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Towns tagged “It snows”
159 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “It snows”, across 23 prefectures.
“It snows” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido43
Hokkaido page- Sapporo CityAbout 40,000 years ago a pyroclastic flow became stone.Sapporo stone, Ishiyama quarry
- Asahikawa CityOf 750+ bridges, the representative one.Asahibashi, completed in 1932
- Iwamizawa City232 old rails frame the station windows.Rail window frames, Iwamizawa
- Nayoro CityA train broke snow walls, blew snow far.Kimaroki, a snow-clearing train
- Mikasa CityA shaft once called “No. 1 in the East.”Ponbetsu Mine shaft tower, 51 m
- Nemuro CityCut across, the rock looks like a wheel.Wheel Stone, Hanasaki Port
- Takikawa CityA sea cow lived where Takikawa was sea.Takikawa sea cow fossil
- Sunagawa CityAn old river course, put to new use.Sunagawa Retarding Basin
- Utashinai CityA mining hall in a Japan Heritage story.Kanashibetsu Romanza
- Furano CityA station house, no longer a station.Yamabe Station building
- Tobetsu TownA two-story annex the tourism association says was built to host guests.Date Residence Annex
- Shinshinotsu VillageLit lanterns rise over winter fields.Tappu Ohashi, Ishikari River
- Imakane TownA river with 23 fish species recorded.Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
- Kuromatsunai TownRenamed four months after town status.Miwa Town, name changed
- Rankoshi TownA pond with a geyser until mid-Taisho.Oyunuma, Niseko Yumoto
- Niseko TownThe town took a name said to mean cliff.Niseko Town's name, sheer cliff
- Kutchan TownHaving run some 56 Earth laps, it stays.Futatsume Yotei, Loco No. 79615
- Akaigawa VillageA caldera-basin village ringed by peaks.Akaigawa Caldera
- Naie TownMidway along a 29.2 km straight road.House Yarubi Naie, a roadside station
- Kuriyama TownA town-designated thatched house.Kuriyama Park in autumn
- Urausu TownFlowers carpet a shrine on donated land.Urausu Shrine, dogtooth violets
- Uryu TownAt snowmelt, ponds join into a big pond.Uryunuma Wetland
- Hokuryu Town2 million sunflowers bloom on a hill.Himawari no Sato, 23.13 ha
- Pippu TownA windowed bridge spans the platforms.Pippu Station, footbridge
- Aibetsu TownA closed station's room, now a gallery.Aizan Museum
- Kamifurano TownIn July, a hill turns purple all over.Hinode Park, lavender
- Minamifurano TownThe town lists a lamp hut as historic.Kanayama Station, lamp hut
- Wassamu TownThe town chose to keep a pass station.Shiokari Station, kept by town
- Kenbuchi Town14 locals founded a picture-book society.Ehon no Yakata, picture books
- Shimokawa TownWinter lights began as a youth trial.Ice candles, Shimokawa winter
- Bifuka TownDwarf spruce mirrored in a summit pond.Matsuyama Wetland, a raised bog
- Otoineppu VillageInside a station, a Tempoku Line room.Otoineppu Station, Tempoku Line
- Horokanai TownBuckwheat's white runs to the foothills.Horokanai buckwheat fields
- Rebun TownAlpine flowers grow right by the sea.Momoiwa, alpine plant community
- Horonobe TownA storeroom serves as the waiting room.Nukanan Station, storeroom
- Atsuma TownA station wall painted with three waves.Hama-Atsuma Station
- Hidaka TownThe Saru's source and mouth lie in town.Upper Saru River, Chiroro River
- Shikaoi TownA stone named for Hokkaido, found here.Hokkaidoite, primary type site
- Shintoku TownA pass line's brick arch has six layers.Arch bridge, former pass line
- Sarabetsu VillageA grove born of village revitalization.Sumomo no Sato, by Donguri Park
- Taiki TownA river also named “southwest wind.”Rekifune River
- Toyokoro TownWave-worn river ice shines like a jewel.Jewelry Ice, Tokachi River mouth
- Honbetsu TownTown flower blooms in Yoshitsune's park.Yoshitsune's Village Park
Aomori Prefecture6
Aomori Prefecture page- Nishimeya VillageReading the ice for Tsugaru's harvest.Niogataki Falls, ice pillar
- Itayanagi TownA river town with a shrine to sea gods.Kaido Shrine, Itayanagi
- Nakadomari TownA stream falls down a seven-step cliff.Seven Falls, Kodomari
- Noheji TownA snow-break forest stays in a station.Noheji Snow-break Forest
- Yokohama TownFall-sown rapeseed blooms after winter.Rapeseed fields, Fukkoshi Eboshi
