though.25 views
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Snow trail only on this side of the lake. It took me a total of 3 hours to walk around the lake, including picture-taking time.25 views
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Yogo's most famous tree, the swan maiden tree in winter.25 views
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