![]() ![]() The river fog is thought to form due to the temperature difference between the river and atmosphere above. The Tadami River, which originates from the snow melt of the Oze National Park, is cold enough that it is uncomfortable to play in it, even in summer. In the Mugen Valley, river fog is more likely in the early mornings of summer. There, the residents formed the Amenuma Colony, approximately 800 meters away from the original colony’s location in 1964. ![]() The daily pattern lasted until the collapse of a mountain behind the colony forced the residents to relocate as a group to a new site. The ferry sailed along the river, even on rainy or heavy snow days. The Mifuke Colony residents used to row the ferry across as there were no boatmen. For about 300 years a ferry was used by residents there as a means of transportation from the Mifuke Colony along the Tadami River to the opposite shore, where there was a walking trail. The Mugen Valley is located in Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture. I couldn’t help but hold my breath upon viewing this landscape resembling a sumi-e painting. A ferry emerges from the mist, then is swallowed up again in the whiteness after a second. A white fog covers the surface of a river, then begins to move like a living creature as the early morning sun casts its light on the valley beyond the mountains. ![]()
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