Sapporo, Japan, Sees Early First Snow of the Season Sapporo, the capital of the island of Hokkaido in the north of Japan, saw its first snowfall on Sunday, October 20. This year, the snowfall came earlier than usual, falling eight days earlier than the long-term average and 22 days earlier than last year, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). Pictures from the observatory at the top of Mount […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 20, 2024 0 Comments
VIDEO: 600-Inches of Snow in 10 Weeks in Japan Last winter, I was lucky enough to escape the historic California drought and spend 10 weeks in Japan. This was my 4th consecutive season in Japan and it was a record winter. At times (like the beginning of this video), it was impossibly deep. The consistency of the nightly refresh almost became comic. We got over 600-inches of snow in […] Miles Clark | October 13, 2015 1 Comment
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