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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Kanayasan at 78 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy snow | |
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2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | — | |
max °C | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
min °C | -2 | -2 | -5 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
-9 | -8 | -10 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -6 | |
66 | 67 | 85 | 77 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 75 | 77 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 76 | 77 | 98 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 150 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 550 | 700 | 300 | |
 | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 7.0mm) on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min -5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 12.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Tue morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue morning).
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Kanayasan Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 31 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kanayasan at the specific elevation of 78 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kanayasan. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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