<p>View from Chuzen-ji Temple</p>

View from Chuzen-ji Temple (Photo: Todd Wojnowski)

Lake Chuzen-ji in Winter

Snowy views of Chuzenji-ko, near Nikko

Todd Wojnowski Feb 02, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>View from Chuzen-ji Temple</p>

<p>Snow covered beauty</p>

<p>Docked for the season</p>

<p>Fresh, crisp air</p>

<p>Beauty of Tochigi Prefecture</p>

<p>Friends coming to admire the view  </p>

<p>Crystal clear</p>

<p>Winter's glory</p>

<p>Torii of Chuzen-ji Temple  </p>

<p>An icy shore</p>

<p>Glorious waterscape</p>

At 11.5 kilometers, Lake Chuzen-ji is the largest mountain lake in Japan. It sits at an altitude of over 1,000 meters, and provides spectacular views. While the area is a touristy town in summer, the winter weather brings out the pure natural beauty in the landscape. Many of the views from Chuzen-ji Temple are breathtaking.

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Todd Wojnowski

Todd Wojnowski @todd.wojnowski

I am an avid backpacker, writer, marathon runner, hiker, eater of spicy foods, watcher of B-movies, and user of the Harvard comma. I'm originally from Buffalo, New York, and arrived in Japan in 2008.