YukiUsa Lab — real Hokkaido winter photographs
Verified 2026-10-08, before use.

All ten source pages identify these as free photographs under the Unsplash License.
License: https://unsplash.com/license
Commercial and non-commercial website use, downloading and modification permitted.
Attribution is not mandatory; the site voluntarily credits every photographer.
No endorsement or affiliation is implied. No AI-generated scenery is used.

biei
Photographer: Sung Jin Cho
Location: Biei, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-lone-tree-in-the-middle-of-a-snowy-field-Dv4bkubAhSk
Files: winter-biei-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

yotei
Photographer: Frederick Wallace
Location: Mount Yotei, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/snowy-mountain-photograph-KDk_Jo1eLxE
Files: winter-yotei-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

otaru
Photographer: Da-shika
Location: Otaru Canal, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-city-street-at-night-with-snow-on-the-ground-B4nHcxRU-rY
Files: winter-otaru-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

sapporo-tower
Photographer: hiding ninja
Location: Odori Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/tall-tower-decorated-with-blue-and-gold-lights-at-night-o0MLLSkkHT4
Files: winter-sapporo-tower-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

furano
Photographer: TERRA
Location: Furano, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-snow-covered-forest-filled-with-lots-of-trees-JToi54yZqRs
Files: winter-furano-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

shirahige
Photographer: Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra
Location: Shirahige Waterfall, Biei, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-frozen-waterfall-in-the-middle-of-winter-MZT6dnEfdIs
Files: winter-shirahige-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

otaru-snow
Photographer: Yuri Li
Location: Otaru Canal, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/calm-body-of-water-wKKnSb5rJoU
Files: winter-otaru-snow-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

yotei-blue
Photographer: Marek Okon
Location: Niseko, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-snow-covered-mountain-at-night-with-the-moon-in-the-sky-ppk4z65O3MU
Files: winter-yotei-blue-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

toya
Photographer: Kusano Yui
Location: Lake Toya, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/snowy-mountains-reflected-in-a-calm-lake-at-dusk-Xx4gFAjyfw8
Files: winter-toya-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

hakodate
Photographer: Da-shika
Location: Kanemori Red Brick Warehouses, Hakodate, Hokkaido
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-snowy-night-in-a-small-town-with-buildings-XGZ98M9MRrw
Files: winter-hakodate-960.webp, -1920.webp, -3200.webp

Processing: responsive resizing and WebP encoding, without local enlargement.
Biei retained from the original 2000px AVIF; its -3200 file remains 2000px.
Other source downloads are 4000px wide; desktop derivatives are 3200px.
CSS applies responsive cropping and readability overlays. No objects were generated or removed.
Niseko in blue light and Lake Toya at dusk are used in the Night theme;
the captions intentionally do not claim a precise capture time.
intro-og.jpg and winter-og.jpg are cropped derivatives of the credited Biei photo.

lab-og.svg/png and journal-og.svg/png: original YukiUsa Lab vector artwork.
LINE Seed fonts: see /fonts/OFL.txt and /fonts/NOTICE.txt.