Fukidashi Park, Kyogoku — Winter Pre-Wedding Photography in Hokkaido Snow

They had found us on Instagram, all the way from Hong Kong, and this January day was theirs.

It began in Kyogoku, at Fukidashi Park — a park built around spring water that rises at the foot of Mt. Yotei. In January the springs keep flowing under the snow, and the whole park turns white and quiet.

Winter pre-wedding photography in Hokkaido — a bride laughing in falling snow at Fukidashi Park, Kyogoku

Icicles hanging under deep snow on a roof edge at Fukidashi Park, Kyogoku, in falling snow

Fukidashi Park in winter — a couple standing small in a snow-covered forest in Kyogoku, Hokkaido

The bride looking down at her bouquet in falling snow, Fukidashi Park

The bride laughing in a white cape, bouquet in hand, snow falling around her

It snowed the whole time we were there. She laughed her way through it.

Face to face in the snow — the couple smiling at each other at Fukidashi Park

Full length in an open snowfield, snow-covered pines behind them

An embrace on the snow-covered suspension bridge over the spring ponds

The park’s paths cross the spring ponds on a small suspension bridge — in January, it wears the snow like everything else.

The spring stream at Fukidashi Park in winter — snow-covered boardwalks and a couple standing by the water

Down by the spring stream, we came in close — just the two of them, the bouquet, and the snow still falling.

A kiss hidden behind the bouquet, snow falling

The stream never freezes. Spring water rises at the foot of Mt. Yotei all year round, and even in January it runs dark and clear between the snowbanks.

A last portrait in the snow — the couple smiling, snowflakes on his tuxedo

Every frame from this hour has snow in it — falling through the trees, settling on her shoulders, catching on the bouquet.

The day was only beginning — from Kyogoku, we drove on to Niseko.
Part 2 — Riding Horses Through Falling Snow, in Niseko →

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