Snow country (Japan)
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Snow country refers to areas in Japan characterized by heavy, long-lasting snowfalls.
A yukiguni landscape in the Niigata Prefecture
A snow wall on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (Toyama)
Tōkamachi (Niigata) city hall in January 2006
Electronic sign warns of avalanche danger near Tsunan, Niigata
Fukui Prefecture
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Fukui Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 and has a geographic area of 4,190 km2. Fukui Prefecture borders Ishikawa
Snow country (Japan)
…Shimane) in the south to Honshū's northern tip, as well as Sado Island and Hokkaidō. More narrowly defined, it is used to indicate the area from Fukui to Akita Prefecture, but it is most closely associated with part of Fukui and all of Toyama and Niigata Prefectures. "Heavy Snowfall Zones" refers to…
Panoramic view of the Fukui plain, Fukui prefecture from the top of Monju
Tōjinbō, Sakai, Fukui
Row of sakura, Asuwa River, Fukui, Fukui
Ichijōdani Asakura Family Historic Ruins