Mie residents woke up to a rare heavy dusting of snow on Valentine’s Day this year. Being on the Pacific side of Japan, Mie rarely sees heavy snowfalls that last even one day. But this dusting was heavy enough to cause traffic chaos, cancel trains and saw kids get part of the day off school. Photo credits: James Fichera, Daniel Nicholls, Julia Schumann and Claire Usmar.
Snowy parking space, Matsusaka.
‘Snow’panman in Matsusaka.
Manhole in Tsu.
First train of the day at almost 4pm, in Tsushinmachi.
Front door view in Minami Ise.
Tsu Castle Park, Tsu.
Tsu Castle, Tsu.
Garbage duties still call in Tsu.
Playground beside Tsu Castle Park, Tsu.
Tsu Castle, Tsu.
Roadside shrine, Tsushinmachi.
Traditional house, Tsushinmachi.
Bridge over the Iwata River, Tsushinmachi.
Tsu Castle Park, Tsushinmachi.
Tse Castle, Tsu.
Frosted tress, Suzuka.
Snowy school grounds, Suzuka.
Snowy school grounds, Suzuka.
No baseball practice today, Suzuka.
White out in Suzuka.
Traffic joy, Suzuka.
Farms in Minami Ise.
Snowy field, Minami Ise.
Farms in Minami Ise.
Minami Ise.
Visibility: Snowy, Minami Ise.
Tsushinmachi Station, Tsu.
Mie! 