Behold the ‘Snow Monsters’ of Japan


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Ghostly trees covered in snow and rime ice — known as “snow monsters” or juhyou (frost-covered trees) in Japanese — are a celebrated feature of the winter landscape in mountainous areas of northern Japan.

Pure awesome. More photos via Pink Tentacle.

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