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Lake Kussharo (Hokkaido)
– Some 300 whooper swans migrate to Lake Kussharo every winter.
Geothermal springs prevent ice from forming along its sandy shores despite most of the water surface freezing.
Reported sightings of a lake monster, dubbed Kusshii by the media, since 1973 earned Kussharo a reputation as Japan's Loch Ness.
Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
Geothermal springs prevent ice from forming along its sandy shores despite most of the water surface freezing.
Reported sightings of a lake monster, dubbed Kusshii by the media, since 1973 earned Kussharo a reputation as Japan's Loch Ness.
Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido, Japan
