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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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Wakasa Hyonosen at 1200 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 22 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | heavy snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | mod. snow | |
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11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | |
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max °C | -9 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
min °C | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -7 |
-21 | -19 | -18 | -19 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -11 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -14 | |
95 | 90 | 86 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 96 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 81 | 83 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 97 | |
0 | 0 | 400 | 0 | 350 | 300 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 0 | 700 | 700 | 300 | |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri night, min -10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).
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12 hours agoShower moderate snow reported from Tajima Airport at 327 metres elevation 8 kms E of Kannabe Kogen Ookayama Ski Resort from Kannabe Kogen Ookayama
Wakasa Hyonosen Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 44 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 21 Jan 2026 |
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Other resorts in Japan - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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2.3 | 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 - Tottori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Wakasa Hyonosen at the specific elevation of 1200 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Wakasa Hyonosen. 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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