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That cute little surprise snow has turned into an actual snowstorm.
We’ve got around 15cm so far where I live, and they closed Kagurazaka-dori to traffic this afternoon. I haven’t checked, but I think it’s pretty rare for Tokyo to get this much snow – I consider myself very lucky to have gotten to see it. I expect it to all be gone by the morning, but the forecast never said we’d get it in the first place.
It’s a national holiday here (Coming of Age Day) so it really couldn’t have come at a better time in terms of minimizing disruption. I took a walk through town, stopped for some hot tea and snapped some photos of Akagi Jinja and Bishamon-ten (which half the town seemed to be doing) – the kids are enjoying themselves, there are snowmen on the stoops and only the drivers and shopkeepers look really miserable.
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Arabesque
January 14, 2013 at 9:08 amThe second picture is rather nice looking. Don't see that very often in Tokyo I suppose.
Other than that tho … sorry, not a huge fan of snow.
Highway
January 14, 2013 at 2:12 pmHope you're enjoying the snow! I absolutely love snow events, even if it turns everyone else into a complete moron on the roads. And living in the mid-Atlantic region of the US, we get snow a few times a year, sometimes big amounts, usually not so big. But sounds like you should be having fun.
Anonymous
January 14, 2013 at 2:52 pmDid you go out and check out the people celebrating the Coming of Age Day? We saw it anime, but wonder how it is like in real life…
~Ronbb
Misty19
January 15, 2013 at 4:46 amI've never seen snow pictures of Tokyo before.
It's so beautiful! and I love snow! I hope your enjoying it!
admin
January 15, 2013 at 12:23 pmTrust me, I am, thanks. It even stuck around today, and likely will for a couple more days.