Tokyo records rare mid-April snow

Tokyo recorded its latest spring snowfall in more than 40 years on Saturday, when a light dusting mixed with rain fell in the Japanese capital before dawn, the weather agency said.

By Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team · Editorial process

Published April 16, 2010

Tokyo recorded its latest spring snowfall in more than 40 years on Saturday, when a light dusting mixed with rain fell in the Japanese capital before dawn, the weather agency said.

An unseasonable cold front sent the mercury falling to 1.4 degrees Celsius (35 Fahrenheit), forcing train operators to suspend Shinkansen bullet train services, while roads were closed in some eastern and northern areas.

The record for the latest spring snowfall in Tokyo was set on April 17, 1969, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Despite the bad weather, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama held a party to mark the annual arrival of cherry blossom at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park, at a ceremony attended by some 10,000 people.

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