20 Feet of Snow | World's Snowiest City Part 2 | Aomori, Japan
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- How does one deal with 6 metres (20 feet) of snow falling on and around their home every year? The residents of Aomori city, who live in the world's snowiest city, show us how.
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Lol that clip of Carter from Canada. Adorable. Seeing him rethinking his life and complaining like an old man, and then the 86 year old man in your video just happily, contentiously shoveling away was perfect. You know it's serious when a kid says they'd rather be in school. RIP to Carter's snow day, wasted shoveling snow for everyone.
Respect to both Carter and to the 86 year old in Aomori.
Being Canadian, I know most people say you grow to hate the snow more and more, but idk...maybe it's working from home (probably this) or just me feeling nostalgic for those childhood memories, but I love it. The snow can turn a bland landscape into a winter wonderland overnight. It's beautiful ❄️⛄
I'm Australian and a vast majority of people will say "the weather is awful" when it rains. I love rain! It makes me happy and comfortable. I think it doesn't matter where you are, people will either love it or hate it.
I'm from a place that never actually gets snow. This is absolutely fascinating, and I am really looking forward to the next video.
I came from planet venus and there's no snow there so having to watch this thick snow is truly fascinating... 😊😊😊
Bruh I'm from a place where it never drops below 25 deg C. This is wild to me.
@@nulnoh219 singapore?
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Wow! These videos really take me back. When I was a little boy, my dad was stationed at Misawa Air Base on the east coast of Aomori Prefecture. It's labeled the snowiest base in the USDOD system. Somewhere I have a photo of me attempting to help my dad clear the three feet of snow we got overnight. If it wasn't for the photo, I wouldn't believe myself. The best part though is that they would round up all the snow on base and make giant snow sculptures with slides in them and hold a little snow festival. So many fond memories of Misawa. (They also had way cooler parade floats than anything I've seen in the states.)
I used to live in Yokosuka 20 years ago, and I would look at the weather forecast for the entire country. I looked at Misawa's 5 day outlook and thought "how do they go to school??"
@@keyowilson5695 As shown in these videos, very large snow moving equipment and it was just how things were. And now I sit here in KC and they cancel everything over two inches of snow. But I'm really glad for these videos because sometimes you doubt that you really saw snow equipment and snow on this scale but, nope, there it is in living color.
From Vancouver, Canada and currently living in Aomori and it's definitely cool to see this video of all the familiar streets and buildings and the snowfall we had to deal with this year.
One things for sure, the people of Aomori are definitely resilient and have adapted well to living with huge snowfall.
Not sure if you saw during your time here, but there were some commercial buildings that collapsed and some houses where the roofs buckled and broke from the weight of the snow.
I grew up in Ottawa and this reminds me a lot of my childhood- the snow clearing trucks would come down my street in the middle of the night and wake me up and shovelling was an everyday thing. I don’t live in such a snowy place anymore and I really miss it, it’s a lot of work but it’s also beautiful.
Is the work of daily shovelling worth the fun of snow? Luckily, where I live, I can enjoy snow without any of the work of clearing it. Everyone I know who has to clear snow herself will hope it doesn’t snow.
@@user-no2mz9hl4f it’s not really a matter if it’s worth it or not- if you’re from somewhere, you’re simply from there. Some people mind it more and others mind it less and it’s definitely harder the older people get. I would absolutely shovel daily if it meant having a real winter because I love winter, others don’t as much as I do. On the other hand, I couldn’t stand living somewhere hot, I wouldn’t consider humidity and extremely hot summers “worth it” to be able to go to the beach year-round or whatever.
@@reneeolo3814 Do people pay a higher property management fee or property tax for snow maintenance/ clearing in Ottawa?
@@Danny9394 I’m not sure if it correlates but property taxes are rather high in Ottawa.
I was thinking the same while watching, the sounds of snowplows and blowers are basic childhood memories for me. Waking up to the sud of shovels and knowing what was waiting for you to clear before school lol I'm from Michigan and now live in the hottest, least snowy city in South Korea and I miss the snow terribly. Nothing is more beautiful than freshly fallen snow in a field or forest.
Please keep these documentaries coming! Great work, Greg!
Thank you for this video. I'm fascinated by and love both Japan and snow so this combines both. I'm American and have been to Tokyo twice, but on business so really didnlt get to experience the culture. I'm planning to take a long vacation in Japan and include visiting the snow areas.
The city of Aomori actually averages closer to 27 feet of snow. Nearby higher elevation areas which are inhabited average 58 feet of snow per winter. Nearby higher elevation areas where people don't live average closer to 80 feet. Simply amazing numbers, made even more amazing when you consider that the snow season in these areas is generally only about 3-4 months. Some other high snowfall mountain areas in the world like the American Cascades have a much longer snow season of 6+ months.
Your videos are so great! I love learning about Japanese culture, even modern day.
Here in Vancouver, I only shoveled snow two times this winter. But when I was in Minneapolis decades ago, it was no difference from AOMORI. Thanks Greg.
