Monday, June 15, 2009

Yuki-no-Otani

One of the most incredible sights in Japan is the Yuki-no-Otani, or Great Snow Valley, on the Kurobe-Tateyama Alpine Route in Toyama Prefecture. The snow piles up to 19 metres deep here. Even in June (when I was there), the snow is WAY overhead.

Look at the size of these two people in the Great Snow Valley.


The mother of all snowdrifts.