Ice bubbles
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Lake Akan
Ice bubbles are seen beneath the frozen surface of Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido in December. The bubbles formed when gas rising from the bottom of the lake is trapped by the ice, according to the Akankohan Eco-Museum Center.
Japan News/Yomiuri