It is that time of the year again. Snow-capped mountains, ethereal landscapes and the start of Christmas festivities all over the world have marked the arrival of the winter season.
Tokyo residents on Thursday woke up to the season’s first November snowfall in more than 50 years.
Here are a few pictures that capture nature in all its rawness, in the season marked by snow, winds and festivities.
![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F50013ac0-eb5e-478d-8875-39ec3e8d7f34%2FJapan%20Snow_Webf%20(1).jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F324c0794-57c6-4999-847a-b0166d727e74%2FBritain%20Weather_Webf%20(1).jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F9c575aac-f841-4279-8567-0f05edda7310%2FGermany%20Weather_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F41d44b2b-bc2d-4d9a-9fa7-6616b02a7d13%2FWintry%20Weather%20Plains_Webf%20(1).jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2Fc0134aec-03cb-447a-a0e1-962098f3cb1f%2FWintry%20Weather%20Plains_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F2fa7d2cb-57bd-4eef-bfe5-6db953362a5f%2FGermany%20Winter%20Weathe_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2Fa173d08b-ba76-423d-abe9-197b4d0dd0f1%2FJapan%20Snow_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F4d2abbb3-a64b-4825-a141-5ad85ef91d1a%2FTravel%20Ski%20Northeast_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F4a94252d-d6fc-4760-8635-b052bf3f2ae4%2FJapan%20Snow_Webf%20(2).jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2Fd693cd34-009e-4c1c-827f-3cbaf4dfed03%2FIndia%20Kashmir%20Weather_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F625ce274-50f1-4648-b936-df3f0461a950%2FSpain%20Weather_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2Fb3799015-5afa-4a7c-b161-b5670653e66b%2FCalifornia%20Snow_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F8b77cd4c-543a-4421-b43a-bce3e0639fb1%2FBritain%20BFG%20Photo%20Cal_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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![The Quint brings you picturesque landscapes, marking the arrival of winters, from across the world.](https://images.thequint.com/thequint%2F2016-11%2F8346e121-4b58-443d-8e60-32627dedcab0%2FBritain%20Storm_Webf.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fmt=webp&width=720)
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