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Japan Weekly Snow Roundup #298
Weekly Snow News for Japan, updated 21 January 2026: Japan leads global snowfall again, with 1m (40") in 72 hours on Hokkaido and heavy, cold powder spreading into Honshu.
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Hakkoda at 997 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 23 Jan 2026
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light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | heavy snow | heavy snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
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max °C | -12 | -12 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -12 |
min °C | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -12 |
-24 | -24 | -24 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -19 | -20 | -18 | -13 | -18 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -22 | |
95 | 95 | 93 | 94 | 89 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 91 | 96 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 97 | 93 | 96 | 92 | 95 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:42 | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | 4:47 | — |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Sat morning, min -13°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night).
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Hakkoda Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 31 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Japan - Aomori are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of January has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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3.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.9 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Hakkoda at the specific elevation of 997 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Hakkoda. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Japan.
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Visitor Reviews of Hakkoda
Overall 2.6 Based on 8 votes and 4 reviews
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- Local Gaijin from Japan writes:
Time for an update. First of all, Hakkoda is not a resort. It is a set of mountains in a national park, one of which happens to have a ropeway/gondola. There are no amenities, no shops, no bars, no restaurants, no nightlife, no parties. Just mountains, onsens and snow. Except for the negligible tiny little old ski center at the foot of one of the mountains, there are no ski trails. Most winter days, the conditions at the top of the ropeway are stormy, with high winds and extremely low visibility. When the winds reach over 25m/s (which happens often), the ropeway suspends operations and there are few if any alternatives for skiing/snowboarding that day. Bring a book or two. There are no real / groomed ski trails from the top. There are lots of creeks, holes, treewells and windlips, which, in zero visibility represent significant challenges. Furthermore, if you are not intimately familiar with the geography of the area, the odds of getting lost, spending the night alone in the mountains and requiring (expensive) rescue are significantly high. The skills, physical strength and knowledge required to ski/ride at Hakkoda are not what you typically get from simply resort skiing/riding, even if you go every weekend. Again, this is not a resort. Do not come here if you are not properly prepared (and I don't mean simply buying the gear).
Visitor Reviews of Hakkoda
Local Gaijin from Japan writes:
Time for an update.
First of all, Hakkoda is not a resort. It is a set of mountains in a national park, one of which happens to have a ropeway/gondola.
There are no amenities, no shops, no bars, no restaurants, no nightlife, no parties. Just mountains, onsens and snow.
Except for the negligible tiny little old ski center at the foot of one of the mountains, there are no ski trails.
Most winter days, the conditions at the top of the ropeway are stormy, with high winds and extremely low visibility. When the winds reach over 25m/s (which happens often), the ropeway suspends operations and there are few if any alternatives for skiing/snowboarding that day. Bring a book or two.
There are no real / groomed ski trails from the top. There are lots of creeks, holes, treewells and windlips, which, in zero visibility represent significant challenges. Furthermore, if you are not intimately familiar with the geography of the area, the odds of getting lost, spending the night alone in the mountains and requiring (expensive) rescue are significantly high.
The skills, physical strength and knowledge required to ski/ride at Hakkoda are not what you typically get from simply resort skiing/riding, even if you go every weekend.
Again, this is not a resort. Do not come here if you are not properly prepared (and I don't mean simply buying the gear).
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