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Japan: Rare Low-Latitude Aurora Dazzles Across Hokkaido

A rare low-latitude aurora illuminated the night sky across Hokkaido, Japan, on June 1. This stunning display of Northern Lights was visible due to a severe geomagnetic storm, triggered by a powerful solar flare.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2025. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2025. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2025. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Self-driving bus

A self-driving bus test-drives on a public road in Kamishihoro on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Self-driving bus

A self-driving bus comes to a stop in response to a mannequin placed on a public road during test-driving in Kamishihoro on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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Self-driving bus

A self-driving bus test-drives on a public road in Kamishihoro on Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands, on Oct. 25, 2024.

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'Phantom bridge' in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 shows participants in a tour to Taushubetsu Bridge, an aging structure now surrounded by water in man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido. Nicknamed the "phantom bridge," it is completely submerged around June and is only seen for a few months in wintertime.

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'Mushroom ice' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows an ice chunk formed on a tree stump which looks like a mushroom at Nukabira Lake in the town of Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Bridge in Lake Nukabira in Hokkaido appears as lake freezes

KAMISHIHORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 23 shows a bridge, which usually sinks in the artificial Lake Nukabira, showing up above the frozen lake in winter. The 130-meter bridge, built in 1937 as part of the Shihoro railway line, sank in the Nukabira Dam lake in 1956. Water levels in the lake vary season by season as a result of the amount of water to be released for electric generation, giving a chance for the bridge to appear above the lake.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2022. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2022. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 9, 2022. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the surface and freezing.

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Mushroom ice on Hokkaido lake

KAMISHIHORO, Japan Kyodo - Video taken Feb. 5, 2021, shows a stump topped by an ice block on Lake Nukabira in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Such unique form of ice objects, called mushroom ice, appear during winters at the reservoir where a forest was cut down.

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Bridge in Lake Nukabira in Hokkaido appears as lake freezes

KAMISHIHORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 23 shows a bridge, which usually sinks in the artificial Lake Nukabira, showing up above the frozen lake in winter. The 130-meter bridge, built in 1937 as part of the Shihoro railway line, sank in the Nukabira Dam lake in 1956. Water levels in the lake vary season by season as a result of the amount of water to be released for electric generation, giving a chance for the bridge to appear above the lake. (Kyodo)

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'Mushroom ice' in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows an ice chunk formed on a tree stump which looks like a mushroom at Nukabira Lake in the town of Kamishihoro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2019, shows thick ice on a tree stump exposed by the lower water level of man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2019. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the lake surface and freezing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Bubbles captured in ice are seen at man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2019. The ice bubbles are caused by methane gas in the lake rising to the lake surface and freezing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2019, shows a bridge in frozen man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 130-meter bridge, formerly used as part of a railway line, is only seen in wintertime and is completely submerged in water the rest of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2019, shows a bridge in frozen man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 130-meter bridge, formerly used as part of a railway line, is only seen in wintertime and is completely submerged in water the rest of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Frozen lake in northern Japan

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2019, shows a bridge in frozen man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 130-meter bridge, formerly used as part of a railway line, is only seen in wintertime and is completely submerged in water the rest of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo