Hundreds of drivers were left stranded in Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture overnight after a snowstorm blanketed the Hokuriku region, causing power outages and snarling public transportation.
Heavy snow in coastal cities from Dec. 19 through Dec. 20 northwest of Tokyo has stranded hundreds of vehicles overnight on highways while disrupting local train services and causing electrical outages.
Heavy snow in coastal cities from Monday through Tuesday in northwest Japan has stranded hundreds of vehicles overnight on highways while disrupting local train services and causing electrical outages. An 85-year-old man died after falling into a drain and five others were injured due to snow-related accidents or snow removal…
Completed in 2022 in Minamiuonuma, Japan. Images by Kenta Hasegawa. Maximum snow depth is 2.7m. The Uonuma region, known as the production area of Koshihikari rice, is also one of the world's heaviest snowfall.