Today's Koyasan

It's been warm for these couple of days and it was lucky for me to drive up here to work with regular tires. 

Everyone living here greets each other what a warm day it is.  Actually, I don't feel chilly and feel like spring has come.

But the temperature is 2.3 degrees Celcius.  We feel cold enough down the mountain with that temperature!

Still there's much ice and snow in the shade.  Please do not make light of the mountain weather!

Stay warm and well prepared when you come.

Real Winter

Koyasan is a kind of exception of coldness while the weather in Wakayama where Koyasan is located is said to be warm and mild.

At this time of the year, people are really busy with wiping off snow from streets, front entrance and sometimes from the roof every morning so that visitors don't have　any difficulties walking in town. But encountering the strong cold front, it has been snowing hard since this morning and never stopped.

Since it is like dry snow like powdered sugar you can just wipe off from your clothes or shoes. Cars parked since this morning is totally covered with snow and no windows can be seen.

I could walk over the lotus pond which is thickly covered with ice and snow.
The weather forecast says the temperature will drop down tomorrow to -10 degree Celcius.

But it is definitely amazingly beautiful.