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Japan Christmas Snow Roundup #294
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 24 December 2025: Siberian cold continues to deliver exceptional snowfall, with Hokkaido leading global totals.
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Minakami Kogen at 1059 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 25 Dec 2025
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3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 7 | 3 | 2 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
min °C | 5 | 1 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -3 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -4 |
4 | -2 | -6 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -12 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -6 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -7 | |
89 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 89 | 91 | 72 | 63 | 55 | 82 | 74 | 65 | 45 | 50 | 61 | 91 | 86 | 78 | |
2450 | 1850 | 1400 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 650 | 900 | 0 | 1150 | 1400 | 1500 | 1100 | 1050 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:31 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | 4:35 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Moderate rain (total 10.0mm) on Thu night. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu morning, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon morning, min -4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
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Latest snow reports near Minakami Kogen:
29 km away from Minakami Kogen
14 hours ago
Partly cloudy at Joetsu Kokusai. Calm. Thaw. No fresh snow. There are some open lifts. The pistes are rocky. Spring-snow conditions off-piste from Joetsu Kokusai
27 km away from Minakami Kogen
22 hours agoSnowing at Kagura. from Kagura
Minakami Kogen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Dec 2025 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of December has on average:
2.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.8 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Gunma are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Minakami Kogen at the specific elevation of 1059 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Minakami Kogen. 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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