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Photographing icicles is highly recommended because it can express the extraordinary feeling and transparency that only winter can provide. The expression of icicles changes dramatically depending on the way the light hits them. During the day, you can enjoy the clear texture and blueness created by natural light, and at night, you can enjoy the fantastic atmosphere created by lighting up the icicles. Especially when combined with canyons, cliffs, and rivers, it is easy to create photographs with a sense of scale and depth.

Ice Pillars of Misotsuchi｜The beauty of icicle formations across the river

This photo shows the icicles of Sanjutsuchi (三十槌), a series of icicles on the opposite bank of the river, taken from the front, expressing the beauty of the formations created by nature.

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Ice Pillars of Misotsuchi｜The power of icicles spreading all over the cliff

This photo was taken at Misotsuchi icicles to give a sense of the power of the countless rows of icicles that cover the entire cliff.

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Ice Pillars of Sanjutsuchi｜Contrast of winter with Japanese cobra and ferns

In this photo, I captured the beautifully shaped icicles of Sanjutsuchi (三十槌) together with ferns growing at their feet to create a natural contrast.

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Hyobaku (icicles) in Misotsuchi｜Texture of the Japanese cobra on a series of ropes

This photo is a close-up of the tsurara (icicles) formed on the icicles of Sanjutsuchi (三十槌), hanging from the ropes, to emphasize the texture of the ice.

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Reflection of the icicles on the surface of the water

This photo was taken at Misotsuchi icicles, with an eye toward the beautiful tsurara on the other side of the river and the reflections on the water.

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Misotsuchi icicles｜A record of icicles worth seeing

This photo was taken at the Misotsuchi icicles to document a group of icicles that were particularly spectacular at the site.

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Sanjutsuchi Ice Pillars｜Winter valley created by ice pillars and rivers

This photo shows the icicles of Misotsuchi, and the well-shaped icicles and the river together create a winter valley atmosphere.

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Sanjutsuchi icicles｜A panoramic view of the icicles from the top of the cliff

This photograph of the icicles of Sanjutsuchi (三十槌) was taken by looking down from the top of the cliff where the parking lot is located and using a tripod to get a stable composition of the entire area.

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Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜A view overlooking the ice-covered valley

This photo was taken using the wide-angle mode of a smartphone, looking down on the icicles in Onouchi Gorge from the top of a suspension bridge, and conveys the sense of scale of the ice-covered gorge.

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Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜Delicate ice crystals lodged at the tips of branches

This photo is a close-up of a beautiful icicle on a tree branch in Onouchi Valley.

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Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜The Severity of the Tsurara Drooping Down the Cliff

This photo of an icicle in Onouchi Canyon, capturing the hanging thorns at the bottom of the cliff, shows the harshness of nature.

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Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜A sense of presence created by sprinkling water and ice pillars

This photograph of icicles in Onouchi Valley conveys a realistic impression of the site by simultaneously capturing the icicles, the suspension bridge, and the water being sprayed on the icicles.

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Ice Pillars in Onouchi Valley｜Suspension Bridge over the Ice World

This photo was taken at the Onouchi Canyon icicles, with the composition centered on the suspension bridge over the icy world.

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Onouchi Gorge Ice Pillars｜Pulling up the suspension bridge that stretches into the gorge

This photo of icicles in Onouchi Canyon shows a slightly pulled-back composition of a suspension bridge spanning an ice-covered canyon.

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Ashigakubo icicles｜Icicles and silhouettes dyed pink

This photo was taken at Ashigakubo icicles, combining a fantastic icicle lit up in pink with a silhouette of a person standing in the foreground.

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Ashigakubo icicles｜Icicles and human figures in the blue-green light

This photo was taken at Ashigakubo icicles, with the icicles lit in blue-green and a silhouette of a person, with the contrast between the light and the ice in mind.

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Ashigakubo icicles｜Illuminated icicles shining in purple

This photo was taken in the tripod-accessible area of the Ashigakubo icicles, using a tripod to take a good shot of the icicles lit up in purple.

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Ashigakubo icicles｜Illuminated icicles that turn red

This photo was taken in the tripod-accessible area of Ashigakubo icicles, with the icicles lit in red, using a tripod to emphasize the impact of the colors.

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