A snow sculpture of Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is covered with snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: AP ...

Heavy snow hits northern Japan, disrupting daily life People remove snow from a street in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) more > ...

A snow sculpture of Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is covered with snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

STORY: :: Heavy snow blankets parts of Japan, disrupting air and ground traffic :: February 8, 2025:: Minamiuonuma, JapanThe strongest cold front of the season dumped snow along the coast of Sea ...

At an elevation of 5,000 feet, Mt. Ibuki picked up 90.6 inches (about 7.5 feet) of snow on Feb. 14, 1927, leaving 465.4 inches of snow on the ground. This yearly pummeling requires some adaptations.

Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow — some areas had more than 12 feet of snowpack this week — should ...

A man throws a snowball at the 35th Koide International Snowball Fight in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Feb. 9, 2025. REUTERS “Put simply, you make snowballs, throw them, score hits and ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although the city did not face major disruptions. Television footage showed ...

Snow measured in feet is blanketing parts of Japan this week, with snowfall rates among the highest on record. This is due, in part, to a phenomenon called sea-effect snow.