Called Yuki no Otani, this 500-meter-long pathway cuts through towering snow walls that rise up to 20 meters at the highest point of Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

More than 1,000 people in Japan spent Thursday night stuck on a highway in their cars, waiting out a traffic jam with little food or water during a heavy snowstorm.

TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow in northwestern Japan since the weekend has left at least three people dead, stranded hundreds of vehicles on highways, disrupted trains and left thousands of homes ...

Japan snow Obihiro Hokkaido February 2025. ... Deep snow on roofs must be swept off into streets, where underground sprinklers can spray water to melt at least some of the snow.

Fluffy, thigh-deep snow is just the beginning for vistors. ... scooping moisture from the Sea of Japan before depositing up to 15 metres of snow annually here in the Japanese Alps of Honshu, ...

Recent heavy snow in Japan's north and elsewhere have killed 13 people injured more than 80 and left more than 10,000 households without power, the authorities said on Saturday. Snowstorms and ...

Japan is the Holy Grail for skiers who love to ski deep powder. On the northern island of Hokkaido, the mountains are known for frequent snowfall, après ski means soaking in an outdoor onsen with ...

Snowfall has exceeded 1.5 meters deep in the city of Yokote, and there are fears that it will snow heavily again from Jan. 7, with many residents complaining about the danger of buildings ...

Shinkansen, Japan’s bullet train, is the best way to get there.Maya, from the travel outfitter Remote Lands, picked me up at my Marunouchi district hotel, and we walked in our snow boots over ...

Deep snow on roofs must be swept off into streets, where underground sprinklers can spray water to melt at least some of the snow. ... Japan snow Obihiro Hokkaido February 2025.