A record breaking 1.2 metres of snow fell in just 12 hours, burying Obihiro City, Hokkaido

Low pressure will continue to bring blizzards to parts of north Japan for the next five days

Half a metre of snow will fall widely, but the mountains of Honshu could see over two metres pic.twitter.com/9dCNG7spka

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