As temperatures drop and days get shorter, many find themselves longing for summer ... wishing for warmer conditions, nine o’clock sunsets and hours by the pool (or beach).
With Japan attracting a record high of about 2.5 million overseas tourists per month in the winter season in 2019 right before the pandemic, it’s no longer a secret that the country has established some of the best snow resorts in the world.
Even semi-tropical islands like Okinawa can get chilly sometimes. In 1977, sleet came down on Kume Island, one of the remote islands west of Okinawa’s mainland.
While the rest of mainland Japan is currently enjoying the gorgeous autumn leaves, Misawa Air Base and Aomori Prefecture received the first layer of snow this season overnight on Dec.1.
Aomori Prefecture, where Misawa AB is located, is northernmost prefecture on mainland Japan. The area is famous for its production of apples (446,000 tons annually) and related products.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Zachary Woodruff, 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron vehicle technician, inflates a tire for a government-owned vehicle at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2022.
Commissaries across the Department of Defense (DoD), including the Misawa AB commissary, are experiencing global and regional supply chain issues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Aomori Prefecture, the famous snow corridor has now reopened. Take a drive and see the walls of snow piled up during the winter season on Route 103 known as the Hakkoda-Towada Goldline.
A cold front made its way through mainland of Japan over the past 24 hours, leaving some snow on the Kanto Plain in such as Miura and Chiba Peninsulas. In Yokosuka City, there snow falling early Friday morning.
