If there’s one word to best describe the frozen Shirahige Waterfalls- that should be MAGICAL!

It was winter last year, on the same month, that we visited this jawdropping scenery located in Biei, Hokkaido. This waterfall is also a beautiful summer destination but it looks more amazing in winter.

The word shirahige means white beard and the name was coined as the water flowing alongside the rocks resembled white beard.  The beautiful splash of cobalt blue is created by the water spring beneath the rocks and the impact of the water plunging to the rocks below. The waterfalls which stands more than 30 meters tall can be best viewed from the helix bridge.

Shirahige Falls looks like the place where the winter fairies dance and play with the magical snowflakes. I was definitely dazzled by the magnificent view of this pristine beauty.