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One of my fondest memories is a day-trip I took to Kenrokuen. It was the dead of winter, absolutely blanketed in snow with more coming down, and I remember bein
by dejawu 5y ago
One of my fondest memories is a day-trip I took to Kenrokuen. It was the dead of winter, absolutely blanketed in snow with more coming down, and I remember being simply awestruck by the serene beauty of it. I still go back and look at the photos I took there four or five years ago - it's one of the few times I've actually wished I'd sprung for a phone with a decent camera.
I also remember hopping on a bus, looking ridiculous covered in snow after a whole day walking around outside, and getting a good-natured laugh from some schoolchildren for my appearance. Good times.
- UncleOxidant 5y agoI just googled Kanazawa and it happens to be snowing there right now. I was curious about the latitude and it looks to be at about the same latitude as the SF Bay area where it rarely snows. And it's right on the coast as well. Is snow more common on the west coast of Japan than on the east coast due to the Japanese current which passes on the east?
- zzzbra 5y agoeast west distinction does make as much sense in Japan since the main island runs at a sort of diagonal but from my experience, in the northern half, the west is snowier. the islands as a whole are immensely wetter than California.