Snow in Kyoto Hard Cycling

京都に雪、自転車はつらい

It is bone-chillingly cold in Kyoto.

Over night temperatures in the city fell to around -3 (about 27 F).

And, worse still, there was a dusting of powdery snow on roof tops and some streets.

This made for a hard commute, but as always the roads were full of cyclists braving the weather.

This being Kyoto, though, the snow should be gone by noon.

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Kyoto Snowfall Cycling

京都雪自転車

Sunday night saw heavy snowfall in western Japan.

Areas along the coast of the Sea of Japan - Shimane, Tottori, Niigata - have seen record-breaking accumulation.

Kyoto City is often cold - ask any midwinter cyclist - in winter. However, accumulation is fairly rare.

For the second time this winter, though, Kyoto saw its rooftops and roads blanketed in a beautiful white.

We threw in the proverbial towel and walked to the train station and stewed in a packed, late (six minutes!) train.

High school students and die-hards, however, were on the roads.

The snow is mostly gone from roads, and we are back in the saddle.


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Snowy New Year Kyoto Mailman

京都雪の中の郵便屋さん

The end of 2010 brought with it heavy snow, ending commuting, touring, and daily shopping on two wheels.

On this street in western Kyoto, however, the mailman was on his motorcycle making his appointed rounds.

Not far from Myoshinji Temple, the mailman had on his chains and was moving slowly from house to house dropping off new year's cards.

He smiled and yelled out a greeting as he whizzed by.

The snow is now gone, and cyclists have returned to the streets.

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Snow in Kyoto

京都年末雪景色

The end of 2010 brought heavy snow to western Japan.

Even Kyoto city, which rarely sees much accumulation, awoke to 15 cm on January 1st.

For about a day, this made cycling all but impossible in the areas of the city that hug the mountains that encircle it.

This bike is in front of a house not far from Ninnaji Temple.

By January 2nd, the roads in most of the city were clear, and life was back to normal.

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