- Higashidori VillageA serow's winter stance named a horse.Kandachime horses, Cape Shiriya
Iwate Prefecture4
Iwate Prefecture page- Kuzumaki TownA bridge for cars, roofed in larch.Big Bridge, local larch roof
- Nishiwaga TownA bath signal warns of coming trains.Hottoyuda, a hot spring station
- Hirono TownSaid to be an immortal monk's grave.Hitachibo Kaison's grave, Ono
- Ichinohe TownWave-like stripes flank the pass.Cross-bedding of Namiuchi Pass
Miyagi Prefecture2
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture16
Akita Prefecture page- Noshiro CityA direction stone on the sky-watch hill.Hiyoriyama direction stone
- Yokote CityA bonden enters the pond as an offering.Numa-iri Bonden, Aratokoro
- Odate CityCold rock air stored Tōhoku tree seeds.Nagabashiri Fūketsu, seed stores
- Kazuno CityA brewer's house with a covered walkway.Komise, former Sekizen sake shop
- Yurihonjo CityA hall open to the roof, for a Buddha.Akata Daibutsu, Chōkoku-ji
- Kitaakita CityLouder drums are said to call the rain.Tsuzureko Big Drum, the shrine
- Nikaho CityA stone seawall has a drain sluice.Yuri Coast Namiyoke Stone Wall
- Semboku CityLit paper balloons rise in midwinter.Paper balloons, Kamihinokinai
- Kosaka TownWhat turns the stage is human power.Korakukan, revolving stage
- Kamikoani VillageOver 60 homes, they said; so they split.Yagisawa, a branch village
- Mitane TownThe river here is named for three seeds.Mitane River, origin of the name
- Ikawa Town200 cherry kinds, gathered from Japan.Nihon Kokkaen
- Ogata VillageAtop the steps, the old lake's surface.Ogata Fuji
- Misato TownHe quit the Diet and built an avenue.Pine and cedar avenue, Togaku
- Ugo TownDancing in scrap kimono, faces hidden.Hanui, Nishimonai Bon Odori
- Higashinaruse VillageRed by name, blue on clear days.Lake Sukawa, the Vermilion Pond
Yamagata Prefecture15
Yamagata Prefecture page- Tsuruoka CityCastle tiles carried to silkworm houses.Matsugaoka Kaikonjo, silk houses
- Shinjo CityA hall whose steep roof allows for snow.Snowy Region Research Institute
- Kaminoyama CityTolls repaid part of a stone bridge.Shinbashi, a post-town bridge
- Obanazawa CityThe cedar of a heavenly maiden's legendNobesawa Castle cedar, citadel
- Yamanobe TownRice hangs on stakes to dry in the sun.Owarabi terraces, stake drying
- Nishikawa TownA 66.9 m front: hall, parlors, kitchen.Old Nichigatsuji hall, Iwanesawa
- Kaneyama TownMaking a townscape over 100 years.100-Year Townscape Movement
- Mogami TownFlat ground splits water into two seas.Sakaida drainage divide
- Mamurogawa TownThe same type of engine that ran 28 km.Mamurogawa Forest Railway
- Okura VillageJizo line a rock said to house a monk.Jizo rock, hot spring legend
- Sakegawa VillageOne cedar, forked at the base.Kosugi no Osugi
- Tozawa VillageCedar trunks reach up like octopus legs.Yamanouchi cedar, Fantasy Forest
- Oguni TownA gorge with a trout-spearing legend.River gorge, Sanpei Iwaya legend
- Shirataka TownThey made paper by trading for kozo.Miyama washi, kozo and binder
- Iide TownHomes with woodlots dot the farmland.Scattered homes in farmland
Fukushima Prefecture10
Fukushima Prefecture page- Ten-ei VillageCut by paddies, still a keyhole mound.Dragon Mound, a keyhole tumulus
- Hinoemata VillageStone seats climb the slope to a stage.Hinoemata Stage, stone seating
- Tadami TownA reconstructed dwelling stands on site.Tadami, prefectural historic site
- Minamiaizu TownIts hanamichi is set up only for shows.Omomo Stage, shrine grounds
- Kitashiobara VillageThe village records over 300 alpine plants in a marsh.Oguninuma Marsh plant community
- Aizubange TownTwo tomb shapes stand side by side.Kamegamori and Chinjumori Kofun
- Yugawa VillageFlatland castle, 5 m above the riverbed.Castle ruins, river terrace
- Mishima TownAn arched iron bridge spans the river.First Tadami River Bridge
- Kaneyama TownNatural sparkling water wells up here.Oshio natural carbonated spring
- Showa VillageRamie for fine cloth takes three years.Karamushi ramie production
Gunma Prefecture2
Gunma Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture12
Niigata Prefecture page- Nagaoka CityA trowel-drawn kirin stands on the kura.Kote-e storehouse, Settaya
- Shibata CityA Sumida River guest house, moved home.Zoshunkaku, Okura's villa
- Ojiya CityA hall with a high floor against snow.Akashido, chijimi founder's hall
