Lake Yogo in Winter 余呉湖の冬
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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).
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During winter in Jan. 2006, when it snowed a lot, I walked around the lake starting from Yogo Station.
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Water's edge
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Looking toward Yogo Station.
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Looking toward Yogo Station
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Where the water meets the ice. About one-fourth of the lake was iced over.
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Ducks on ice
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Snow clearer
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Water and ice
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Ducks on ice
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Saw me and they flew away
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Speed limit 30 kph
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Yogoko-so lodge in the distance
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Snowy path. I was the only fool walking here, I saw no one else. But the scenery was great.
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Slabs of ice
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So scenic...
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Panorama
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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.
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Train at Yogo Station in winter.
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Yogo Station platform in winter.
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Path to Yogo Station from platform
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Fishing pier
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Little winter fish. Fishing is a business at Lake Yogo.
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The road going to the minshuku was cleared of snow on one side of the lake.
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Snowscape, Lake Yogo
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The sun came out.
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Road cleared of snow for cars. Different story on the other side of the lake though.
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Ice and water
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Lake Yogo in winter
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Lake Yogo in winter
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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Sadly, 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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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Sadly, 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Sadly, this pension closed in Sept. 2013 due to aging facilities.
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Lunch at Yogoko-so lodge: Eel (unagi) and udon noodles. I think it was 700 yen or so.
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Great view from the Yogoko-so lodge 国民宿舎 余呉湖荘からの景色
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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.
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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.
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A patch of road under the snow.
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Tree fallen by the weight of snow.
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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.
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Snowed-over park
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Maybe cherry trees.
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Yogo's most famous tree, the swan maiden tree in winter.
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Yogo Station and train.
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Train at Yogo Station.
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Old Hokuriku Line train at Yogo Station in winter
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