[Nyororin]

This year, the snow over all of Japan has been fairly mild..

But the differences between northern Japan and southern Japan are quite drastic. The southernmost areas (For example, Okinawa) are warm all year round, while the northernmost areas are cool even in the summer.

Where I live, near Nagoya, we had one day of snow this year. Maybe two, as we were out of town for a few days. Last year, we were covered in snow half the winter.

Personally, I prefer the snow. For some reason, it seems to absorb the cold. I was happy to be outside when there was a ton of snow out there, but I hate dealing with the extreme winds we have this year. Right now, my windows are shaking, and it sounds like I`d fly away if I went out. Unfortunately, I`ll have to test that in a bit...