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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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Tsubame Onsen at 1300 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 02 Jan 2026
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heavy snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | light snow | snow shwrs | light snow | heavy snow | snow shwrs | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | snow shwrs | heavy snow | |
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14 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | |
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max °C | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -5 | -8 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -5 |
min °C | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -10 |
-13 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -16 | -16 | -6 | -4 | -6 | -1 | -7 | -23 | |
93 | 93 | 91 | 93 | 89 | 94 | 81 | 80 | 88 | 93 | 97 | 90 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 97 | |
200 | 250 | 0 | 200 | 500 | 0 | 400 | 800 | 0 | 850 | 550 | 0 | 150 | 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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, light winds from the W by Sun night).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue night, min -10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, severe gales from the WNW by Wed night).
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Latest snow reports near Tsubame Onsen:
24 km away from Tsubame Onsen
1 hour ago
Intermittent 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
24 km away from Tsubame Onsen
2 hours 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
4 km away from Tsubame Onsen
23 hours ago
Excellent on and off piste conditions. Heavy snow just keeps on falling. from Ikenotaira Onsen Alpenblick
Tsubame Onsen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 80 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:
1.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Japan - Niigata are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Tsubame Onsen at the specific elevation of 1300 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Tsubame Onsen. 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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