What a surprise this morning when I opened the curtains of my room and see that... everything was white... white like snow ! It was really cold recently but I was so busy that I did not really think of the possibility of snow...
Maybe it is the first time you see Tokyo under the snow or just snow in Japan ? In any case this is the first time it snowed this year in Tokyo so it is called "hatsu yuki". If you have read my article about the New Year in Japan, you must know that everything we do for the first time at the beginning of the year is called "hatsu" something ("first") and is viewed as something special. "Yuki" meaning "snow", "hatsuyuki" is "first snow".
From what I remember, it snowed last year as well and it was pretty close to today's date, right ? End of January or beginning of February ? Anyway. Now the question is how long will the snow remain ? Will it be gone tomorrow ? It is right that Tokyo under the snow is really beautiful and that it shows another Tokyo, but I can tell you it is pretty inconvenient when you have to ride your bike on the snow... Something that I would not recommend to our readers but sometimes you have to... But well you get the impression to be in a ski resort and it is agreeable to feel that when you have not been for a while.
As for the transportation, at the time I am writing these lines, there does not seem to be many train lines having stopped or having problems here in Tokyo, except for the Musashino line which seems to have stopped and this since yesterday. It seems that yesterday an other line, the Yurikamome line was stopped for some times.
It is often said that seasons in Japan are very marked compared to other temperate region as Europe and I find it true. We were so hot in summer (summer is crazy in Japan ) and now it is snowing... The difference is so big.
Anyway, let's put on some warm clothes, go out and admire the beauty of Japan under the snow, it may not be here tomorrow... But be careful !
Benji
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