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8th October |
There has been
mixed weather this week - fine sunny sharp blue
skies followed by the bad weather yesterday from
the typhoon moving across Japan. When the
skies clear though, the autumn scenery is
looking very fine. In higher regions
the autumn colours are now past their peak
though lower down in the valley the best is
still to come...
As the seasons quickly change,
the first snow of the season has been spotted on
mountain tops this morning!
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25th
September |
More fine weather
this week as autumn takes hold. While days
have warmed up, evenings have been getting
noticeably cooler - even cold at times.
Makes you think of the coming winter....! |
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18th
September |
There has been some fantastic
weather in the region over the last few days.
Bright blue skies contrasting with the
increasingly colourful mountainsides. Take
a look at the photos below to get an idea of the
scenery in the area at the moment....
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11th
September |
Autumn stakes a stronger hold on
the region with temperatures continuing to cool
down. This last week, and in particular
the last few days, it has been very cool -
almost slightly cold - in the evenings.
After some forecast rain on Saturday, it looks
like we are set for good week for the following
week or so... |
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4th
September |
As we move into September it is
feeling more like like autumn almost by the day.
Temperatures have kept cool and we have had some
fine days, autumn-like fog rolling in on others,
and the colours on the mountainsides are now
changing. Look out for the most
spectacular autumn scenery in the first half of
October.
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28th August |
It has been a generally cooler
than normal summer here in northern Nagano, with
more rain than we normally expect. Now in
late August we are seeing more autumn-like skies
and even reaching for jackets from time to time.
Colours on the mountains are changing too and so
it will not be long now before we can enjoy the
comfortable autumn season in the region.
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17th July |
With rainy season now behind us,
we are looking forward to a good month or two of
fine, summer weather in the valley. The
coming weeks will be a fine time to get up into
the mountains - not only to escape the heat of
summer but also to enjoy the fine views and
flowers.
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9th July |
The last week or
so has seen a lot of cloud and rain as we are now into the
official rainy season. It is looking
likely that the weather might be clearing up
from the weekend.... perhaps soon we will be
into the real summer.
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26th June |
More flowers blooming and
temperatures rising in the region now. It
has been mixed weather over the last week but
fine weather today and forecast for tomorrow.
It is currently looking like rain on Sunday....
rainy season!
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18th
June |
Still the
temperatures remain relatively cool - for
example today it has not reached 20 degrees -
with changeable conditions most of this week.
Cloud with sun at times is forecast for the
coming weekend.
Although there
are pockets of snow left here and there on the
mountainside, flowers are appearing earlier than
they usually do this season.
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9th June |
Cooler temperatures have
continued over the last week or so - even
feeling cold higher up on the mountains - but
summer is now just around the corner and we can
expect things to heat up and get more humid from
now.... great views on clear days!
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28th May |
Last week the
Tsugaike National Park opened for the summer
season. There is still snow on the
mountain tops as can be seen from the
photographs below, but there is also a lot of
green on show now as well as flowers appearing
as temperatures gradually rise. The last
few days though have been cooler once again and
cloudy but the fine weather and sunny skies look
set to return next week.
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21st May |
Just two weeks
and the weather has really taken a turn - warm,
even hot, temperatures and rising humidity...
though it is still of course manageable and
nothing like you get in the city. We
will be posting more information regarding the
green season here soon.... |
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7th May |
The ski and
snowboard season is now officially over in the
region as all the ski resorts are now closed.
Everyone is now looking forward to the warmer
weather and outdoor activities on offer in the
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1st May |
Back to the warm
weather now as we are in the Golden Week
holidays here in Japan - until the last day of
the season at Tsugaike ski resort on 6th May.
It is warm in the days and we have fine weather
forecast into next week. |
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