An icy street before dawn - Japan Nights Sights

I walked through the backstreets of Sapporo’s city center before dawn. The surface of the road was completely frozen due to the cold wave that lasted several days and the snowfall the day before. The temperature on my app showed minus 10 degrees Celsius. Although it was difficult to walk and I was in danger of slipping and falling, this is a daily occurrence in the north. Once you get used to it, it is not so difficult, and it is rather an opportunity to recognize that you are living in nature.

夜明け前に札幌中心部の裏通りを歩いた。数日間の寒波と前日からの降雪で、道路の表面は完全に氷結している。手元のアプリが示す気温は、マイナス10度。歩きづらく転倒の危険があるもののこれは北国の日常だ。慣れてくればさほどの困難ではなく、むしろ自分が自然の中で生きていることを再認識する機会となる。