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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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Lotte Arai Resort at 329 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | heavy snow | |
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13 | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
max °C | -5 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
min °C | -7 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -6 | -5 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
-10 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -8 | |
94 | 73 | 76 | 89 | 95 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 99 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | 750 | 200 | |
 | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:06 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 2.0mm) on Tue afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min -7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Lotte Arai Resort:
20 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
9 hours ago
It is snowing steadily at Togari Onsen. from Togari Onsen
36 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
14 hours agoIt is snowing heavily at Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
36 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
14 hours agoSnow falling in Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
19 km away from Lotte Arai Resort
14 hours agoIt is snowing heavily in Madarao Kogen. from Madarao Kogen
- 17 hours ago
Snowing in Lotte Arai Resort. from Lotte Arai Resort
Lotte Arai Resort Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 65 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (2) / good piste (2)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
1.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Lotte Arai Resort Forecast Snowfall
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Lotte Arai Resort at the specific elevation of 329 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Lotte Arai Resort. 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 ARAI Mountain and Spa.
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
Overall 3.4 Based on 6 votes and 4 reviews
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- mag from United States writes:
This place is to reopen Dec 2017. There is Shin-kansen bullet train and it takes 2 hours from Tokyo.
Visitor Reviews of Lotte Arai Resort
mag from United States writes:
This place is to reopen Dec 2017. There is Shin-kansen bullet train and it takes 2 hours from Tokyo.
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