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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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Yamada Bokujo at 1774 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | cloudy | clear | light snow | mod. snow | |
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2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | -14 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -5 | -4 | -9 |
min °C | -15 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -7 | -12 |
-24 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -23 | -25 | -27 | -27 | -20 | -14 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -21 | |
79 | 81 | 64 | 66 | 82 | 90 | 87 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 80 | 67 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 91 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 250 | 400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 650 | 1200 | 0 | |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -15°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
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Yamada Bokujo Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 20 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
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Week 4 of January has on average:
1.6 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.6 | 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 - Nagano are reporting: powder (3) / good piste (3)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Yamada Bokujo at the specific elevation of 1774 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Yamada Bokujo. 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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