Daily weather updates and visibility conditions in Japan.
Two or three times a winter, a cold wave crosses Japan and the Sea of Japan side stops working normally for a day or two: expressways close, local trains stop, and Shinkansen services on the Joetsu and Hokuriku lines run…
Field notes, weekly
One email a week. The Japan worth planning around.
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