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Parts of Hokkaido experienced the first snowfall of the season on Tuesday morning.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, around five centimeters of snowfall were observed in Sapporo, Hakodate and Asahikawa at 5 a.m.
Temperatures dropped to levels for early December, with Sapporo recording 9 degrees at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning, the agency said.
© Japan Today
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papigiulio
Wouldnt wanna be there right now, brrrrr too cold.
Pandabelle
Love it! Bring on winter!
jcapan
Spent a year in Hokkaido (Otaru). Lovely, traveled and hiked all over. But 6+ months of winter, starting in October--let's just say a year was enough, snow on the ground into May...
onagagamo
Much prefer the cold in Hokkaido to the humidity in southern Japan; at least you can dress for it.
daito_hak
Hate it!
The snow is a pain for anyone driving a car or living in a house. Living here for almost 13 years and I am really starting to get fed up of it. I didn't care much when I didn't have to often deal with snow, but really this is a pain now. And the winter is just too long in this island, the snow was still melting in some areas in Hokkaido back in June......
Anyway, I woke up this norming and there was no trace of any snow in Sapporo, so it's good I haven't had to see it. That would be quite depressing.
nath
No snow here in Okinawa yet :-)
lucabrasi
@Tom
Just wait till England win the football world cup.
Apparently Hell's going to freeze over : )
safinator
one of the BEST reasons to live in Japan - Winter sports - couldn't imagine living here without that to look forward to -
Raymond Chuang
Once nice thing about Hokkaido is that at least in summer, you don't experience the hot and humid summers common in western Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. When temperatures in Kochi (southern Shikoku) can reach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) plus 60-plus percent humidity, you appreciate the summers in Hokkaido a lot more.
Besides, Hokkaido has some of the best winter sports locations in the world--it's not a coincidence they held the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Garthgoyle
YES!!!!!! That means there will be plenty of snow when get there with my board in December. Can hardly wait!
Disillusioned
Ah, that would explain why so many people in Tokyo are wearing mufflers, beanies and gloves and complaining that it is so cold, "oh, samuiiiii!" I guess the fact that is only 15' and just a little chilly is irrelevant. I really can't undestand why these people complain so much. In summer it's, "Oh, Atsuii! In winter it's, "Oh, samuiiii!" It makes me wonder if these people are ever happy or, if they just live to have something to whine about. Yeah, summer is hot and winter is cold. Your point is what?
Alex80
Hokkaido has to be the best place in Japan, according to my personale taste. ^^ I love cold winters.
KariHaruka
I've lived in Northern Finland so very used to these (and worse) conditions.
John Galt
No mention of whether the snow is early, on time, or late. Either way it'll be blamed on global warming.
llaw2
Curious....does it snow in early December in Sapporo?