That's exaggerating. I live in Minnesota and have only shoveled the snow 10 times this winter and it only hit 12" or higher about 3 times. We own a 30" 300cc snow blower so its not even hard.
@@Pepe-dq2ib ha ha ha, probably weather has changed quite a bit during the past 15-20 years. Or, perhaps my memory is starting to fail me.
there is a difference though. in Minneapolis you don't get nearly as much snow as they do in Aomori. However, the winters are WAY colder!
this video was incredible. loved learning about the amazing different techniques that both the city and the individual uses to clear snow!
This mini series on Aomori is pure joy to watch. Thank you Greg!
I’m from Minnesota, and never realized the concept of a mud room was so weird to people. I feel like every house here that doesn’t have an attached garage has a mud room. I thought we got a lot of snow here but wow! The only place I’ve seen higher snow piles is on the mountain passes into Yellowstone in the spring.
Homes in Australia have mud rooms. It's not weird. Not sure why he thinks it is. You don't need snow for them to be useful. Rain. Cold. Etc.
I'm from NH and I thought the same thing. A mud room is not a big deal lol
In Oregon my parents use the laundry room/pantry as their "mud room" instead of front entryway mud room like I saw in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Our dorms had a similar entry to get the snow off that had heaters too. Ashland didn't get much snow the year I was there.
Yeah here in the UK people have them too, although I don't see them as much as I used to. Also, I never heard them described as mud rooms, I think most people just called them entryway or something similar. Officially they're called vestibules.
Your name kinda sounds like Minnesota too
Yukiguni! Thanks for the great snow shoveling tour of Aomori-shi! I have family in Aomori and this year seemed to be one continuous snow storm for them. Whew!
These Aomori videos really are some of your best ones! And it's superb to see how they've adapted to the situation, and the due diligence they take. If I compare that to where I live where people can't even bother keeping the sidewalk clean/clearing their car windows...
Can't wait for part 3! ♥️♥️♥️
Man, I love Aomori. I really want to visit it again someday. Looking forward to watching more of your videos about it!
I live in Alberta. We don't normally get a lot of snow. I'd guess where I live there are maybe 8-10 times you have to shovel snow from November through March. The big problem in the last few years is that we've had really warm days from December through to February, and it rained through the day and froze at night. Streets and sidewalks were dangerously icy, and lots of people got hurt. The freezing and thawing has also damaged our roads and left a lot of deep potholes. I don't mind winter, even when it's -30, but I certainly do celebrate the days I don't have to scrape frost off my windshield in the morning!
We had one of those rooms when I lived it the mountains in upstate New York. A 'Snow Room' You needed it when it snowed several feet a year and got down to -20F.
TH-cam gold with the old school Japanese video Greg! Your work is loved and appreciated all the way from Los Angeles!
Greg, your sister-in-law has a great sense of humor as well as an intrepid spirit! It was very interesting to see the various ways people deal with the snow but by far the most interesting was the use of geothermal heat from onsen water and other natural sources.We are looking forward to the next episode of this series!
I bet Aomorians chuckle at Tokyoites for being somewhat fish out of water in northern mountain country!😄
Greg's "hello world" is just one of those things you can count on, and its so comforting :)
This reminds me of the philippines videos🥺 very very very good series
If you haven't seen it yet, don't forget to watch part 1 th-cam.com/video/qqerKWp1kqs/w-d-xo.html and part 3 th-cam.com/video/tZvtBkKz73o/w-d-xo.html
Would it be possible for you to get onto a us military base to film? Would be interesting to see how different they are compared to the Japanese areas right outside their gates. I'm pretty sure a few of them are mixed with japanese self defense forces so maybe you could use them to get on a bit easier?
There's an af base near aomori called Misawa ab that you could look at. There's a navy base on the sea of Japan but I can't remember it's name for the life of me
Have they found any good use for the snow they have in abundance? It would seem to be such a shame to be throwing it all away if there was any worthwhile use for the snow.
what happen to the dead body in the snow?
I was wondering if you can melt and drink the snow since it is likely to be clean.
i would love more information on how the population dealt with major snow fall before modern interventions (i am also writing this without looking at other questions/comments and 3 minutes into the video, so forgive me if you go over it more :) )
12:26
i love the hesitation about fixing the door on the storm drain
As someone who's always lived in a place that never snows, it's always crazy to me how much extra work/inconvenience people in snowy places have to put up with. I absolutely love the snow, but I don't think I'd ever want to live in a snowy place permanently; it'd probably lose a little of its charm after a full winter of living with it
Canadian here as well, but from the east coast (NS). Having the entrances like this is actually fairly common here, especially with older houses (newer ones do tend to just have the single entrance). Enclosed porches, mud rooms, etc etc. Purpose is the same, an airlock between the inside and outside to keep cold air from blowing through.
loving this little series so far and looking forward to the next part!
thanks please do not stop this videos I do love them lots. I love the interview the most.
Japan does everything so well, even the mundane such as snow removal. What a fascinating country.
watched part 1 yesterday and nice timing part 2 is already out! excited for part 3!
