In the Japanese tourism world, Sapporo, capital city of the mountainous northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, is famous for its beer, skiing and annual Sapporo Snow Festival featuring enormous ice sculptures. Hokkaido had heavy snow Friday, with Sapporo observing the heaviest snowfall in 50 years for December, and nearly 50,000 people were affected after air and railway traffic was disrupted.
Ukuwa kweqhwa enhlokodolobha yesifunda kufinyelele ku-96 cm (ngaphezu kwamayintshi angama-37) kusukela ngo-9 pm ngoLwesihlanu, kwafinyelela ku-90 cm okokuqala ngqa ngoDisemba kusukela ngo-1966.
Iqhwa elinamandla liphoqe izinkampani zezindiza ukuthi zikhansele izindiza ezingaphezu kuka-260 ezixhumanisa isikhumulo sezindiza i-New Chitose, eningizimu yeSapporo, nezinye izindawo, ngokusho kosebenza esikhumulweni sezindiza. IHokkaido Railway Co. iphinde yathi ikhansele izinkonzo zezitimela ezingaphezu kuka-380.
Imimoya enamandla yabangela ukunqamuka kukagesi ezindlini ezingaba ngu-3,800 XNUMX edolobheni lase-Erimo nasengxenyeni yedolobha laseSamani.
