Tokyo stunned to wake up to snow in November for first time in 54 years

The Nice Buddha statue is roofed with snow at Kotoku-in temple in Kamakura, close to Tokyo as we speak (pictured, left) after residents (proper) woke as much as the primary November snowfall in 54 years

Tokyo awoke as we speak to its first November snowfall in additional than half a century, leaving commuters to grapple with prepare disruptions - a rarity in Japan - and icy streets.

Snow started falling earlier than daybreak with the mercury approaching zero as a chilly climate system moved south from Siberia.

The Japan Meteorological Company stated it was the primary time snow had fallen in November in central Tokyo since 1962.

At this time's snow (pictured) was all of the extra exceptional as a result of it may well solely days after temperatures within the metropolis reached 20C (68F)

Suburban areas on the foot of Mount Takao noticed extra snow however even central Tokyo noticed flurries which resulted in a protecting of round an inch (2cm).

That was the primary time snow had truly laid on the bottom since data started in 1875, the company stated.

Larger Tokyo, which spreads over a large space and consists of many suburbs, enjoys comparatively gentle winters in comparison with another components of the nation, just like the northern island of Hokkaido, the place snowfall is extra frequent.

A mom walks to high school together with her son as we speak as snow falls in November for the primary time since 1962, when John F Kennedy was the US president

Snow falls over a railway in Tokyo as we speak. The climate affected Japan Railways' normally impeccable file for punctuality

Tv footage confirmed a resident within the western suburb of Hachioji shovelling snow because the pavement, timber and park benches had been lined in white powder.

Prepare and subway companies had been quickly suspended or delayed particularly in western Tokyo, affecting hundreds of commuters through the morning rush hour.

Japanese prepare companies run on a regimented and extremely punctual foundation and commuters had been baffled when their common companies had been delayed. 

Common temperatures at the moment of 12 months are round 14 C (57 F) and on Sunday had been as excessive as 20 C (68 F).

This couple's marriage ceremony, in a standard Shinto ceremony on the Meiji shrine in Tokyo, was carried out towards the backdrop of snow 

The snowfall got here as a serious shock to folks in Tokyo as solely yesterday (pictured) they had been strolling by means of parks having fun with the autumnal scene in gentle climate

Snow falls throughout the rooftops of residential buildings through the early morning as we speak

Tokyo generally will get snow in January or February however this can be very uncommon in December and is nearly unprecedented in November

Folks made their approach to work as greatest they might however some folks had been delayed as Japan's famously punctual prepare community was disrupted by the climate

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