On saturday morning I boarded a train bound for the northern province of Niigata, about 200 km away, but only 1 hour at the speed these bullet trains travel. The trip began in Tokyo, which in winter sees clear skies and relatively warm weather, with no snow anywhere to be seen. After reaching the northern edge of the Kanto Plain, where Tokyo lies, the train passed through a long tunnel, bored through the mountains that separate the Kanto Plain from the northern region known as Joetsu, which borders the Japan Sea. After the 5 minute trip through the tunnel, the scene changed drastically from bright sun to snowy blizzard! We had reached the Japan Sea side of the moutnains, a land upon which falls endless snow from the storms which start in Siberia, pass over the Japan Sea to gather heat and moisture, and then dump this moisture here for the enjoyment of Japan's winter sports enthusiasts.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Endless snow
On saturday morning I boarded a train bound for the northern province of Niigata, about 200 km away, but only 1 hour at the speed these bullet trains travel. The trip began in Tokyo, which in winter sees clear skies and relatively warm weather, with no snow anywhere to be seen. After reaching the northern edge of the Kanto Plain, where Tokyo lies, the train passed through a long tunnel, bored through the mountains that separate the Kanto Plain from the northern region known as Joetsu, which borders the Japan Sea. After the 5 minute trip through the tunnel, the scene changed drastically from bright sun to snowy blizzard! We had reached the Japan Sea side of the moutnains, a land upon which falls endless snow from the storms which start in Siberia, pass over the Japan Sea to gather heat and moisture, and then dump this moisture here for the enjoyment of Japan's winter sports enthusiasts.
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