- Kamo CityTaisho and Showa trains, side by side.Kambara Railway Moha 1, Moha 61
- Tokamachi CityWorshipped on a peak, god of hemp cloth.Matsuo Shrine main hall
- Joetsu CityA lion statue lies before a former bank.House with the Lion Statue
- Uonuma CityFieldstone walls evoke a samurai manor.Meguro-tei, rich farmer's manor
- Minamiuonuma CitySouth stones lined a river, it is said.Sakado Castle, residence wall
- Aga TownOne cave that led to Incipient Jomon.Muroya Cave, a rhyolite cave
- Yuzawa TownA fort built in haste, on a pass ridge.Arato Castle Site, mountain fort
- Tsunan TownIn the snowmelt, rock clatters down.Ishiotoshi, a rock screen
- Sekikawa VillageWritten “snake-eating,” read Jabami.Jabami, a great snake legend
Toyama Prefecture8
Toyama Prefecture page- Toyama CityCanal soil made an old riverbed downtown.Fugan Canal, old Jinzū bed
- Uozu CityA 2,000-year-old forest below sea level.Uozu Buried Forest
- Kurobe CityNamed springs rise in the back lanes.Ikuji springs
- Tonami CityAbout 10 trial bulbs, now 5.21 million.Tulip bulbs
- Oyabe CityA school tower mixing Yasuda and Oxford.Märchen architecture
- Nanto CityA World Heritage village of 5 households.Suganuma gassho village
- Tateyama TownA waterfall that drops 350 m in 4 steps.Shōmyō Falls
- Asahi TownSnowy Mt. Asahi over cherries and tulips.Funagawa "Spring Quartet"
Ishikawa Prefecture2
Ishikawa Prefecture pageFukui Prefecture7
Fukui Prefecture page- Fukui CityA whole Sengoku town, kept under the soil.Ichijōdani, Asakura castle town
- Ono CityOn Hangeshō, skewered grilled mackerel.Hangeshō grilled mackerel
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Echizen CityAn unmatched roof for the god of paper.Okafuto and Ōtaki Shrines
- Sakai CityFive- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.Tojinbo
- Ikeda TownLegend says a regent taught them Noh.Mizuumi Dengaku Nōmai
- Minami-Echizen TownA flightless beetle in one high pond.Yasha diving beetle, Yashagaike
Nagano Prefecture7
Nagano Prefecture page- Nagano CityStones lean together into a roof shape.Omuro Kofun, gassho-gata chamber
- Iiyama CityMountain water is led past stone walls.Kawa and Tane, Kosuge's water
- Otari VillageAn inn for cattle drivers and porters.Ushikata-yado, Chikuni House
- Kijimadaira VillageA cliff shows a waterfall on May 8 only.Taru Falls, May 8 water release
- Nozawaonsen VillageThe village kitchen is in the hot pools.Ogama, the shared kitchen
- Iizuna TownEdo-Kanazawa midpoint, said set by Kaga.Bushu-Kashu Dochu Sakai Stele
- Sakae VillageA station post as tall as the snow was.Morimiyanohara, snow marker
Gifu Prefecture4
Gifu Prefecture page- Hida CityWinter: 1,000 carp go to a castle moat.Seto River carp, Tenjin Pond
- Motosu City238 root grafts. Boughs rest on props.Neodani Usuzumi-zakura
- Gujo CityIonic columns by a wooden clinic's door.Old Hayashi Ryoin Main Building
- Shirakawa VillageStone ditch to melt snow on the estate.Wada House, snow-melting ditch
Shiga Prefecture1
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture1
Kyoto Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture5
Hyogo Prefecture page- Toyooka CityThe storks came back to the sky.Oriental stork releases
- Yabu CityA one-yen train ran for 33 years.Akenobe mine's one-yen train
- Asago CityAbove the sea of clouds, the walls of a ruined castle.Takeda Castle ruins
- Kami Town99.9% of Japan's black wagyu dams descend from one bull here.Tajiri-go, Tajima cattle
- Shin'onsen TownWater at 98°C rises from the valley floor.Arayu, Yumura Onsen
Nara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture1
Wakayama Prefecture pageTottori Prefecture3
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture1
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture3
Okayama Prefecture pageHiroshima Prefecture4
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Shobara CityA townhouse with small stacked gablesSanrakuso, Former Hozawa House
- Hatsukaichi CityItsukushima's defeated lord rests here.Tōun-ji, Sue Harukata's grave
- Akiota TownThe gorge's name traces to an Edo book.Matsu-ochibashū, name's source
- Kitahiroshima TownIts front faced east, walled in stone.Kikkawa Motoharu residence ruins
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