Spring on the Teshio River begins with the big ice breakup in Nakagawa Town.
In Horonobe Town and Teshio Town, which are located downstream of the river, the ice that had covered the entire width of the river gradually begins to break up and flow slowly due to the spring wind and waves.

(Photo taken on March 23 and 24, 2021)

 

Ice breaking in the morning sun

 

Cormorants basking on the broken ice

 

Steller’s sea eagle dancing on the Teshio River

 

The Teshio River emerging from a crack in the ice

 

The clouds begin to dance in the spring of the Teshio River