In the Japanese tourism world, Sapporo, capital city of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. Hokkaido had heavy snow Friday, with Sapporo observing the heaviest snowfall in 50 years for December, and nearly 50,000 people were affected after air and railway traffic was disrupted.
Ukuwa kwekhephu kwikomkhulu le-prefectural kufikelele kwi-96 cm (ngaphezulu kwee-intshi ezingama-37) ukusukela ngentsimbi yesi-9 ngokuhlwa ngolwesiHlanu, ukuya phezulu kwi-90 cm okokuqala ngqa ngoDisemba ukusukela ngo-1966.
Ikhephu elinzima linyanzelise iinkampani zenqwelomoya ukuba zirhoxise iinqwelomoya ezingaphezu kwama-260 ezidibanisa isikhululo seenqwelomoya esitsha eChitose, emazantsi eSapporo, kunye nezinye iindawo, ngokutsho komqhubi wesikhululo seenqwelomoya. IHokkaido Railway Co. ikwathe yarhoxisa iinkonzo zikaloliwe ezingama-380.
Imimoya ebhudla ngamandla yabangela ukuqhawuka kombane kumakhaya amalunga nama-3,800 XNUMX kwidolophu yase-Erimo nakwinxalenye yedolophu yaseSamani.
