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- Lake Suwa, the largest lake in Nagano, freezes over entirely every winter. Some years, a jagged ridge dozens of centimeters high forms in the ice. This stunning natural phenomenon is called omiwatari, or "God's crossing." Omiwatari occurs when the ice surface stretches due to differences in temperature between day and night.
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Jul 1, 2022 · While fireworks are associated with the lake in summer, it is the winter scenery that captivates most visitors. Lake Suwa becomes a winter wonderland, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and banks full of snow. The lake can freeze over, making it the perfect place to ice skate, or enjoy ice fishing.
Lake Suwa, the largest lake in Nagano, freezes over entirely every winter. Some years, a jagged ridge dozens of centimeters high forms in the ice. This stunning natural phenomenon is called omiwatari, or "God's crossing."
- Suwa-shi, Nagano-ken
Jan 18, 2018 · Despite all of that, Suwa still remains a winter wonderland. The snow blankets the temples, shrines and the local castle, Takashima-jo, so that all glisten in their new coats of snow. Winter is also the best time for views of Mount Fuji in the background of the lake.
- Japan Today
Jan 31, 2022 · Experience the power of Lake Suwa’s “omiwatari” which happens in winter when the lake freezes over. The temperature fluctuations cause jagged ice ridges to form, accompanied by a thundering sound – locals call this phenomenon “God’s Crossing”.
Dec 20, 2021 · Every winter when Lake Suwa in Japan freezes, locals believe that the Shinto male god Takeminakata crosses the frozen lake with his dragon to visit the female god Yasakatome. He leaves only...
Lake Suwa is the site of a natural phenomenon known as the "God's Crossing" (御神渡り, o-miwatari), large cracks that form in the winter across the surface of the frozen lake. A vertical temperature gradient results in ice pressure ridges forming in the surface ice, reaching heights of 30 centimetres (1 ft) or more. [1]
There is skiing in the winter on the nearby mountain slopes such as Kirigamine, along with the now increasingly rare occurrence of the dramatic formation of large ice ridges, known as omi-watari, on the lake.
