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Japan New Year's Eve Snow Roundup #295
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 31 December 2025: classic mid-winter conditions bring frequent snowfall to Honshu and Hokkaido.
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Akakura Kanko at 660 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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mod. snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
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max °C | -2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 1 | -2 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -2 | -2 | -4 | 0 | -2 | -8 | -3 | -4 | -4 | 0 | -2 | -5 |
-5 | -8 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -11 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -3 | -7 | -8 | 0 | -5 | -14 | |
93 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 94 | 79 | 83 | 88 | 92 | 97 | 91 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 51 | 61 | 95 | |
200 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 500 | 0 | 400 | 800 | 0 | 850 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 900 | 0 | 1000 | 1150 | 250 | |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | — | 4:40 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:45 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sun afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Akakura Kanko:
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It is snowing heavily at Hakuba Cortina Kokusai. from Hakuba Cortina Kokusai
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Freezing rain reported from Nagano at 120 metres elevation 8 kms SE of Iizuna Kogen but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Iizuna Kogen
25 km away from Akakura Kanko
1 hour agoContinuous moderate snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan but it is probably falling as rain apart from near the top of the ski area from Kanayasan
25 km away from Akakura Kanko
6 hours agoContinuous moderate snow reported from Takada at 18 metres elevation only 2 kms E of Kanayasan Ski Resort from Kanayasan
Akakura Kanko Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 70 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 1 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
Snow History
Week 1 of January has on average:
0.9 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.2 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
Akakura Kanko Forecast Snowfall
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Photos of Akakura Kanko
Overlooking Lake Nojiri from the top of Akakura Kanko by Charlie Evans
Akakura Kanko
Akakura Kanko by Chris Ivin
Upload new photo Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Akakura Kanko at the specific elevation of 660 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Akakura Kanko. 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 Akakura-Shin-Akakura.
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Overall 4.1 Based on 3 votes and 3 reviews
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- Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
Visitor Reviews of Akakura Kanko
Nicholas Klar from Japan writes:
Akakura is probably the area's most popular resort. It has a wide variety of terrain, good powder snow for much of the season and a cute little ski village for hot springs, bars and souvenir shopping. For more information search for 'akakura onsen' or try or http://myoko-nojiri.com/ski.htm (English)
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