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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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Okunakayama Kōgen at 1000 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 21 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | |
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5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
min °C | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -13 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -10 |
-23 | -24 | -21 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -16 | -20 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -22 | -19 | -18 | |
92 | 65 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 86 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 94 | 83 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 94 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue morning, min -14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).
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Okunakayama Kōgen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 21 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Iwate are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Okunakayama Kōgen at the specific elevation of 1000 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Okunakayama Kōgen. 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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Resort name is also written as Okunakayama Kogen.
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