Snow falls on Tokyo, surrounding areas; flights disrupted

[gmat]

From Japan today;

https://japantoday.com/category/national/tokyo-surrounding-areas-brace-for-snowfall

 

Spent several hours taking pictures of the Setagaya Line in the snow.

 

[railsquid]

Had ca. 10cm here already, which is not a lot compared to some places, but massive recipe for chaos in Tokyo.

 

Pretty much all expresses are stopped, and reduced service on most lines, compounded by people heading home early.

[katoftw]

Nariichi-san had a 5 second clip of the snow falling from his shop front door on his facebook account this afternoon.

[gmat]

Some pics from today.

From my apartment 13:51.

 

 

15:45 when I returned home.

 

Setagaya Station.

 

 

 

 

 

I chased the 308 Gotokuji train to Kamimachi Station and waited for it. I met another rail fan who was there when 308 returned from Shimotakaido. He came back when it returned from Sangenjaya. I stayed there and took more pics.

 

This is from Shoinjinja Station.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for now.  

Grant

 

 

[railsquid]

A couple of hours ago:

 

[bill937ca]

"According to the agency, the Kanto region is expected to get 10 to 40 cm within the 24-hour period ending at 6 a.m. Tuesday, including 5 to 10 cm in Tokyo’s 23 wards. Elsewhere, about 20 to 50 cm is projected for the northern Kanto-Koshin region including Kofu in Yamanashi Prefecture, 30 to 50 for the Pacific coast of Tohoku, and 20 to 50 cm for areas between the Hakone area in Kanagawa Prefecture and Saitama’s Chichibu district.

 

The transport ministry even issued an “emergency” announcement Sunday urging people to refrain from leaving their homes unless necessary."

 

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/01/22/national/tokyo-braces-10-centimeters-snow/#.WmXYBKinHcc

 

Snow day!!!!

[bill937ca]

Heavy Snow in Nerima-ku, Tokyo. This video was taken on the platform of Shakujii-koen Station on Seibu Ikebukuro Line a little after 4 pm on January 22, 2018.

 

 

Video by AEONjr

 

 

[cteno4]

What does the squidlette think of all this white stuff?

 

my comment around here when it comes is “stupid snow” grumble grumble...

 

cheers,

 

jeff

[bill937ca]

Sorry.

 

 

Edited January 22, 2018 by bill937ca

[scotspensioner]

I've been watching the Tokyo live cam on YouTube showing the snow falling south of Tokyo station.

[bill937ca]

Keisei Line.  Video by HamanoteLine. It is Tokyo 's heavy snow! January 22, 2018

 

 

[railsquid]

5 hours ago, bill937ca said:

Snow removal of EF64.

 

 

 

Err, taken in 2014 in Gunma Prefecture...

[bill937ca]

7 minutes ago, railsquid said:

 

Err, taken in 2014 in Gunma Prefecture...

 Oops!  

[railsquid]

5 hours ago, cteno4 said:

What does the squidlette think of all this white stuff?

 

my comment around here when it comes is “stupid snow” grumble grumble...

 

 

The Squidlet was reluctant to go out in it at first, but was much happier when he realised vehicle tracks looked like railway lines. I kid you not.

[gmat]

Some pictures from the next day.

 

Next to Setagaya Station.

 

 

 

On the way to Yamashita Station.

 

 

Gotokuji Station.

 

How do you channel water from leaks?

 

 

Shinjuku Station.

 

 

Returning from Sangenjaya Station.

 

Heading back to Setagaya Station.

 

 

 

That's all for now.

 

 

[gmat]

Heavy snowfall in Tokyo turns the city’s borderline river into a breathtaking misty wonderland

 

Tamagawa looked really beautiful. Sorry that I missed it.

 

https://en.rocketnews24.com/2018/01/24/heavy-snowfall-in-tokyo-turns-the-citys-borderline-river-into-a-breathtaking-misty-wonderland/

[gmat]

Tokyo snowfall, the heaviest in four years, causes chaos in the capital (Photos)

Some interesting photos.

 

https://en.rocketnews24.com/2018/01/23/tokyo-snowfall-the-heaviest-in-four-years-causes-chaos-in-the-capital-【photos】/

[gmat]

From SoraNews24.  Some more snow pictures of Tokyo.

Tokyo’s most famous landmarks are even more beautiful after heaviest snowfall in years【Photos】

https://en.rocketnews24.com/2018/01/24/tokyos-most-famous-landmarks-are-even-more-beautiful-after-heaviest-snowfall-in-years【photos】/

 

Grant

[gmat]

Some nice photos from Asahi Evening News;

 

Tokyo reels from rare snowstorm, braces for more freezing weather

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201801230038.html

 

Grant

[Sean]

Am sitting here in Nagoya, we were expecting the snow to reach us today but its sunny and clear.  Which would be great except that I have a 3 year old who REALLY wanted snow today!  Maybe tonight.

[Kiha66]

I'm sure its a bummer if you have to work in it, but Tokyo really does look beautiful in the snow.  Thanks for the pictures gmat, I have a few of them saved in my PC backgrounds folder.  Hopefully I'll be able to visit in a year or two and see it for myself.

 

18 hours ago, gmat said:

 

In the maritime engineering industry we call these "Kingspoint gaskets".  Not very professional, but it usually lasts at least untill its becomes next watch's problem!  

[miyakoji]

21 hours ago, Sean said:

Am sitting here in Nagoya, we were expecting the snow to reach us today but its sunny and clear.

 

In what kinds of train mania do you partake in Nagoya?   I lived near Otobashi in 2004, seems like a lifetime ago.  I never really got into Meitetsu, I definitely regret that now.

[Sean]

17 hours ago, miyakoji said:

 

In what kinds of train mania do you partake in Nagoya?   I lived near Otobashi in 2004, seems like a lifetime ago.  I never really got into Meitetsu, I definitely regret that now.

 

I'm a Meitetsu guy!  I live on the Meitetsu Seto line.  We actually got some snow last night, here is the Seto line train bound for Sakae Machi passing me by as I trudged home!

[bill937ca]

Video by Railnote.

 

 

 

[railsquid]

The scene outside my local station last night, after 4 days of freezing:

 

bus-stop-ice by Rail Squid, on Flickr

 

Tokyo is just not equipped for dealing with snow which falls and stays, any snow which wasn't cleared away Monday night or early Tuesday morning by businesses or residents has been compressed into black ice and particularly where roads are in shadow is sticking around.

 

Some footage from Nakano station on Monday evening: