The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan Feb 15, 2025

The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan

Behold the magic of the Misotsuchi no Tsurara (Misotsuchi Icicles) in Chichibu, Japan. This breathtaking natural ice wall, nearly 100 feet wide and 35 feet tall, is formed by spring water freezing as it trickles down a rock face. The attraction is only open from mid-January through mid-February. Colored lights after dark create a scene that feels straight out of a winter fairy tale.

© watayu0821/Shutterstock

palette

Today in History

Feb 15, 2018The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
Feb 15, 2019Snow aglow in central Japan
Feb 15, 2020Whales in winter
Feb 15, 2021Presidents hear the echo of history
Feb 15, 2022Lantern Festival
Feb 15, 2023Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Feb 15, 2026World Whale Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 4, 2019Taking the forest to the cloud
Apr 27, 2021Design for Each and All
Nov 29, 2020New Zealand s loneliest mountain
Nov 28, 2022Red Planet Day
Jul 12, 2018Provence blooms with lavender at Sénanque Abbey
Jul 4, 2021Happy Independence Day!
Dec 18, 2019It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
Nov 3, 2019It s time to fall back
Oct 8, 2021An uncommonly cool critter
Dec 27, 2023Kirkjufell, Iceland
Apr 4, 2025National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC
Mar 2, 2021Fall for Chile
Jul 6, 2025Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California
Mar 24, 2023Wild garlic in bloom at Hainich National Park, Germany
Sep 26, 2022Autumn in Alaska
Nov 24, 2019Autumn in the cypress swamp
Oct 13, 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
Aug 27, 2023Jeju Island, South Korea
Aug 11, 2021Everyone s watching the Perseids
Jan 9, 2022Rice processing in Bangladesh
Jan 1, 2021Take the plunge into 2021
Sep 25, 2021Autumn comes to the Porcupines
Jun 2, 2023Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
Oct 17, 2020Fog above the forest
Dec 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Oct 5, 2024World Teachers Day
Aug 24, 2025European fallow deer in England
Sep 23, 2018Ahh-tumn
Sep 29, 2023Mid-Autumn Festival