Fairy tale landscape during the autumn sunset over Bettmeralp, canton of Valais, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Tree branches covered in snow trying to hide the tiny church at the Maloja Pass, in the fairy-tale landscape of Engadine Valley, Graubunden, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Europe

Fairy tale village of Gravedona illuminated with Christmas Lights during a snowy winter, Gravedona, Lake Como, Lombardy, Italian Lakes, Italy, Europe

Silhouettes of mountains framing the fairy tale village along the fjord at dawn, Reine Bay, Lofoten Islands, Nordland, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

The white church of Maloja Pass in the winter fairy-tale landscape of the Engadine Valley at the blue hour, Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

Fairy Tale canyon at sunset, Skazka Valley, Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Fairy Tale canyon, Skazka Valley, Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

Fairy Tale canyon, Skazka Valley, Tosor, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia

The fairy tale landscape of Daloo, a tiny mountain village in Valchiavenna, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The fairy tale alpine village of Santa Magdalena and Odle group under the starry night sky, Funes Valley, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe

Snowflakes falling on mountain huts in the fairy tale alpine village at Christmas time, Valgerola, Valtellina, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Fairy tale village and bell tower after a winter snowfall, Sacco, Val Gerola, Valtellina, Sondrio province, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

The fairy-tale village of Soglio lies on a ledge on the mountainside of Val Bregaglia, Canton of Graubunden, Switzerland, Europe

Fairy tale view of Chiesa Bianca covered with snow on a winter starry night, Maloja, Bregaglia, Graubunden, Engadin, Switzerland

Fairy tale view of Saint Moritz on a snowy winter dusk, Graubunden canton, Engadin, Switzerland

Painted facade of Grimms Fairy Tale story of Little Red Riding Hood in the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Painted facade of Grimms Fairy Tale story of Hansel and Gretel in the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Father ready story to daughter on bed

Bremer Stadtmusikanten, bronze sculpture in front of Bremer Huette showing cock, cat, dog and donkey, figures of fairy tale by Brothers Grimm, Stubaier Alpen range, Stubai, Tyrol, Austria

Souvenir Troll, Fantasy character, Fairy tale character, More og Romsdal, Norway

Little mermaid, landmark of Copenhagen, Denmark

Entrance to Astrid Lindgren's World amusement park, Vimmerby, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Little mermaid, landmark of Copenhagen, Denmark

Neuschwanstein Castle in autumn, Panorama, Alp lake, Fuessen, Thannheimer Mountains, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle in autumn, Panorama, Alp lake, Fuessen, Thannheimer Mountains, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Close-up of a Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii) sitting on a branch, Gran Chaco, Paraguay

Hameln Hamelin at the Weser Lower Saxony germany statue of The Pied Piper of Hamelin fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm

Neuschwanstein Castle in summer, Panorama, Alp lake, Fuessen, Thannheimer Mountains, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Alpsee lake, Haus Alpenrose and Neuschwanstein Castle in evening light, Schwangau near Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany

Calling Waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagei) with vocal sac, Gran Chaco, Paraguay

Male hiker walking on bridge over a fairy tale creek

Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau near Fuessen, Bavaria, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle in summer, Panorama, Alp lake, Fuessen, Thannheimer Mountains, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle, Panorama, Fuessen, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Historic fairytale tram on a round course in downtown Zurich from Bellevue - Limmatquai - Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland

The informative walk Gamsgrubenweg passes six tunnels at Franz Josefs Hohe on Grossglockner Carinthia Austria

Building facade with "Lueftlmalerei" mural paintings, windows and shutters, Haensel und Gretel Heim, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Building facade with "Lueftlmalerei" mural paintings, windows and shutters, Haensel und Gretel Heim, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Girl listening story with interest

Bremer Stadtmusikanten statue, fairy tale, animals rooster, cat, dog and donkey, landmark of Bremen, Germany, Europe

The informative walk Gamsgrubenweg passes six tunnels at Franz Josefs Hohe on Grossglockner Carinthia Austria

Bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen in front of city hall, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark, Europe

Historic fairytale tram on a round course in downtown Zurich from Bellevue - Limmatquai - Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich, Switzerland

Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, from Marienbruecke, Mary's Bridge, East Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Woman holding human skull forest

Monument to the Brothers Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm Monument, German Studies, Fairy Tales, double statue made of bronze by Syrius Eberle, German Fairy Tale Route, Neustadt Town Hall, Market Square, Hanau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Neuschwanstein Castle in summer, Panorama, Alp lake, Fuessen, Thannheimer Mountains, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Monument Brothers Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, Brothers Grimm Monument, German Studies, Fairy Tales, double statue made of bronze by Syrius Eberle, German Fairy Tale Route, Neustaedter Marktplatz, Hanau, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Bad Pyrmont Lower Saxony Germany in the spa garden

Building facade with "Lueftlmalerei" mural paintings, windows and shutters, Haensel und Gretel Heim, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Underwater world with sharks, figures in the Walldorf sandstone and fairytale cave, Rhoen, Thuringia, Gerrmany, Europe

Little mermaid, landmark of Copenhagen, Denmark

Building facade with "Lueftlmalerei" mural paintings, windows and shutters, Haensel und Gretel Heim, Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Potsdam Brandenburg Germany Facade and cuppola of the ols city Hall at the old market Atlant Atlas

Bodenwerder at the Weser near Holzminden Lower Saxony Germany Church St. Nikolai with Muenchhausen fontain

Frog King

The Bremen Town Musicians (fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm), Bremen, Germany

Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, from Marienbruecke, Mary's Bridge, East Allgaeu, Allgaeu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Bad Pyrmont Lower Saxony Germany Spa with Hylliger Born at the Brunnen square

Figure of a fairy tale character on the pier in Brighton, Sussex, Great Britain, Europe

Neuschwanstein Castle in autumn, view from the East, view from Marienbruecke, Forggensee, Allgaeu, Bavaria, Germany

Maerchenschloss or fairy-tale castle at the Freizeitpark Belantis or Belantis Amusement Park, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Construction fence painted on by students, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Bronze statue of Hans Christian Andersen in front of city hall, Copenhagen, Zealand, Denmark, Europe

Construction fence painted on by students, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Goose Girl, girl with four geese as decoration on a building wall, 33 Grand'Rue, Ammerschwihr, Alsace, France, Europe

Woerthersee Mandl Figure, Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

A male skier is riding in deep powder snow. The trees are covered with a white layer and the sky is blue. Fairy tale landscape. Hokkaido, the north island of Japan, is geographically ideally located in the path of consistent weather systems that bring the cold air across the Sea of Japan from Siberia. This results in many of the resorts being absolutely dumped with powder that is renowned for being incredibly dry. Some of the Hokkaido ski resorts receive an amazing average of 14-18 metres of snowfall annually.

historical fountain with sculpture showing the Pied Piper of Hamelin portrait Hameln Niedersachsen Deutschland

historical fountain monument sculpture showing the Pied Piper of Hamelin portrait Hameln Niedersachsen Deutschland