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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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Wakasa Hyonosen at 1200 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | |
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— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
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max °C | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 |
-18 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -10 | -10 | -10 | |
85 | 91 | 92 | 84 | 96 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 88 | 87 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 94 | 96 | 92 | 96 | |
400 | 0 | 300 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 650 | 750 | 0 | 400 | 500 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Mon morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Wakasa Hyonosen:
27 km away from Wakasa Hyonosen
6 hours ago
Shower light snow reported from Tajima Airport at 327 metres elevation 8 kms E of Kannabe Kogen Ookayama Ski Resort from Kannabe Kogen Ookayama
Wakasa Hyonosen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 50 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Wakasa Hyonosen at the specific elevation of 1200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Wakasa Hyonosen. 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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