The JR Tsugaru Line was closed between Aomori and Kanita stations on Jan. 5-6, while services were partially suspended on the JR Ou Line, the JR Ominato Line and the Aoimori Railway Line.

According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, 47 inches of snowfall occurred during a 12-hour period on Monday in Obihiro, with blizzard conditions likely across northeast parts of the country ...