Heavy snow hits northern Japan, disrupting daily life
Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries.
VIDEO: Record snowfall in Japan's north
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Record Amount Of Sea-Effect Snow Piled High In Hokkaido, Japan, And More Is On The Way
There’s so much snow on the ground in Hokkaido, Japan, that it’s blocking the doors and windows of homes and businesses on the island in the northern part of the country. Cities like Obihiro and Kushiro are breaking snow records and more snow is on the way.
Travel disruption as Japan hit with record-breaking snow
The Hokkaido prefectural government said record-breaking snowfall has been observed especially in the eastern regions of the island, including Obihiro and Kushiro, whose city offices received dozens of calls for help from drivers whose vehicles had stalled in the snow.
See it: Record snowfall buries parts of Japan
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, with blizzard conditions likely across northeast parts of the country. The agency warned residents to be on guard for heavy snow,
Japan: Hokkaido Receives Record-Breaking Snowfall 6
Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan Video Recording Date/Time 4, 2025 Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country,
Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast 5
Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. This video shows blizzard conditions in the city of Sakai, Fukui Prefecture. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS: Please credit “@mamou7629 via Spectee”.
Residents in Northern Japan stuck in homes after record snowfall
Residents in Hokkaido, Japan became stuck in their homes after a record-breaking 4 feet of snow fell in the region in just 12 hours on February 4. Air travel was severely disrupted, over 370 schools were closed and dozens of drivers were stranded in the winter storm.
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Heavy snow hits north, west Japan, 100 vehicles temporarily stranded
(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Heavy snow fell in areas of northern and western Japan facing the Sea of Japan on Friday, disrupting bullet train services and temporarily stranding about 100 vehicles ...