HOKKAIDO, Jan 23 (News On Japan) –
Abashiri City in Hokkaido introduced the season’s “first day of drift ice” on January twenty second after the ice was confirmed from an remark deck.
A white band stretching throughout the ocean might be seen from Mount Tento’s observatory, marking the arrival of the area’s signature winter drift ice. The metropolis stated the drift ice was noticed with the bare eye at 1:20 p.m. on January twenty second.
Until 2025, the Abashiri Local Meteorological Observatory had been answerable for monitoring the primary look of drift ice, however it ended the follow as advances in climate satellites and different know-how made the observations much less obligatory.
From 2026, the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum has taken over the function of monitoring and saying the primary sighting.
A vacationer from Taiwan praised the surroundings, saying Hokkaido is known for its views and that it was “wonderful.”
Taguchi Kei, president of the Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum, stated the drift ice appeared out of the blue and described the second as “a level of excitement I’ve never felt before.”
Compared with previous information recorded by the meteorological observatory by means of 2025, Abashiri’s first drift ice day this season was in keeping with the typical, and got here 24 days sooner than in 2025.
Source: HBCニュース 北海道放送