The weather forecast said it would be sunny today… +4 °C
it’s still snowing… below zero, and there is no way to tell when it’ll stop…

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Winter is back in Furukawa and worse than before… Furukawa is about to dissapear.

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When I went outside this morning the wind had calmed down a bit… but 5 min later I was in trouble…

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Ah, when you wonder why there are no pictures of fireworks… there are none on new years eve I was quite surprised either… but in Japanese tradition everyone welcomes the new year quietly at home or at the next shrine.