The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Meteorological Agency issued an “Emergency Announcement for Heavy Snow” in response to the forecast of heavy snow in Kanto Koshin.
According to Toru Ikeda, a forecaster on the Japan Meteorological Agency’s Forecast Division, “In Kanto and Koshin areas, it is expected that snow will fall over a wide area from tomorrow morning, with heavy snow mainly in the mountainous areas and along the mountainous areas, and wide areas of flatlands including central Tokyo. There is a possibility of warning-level heavy snowfall over a wide area, including flatlands.Because the temperature will continue to be low into the morning the day after tomorrow, please be careful of freezing roads.”