Reply #15: Here in the Tokyo area, it's been one of the coldest winters in a while

[Art_from_Ark]

That's not to say that it was cold by upper Midwest standards or anything, but there was some snow on the ground for a week or more, even in the central city area of Tokyo, which is very unusual. And on the Sea of Japan coast, especially in the Niigata area, there has been record snowfall, and excessive snow accumulation was even blamed on the derailment of a Japanese express train last December.