It snowed 30 cm last night. And another 30 cm today. Nature is expressing herself.
While the locals here in Hokkaido are concerned with getting rid of the mounting piles of snow, I am left wondering: Why is Japan such an attractive destination for snowflakes?
Do you think it's some Shinto ritual? In the same way the Shinto gods gather in Izumo every October for their "God convention," perhaps the snow gathers in Hokkaido for four months in winter for a "drifting convention." After all, four months is a long life span for a snowflake -- longer than moths and many insects.
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