For the first time in several years, Tokyo has snowed. The snow cover is 5 centimeters.
Snow is an extremely rare phenomenon in the Japanese capital, occurring once or twice a year, while a snow cover of at least a few centimeters lasts only once every few years. Real snow was recorded in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Snowfalls in the Japanese capital are usually accompanied by transport disruptions. For adults, especially on weekdays, snow means being late for work and meetings, and being unable to leave or return home from business trips. For students and high school students, it often means canceling classes due to transport problems. But for young Tokyoites, snow is a delight.
In recent years, heavy snowfalls hit Tokyo in February 2014 - for the first time in 20 years, the depth of the snow reached 27 centimeters. Tokyo residents also remember the snowfalls in 2018, when the snow depth was about 20 centimeters, and in 2022, when about 10 centimeters of snow fell.
