Heavy snowfall in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, December 27, 2021.

The announcement of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that Niigata, Yamagata and Nagano prefectures recorded a heavy snowfall of more than 20cm in just 3 hours at dawn on December 31. Thus, many Japanese localities in the Sea of ​​Japan, including the plains, are experiencing a record cold with over 1m thick snowfall, even 1.74m in the town of Tsunan, the province. Niigata, 1.55m in Okura Village, Yamagata Prefecture, 1.33m in Hinoemata Village, Fukushima Prefecture, 1.32m in Nozawa Village, Nagano Prefecture.

Unusually heavy snowfall since the beginning of the week has caused traffic in Japan to stall on some expressways and Shinkansen trains and forced many domestic airlines to cancel or delay flights, greatly affecting the movement of passengers. The people of this country are at the peak of the year end.

Therefore, this period of intense cold air makes the traffic situation in some parts of Japan more difficult. As of 0:00 on December 31, there were 41 flights to Narita, Chubu, Toyama and Niigata airports delayed, along with many highways experiencing traffic jams for hours due to the influence of bad weather.

The JMA forecasts that in the next 24 hours, these provinces will continue to experience snowfalls from 50 to 80cm thick and people's movement will still be difficult. Japanese officials advise people to be alert to this severe cold front, which can lead to dangerous situations such as slippery road surfaces causing continuous accidents at highways, avalanches. in high mountains, local power outages or frozen domestic water pipes.

Snow is covered whole Hikone, Shiga, western Japan, December 27, 2021.

In addition, Japanese people when moving to their hometown or traveling by personal vehicle during the end of the holiday need to focus on watching  monitor the announcement of the authorities to avoid the roads being congested and congested due to the influence of the weather. influence of the weather.