Half an hour on the train from Hakodate is Lake Onuma, a beautifully scenic lake overlooked by Mount Komagatake. In winter, the lake freezes over and the whole area is deeply blanketed in snow, creating a memorably tranquil atmosphere. During these few months, it's also possible to venture out onto the lake in skis, showshoes or ice-buggies, or to fish through holes in the ice.
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Winter at Lake Onuma
Take in the stillness of the snow-draped landscape
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By Peter Sidell
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![The local swans don't have much of the lake to swim on](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17547/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17547.jpg)
The local swans don't have much of the lake to swim on
![A small shrine, with a sturdy roof](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17542/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17542.jpg)
A small shrine, with a sturdy roof
![This is the scene that greeted me outside Onuma Koen Station](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17539/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17539.jpg)
This is the scene that greeted me outside Onuma Koen Station
![Maybe a path, maybe a stream](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17540/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17540.jpg)
Maybe a path, maybe a stream
![The front of the station, also with a sturdy roof (I hope)](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17541/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17541.jpg)
The front of the station, also with a sturdy roof (I hope)
![I passed by a few small ponds like this one as I walked to the lake](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17543/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17543.jpg)
I passed by a few small ponds like this one as I walked to the lake
![The only sound was me tramping along the paths through the trees](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17544/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17544.jpg)
The only sound was me tramping along the paths through the trees
![A few people were out skiing on the lake](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17545/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17545.jpg)
A few people were out skiing on the lake
![Lake Onuma and Mount Komagatake](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17546/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17546.jpg)
Lake Onuma and Mount Komagatake
![Santa would feel at home here](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17548/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17548.jpg)
Santa would feel at home here
![The local birdlife leaves tracks in the fresh snow](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17549/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17549.jpg)
The local birdlife leaves tracks in the fresh snow
![I got dripped on more than once by water melting off icicles in the trees](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/2866-17550/1000/hokkaido-winter-at-lake-onuma-17550.jpg)
I got dripped on more than once by water melting off icicles in the trees
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