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February 16, 2007

Alaska's northern lights captivate Japanese tourists

  • Shimmering natural phenomenon is fueling a lucrative winter tourism market
    • By RACHEL D’ORO
    Associated Press Writer

    Photo courtesy of Alaska Division of Tourism
    At least 3,500 Japanese tourists are expected to take chartered flights to Fairbanks, Alaska, this winter to see the aurora borealis. The lights are produced when charged solar particles strike the upper atmosphere near the North Pole.

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — For Japanese newlyweds Jun and Chisako Shibata, the perfect honeymoon meant standing on a steep Alaska mountain in the freezing darkness, gazing up at the dancing lights in the sky.


     
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