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90% Frozen Fukata Waterfall = Oko City
As the cold weather becomes more severe, “Hyobaku”, where the waterfall freezes over, appears at Fukuroda Waterfall (Oko Town), one of Japan’s three famous waterfalls. If 90% freezes on the 10th and the entire surface freezes, it will be the first time in nine years since 2012. While it is expected to be the centerpiece of the tourist attraction, comprehensive measures need to be taken due to the spread of the new corona virus. I walked there on the first Sunday when the emergency declaration was reissued in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama prefectures. (Shinichiro Matsumura)
The weather was good on the 10th and many tourists came to see the icefall since the morning. At the ticket office, a long line formed as each person was asked to register the prefectural unique system “Ibaraki Amabi-chan” and to measure the temperature when an infected person occurred.
At the observatory, tourists were crazy to take pictures in front of the 120-meter-high waterfall, which was frozen and almost no flow. Hideo Okada (68), who came from Haga-cho, Tochigi prefecture as a couple, said: “I came here because it is an open-air tourist place. I want to refrain from eating at the store so as not to get infected.”
A 32-year-old office worker from the city of Tsukuba, who was visiting with four parents and children, said: “When I go out, I choose an outdoor sightseeing spot that I can go on a hike to.”
Due to the warm winter of last season, the ice fall from Fukuroda Falls was only 60%, even at the most advanced time. This year, there are many days when the lowest temperature in Oko-cho falls below 5 degrees below zero, and as a result of the severe cold weather, the freezing has progressed. If this cold continues, there are expectations of a total freeze after a long time.
However, the spread of the new Crown casts a dark shadow on tourism. Kunihiko Ejiri, deputy director of the City’s Tourism and Commerce Division, said: “Last year, it didn’t freeze much, so I wanted to connect with tourists by freezing it completely, but it’s a shame the infection spreads again. I want to . “
