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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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Minakami Kogen at 1248 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | some clouds | clear | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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9 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -11 | -11 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
min °C | -12 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -9 |
-23 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -17 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -18 | |
91 | 84 | 85 | 72 | 77 | 66 | 72 | 91 | 90 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 91 | 80 | 60 | 51 | 79 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 900 | 0 | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun night, calm by Mon night).
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Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 51 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 1248 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami Kogen. 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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