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The great snow walls of Japan
Discovering the many seasons of the Japanese Alps
- Published: 13/06/2011 at 05:58 PM
- Newspaper section: Life
They can't be "seen from space" like the Great Wall of China and they don't embody so much historical importance as the Berlin Wall, but these Great Snow Walls of the Japanese Alps are no doubt way, way cooler!
Photo: Sunanta Hamontri
Measuring up to 20 metres in height, these steep banks of accumulated snow flanking the mountain road at Murodo on Mount Tateyama in the northern part of the Japanese Alps, are part of the many highlights of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route.
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- Writer: Pongpet Mekloy
- Position: Travel Editor
