In the middle of a quiet Japanese winter, where steam rises from hot springs and snow softens every sound, something extraordinary happens on **Lake Suwa**. The ice begins to heave, crack, and rise—forming jagged, frozen ridges that stretch across the lake like ancient scars. Locals call it **Omiwatari**, the “Crossing of the Gods.”

Deep within the lush rainforests of Central Kalimantan, the Dayak Ngaju people practice one of Indonesia's most sacred and mesmerizing ceremonies — the Tiwah. More than a funeral rite, the Tiwah is a powerful spiritual passage, a final act of love and duty performed by the living for the departed. In the eyes of the Dayak Ngaju, death is not the end; it is a long journey toward a better, eternal village in the spirit world, known as Lewu Tatau.