Friday, January 9, 2009

初雪(hatsu yuki): First snow

It was very cold today. In Tokyo and other regions "初雪(hatsu yuki: first snow in the year or season)" was observed in early morning and it became "霙(mizore: sleet)" or "氷雨(hisame: freezing rain)" later. It was 7 days earlier than last year, but 7 days later than usual.
I live in Miura, Kanagawa where is about 1 hour and half from Tokyo to the south by train. We did not have snow, but it was raining all day long.
In Japan we use Celsius. It is about 8℃ outside which is about 46.4F. Formula is C=(F-32)x5/9.
I miss Florida warmth!

4 comments:

  1. Your profile says you are in Delray Beach, Florida. Is this no longer correct? I'm in Virginia and it was 24 degrees F when I left for work this morning.

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  2. Thank you for visiting my blog.
    I was in Delray Beach, Florida until last year.
    Now physically I am in Japan.
    I hope to be a snowbird someday.

    It seems it is VERY cold there.
    Please take good care of yourself!

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  3. Today it is 13 degrees F and that is not counting the wind chill. Where do you live in Japan? Would you post any pictures of your city?

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  4. I live in Miura, Kanagawa.
    I am not sure if I will post the pictures of my city yet, but the picture of Mt. Fuji on Jan. 2 was taken from my house.
    Please visit the following link.
    http://www.city.miura.kanagawa.jp/hisho/eng/index.html

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