Ooh a part three! Yay! It was really interesting to see what was similar and what was different compared to Norway, which I normally visit every winter. Last Christmas, I was happy to see fresh snow outside the window and I just looked at it, but then my mother in law went outside really quickly to shovel the snow off her driveway. That hadn't even occurred to me yet 😅
I want to live in Amori! They have a unique scallop aquaculture that I think is cool...and I LOVE winter and snow!!
I like shoveling snow. It's good exercise. But what always amazes me about the Japanese way is how practical it is. Such a focus on the common good. I'd be curious to know about safety net programs. I love all your videos, Greg. Keep up the good work!
Amazing work, Greg! This is the kind of YT channel that deserves support!
Good Luck
Eyyy. I've been waiting for part 2!! Thank you! And stay safe much love 😃💖🔥
I live in a tropical country and find this video/topic really interesting! Fascinating stuff 😄 thanks for this wonderful piece Greg ⛄️
singapore?
I love this series so far. Keep them coming, Greg!
Japan haa beautiful natural water and beautifying and health giving water.
The clip at the end was SO cute and funny haha!
Reminds me of the snow drifts we get here in northern Wisconsin. Lake Superior is an incredible force of nature that dictates the weather so heavily.
Definitely a great place for snow removal technology company headquarters and for the most formidable snow removal technology engineers in the world. I hope the citizens will receive many blessings from advances in bleeding edge snow removal technology. Great documentary, I will remove some snow today to honor this and the people of Aomori, Japan.
I live in Ontario and the wind-break rooms sort of remind me of the mudroom of my childhood home. It was a similar transitional space that was fully segregated from the main house by another door.
Amazing. All the different techniques to get rid of snow. Thanks as always Greg for such an interesting video.
This is absolutely fascinating, and I love seeing the style your videos are evolving into now your sister-in-law is involved. Looking forward to part 3!
Absolutely love this series! Aomori is fascinating in many ways
15.24 Very surprised to see a Cub Foods store. It's a chain of grocery stores in the Midwest and this location in Japan does not seem to be connected to the US stores.
Fascinating! I’ve been curious about Japanese snow measures and etc. for a long time. Thank you. I’m going back to part 1 to watch it now!
These Aomori snow videos are very comfy to watch.
5:05 -- Canada here, the hole are to prevent the snow from sticking to the shovel, to make it easier to toss.
Looking forward to part 3! Stay warm and stay safe out there!
ohh cant wait for the trains and airport parts
Loving this series of videos. Also, it's awesome to hear you using Japanese more. Great job.
I’m from Toronto. Actually ‘double entrances’ are quite common here even for residential houses.
Great video. We are looking at another winter storm in winnipeg this weekend. This year is looking like the largest snowfall since they started keeping records.
So amazing snowing day 👍 ♥️!
As a Nova Scotian I can sure relate to this kind of weather, although with climate change we don't get as much snow here as we did say 20 years ago.
Love these videos! It's great to see what life is like in parts of the world I have never been. I'm interested in what sorts of activities the people of Aomori do on their free time during the winter. Do the children go sledding, if so where? Also what do the adults do if they decide to have a day out? Love the channel, and very much looking forward to part 3.
Expat living in Aomori for more than 11 years, so maybe can answer your questions. Mostly from the end of December through February, people mainly hunker down. Kids do get out and play/sled a bit but the dangers of falling snow from roofs limits their play areas. Ski/Snowboard is a big activity and the mountains are close by. A day out depends on the conditions. I have had 10 minute drives turn into 1 hour+, so on those days you stay in as much as possible. Otherwise, lots of good hot springs to choose from, some winter festivals, and shopping at the mall is always an option. That said, the last couple years have been made even harder with Covid restrictions. I think a lot of locals were especially stir crazy this last winter when we had some record setting snow days.
I personally experienced live snow fall🌨️❄️ in 2017 on my 31st Birthday🎂I will never be able to forget that moment. I was born n raised in southern India where it never ever gets cold let alone seeing snowfall
The fact is snow looks beautiful especially to those who have never seen or experienced it before but those who are so very used to it feel it as a burden considering that the risk of slipping and falling is high,vehicles skid on the road resulting in accidents,shops tend to be closed over all life becomes more demandingly difficult
Wow, even more snow than My Winnipeg ❄️ Thanks.
keep these awesome videos coming, Greg! As someone who lives in a place that is already in the summer season, just watching this makes me feel cold and jealous that I wish I was living there. It's always a treat to watch your videos.
Excellent series!
Those windbreak rooms would probably be called mudrooms in Canada or the Northern US. Or they are the closed off foyer (vestibule) that quite a few houses and larger buildings have.
This is fascinating- really looking forward to seeing part 3
i'm from a humid country with no snow so this video really pick my interest since i don't know the effort put daily on heavy snow region, and of course i really loved to come to aomori or other northen japan to experience this snow wonderland, thanks for the insight greg
I hate the cold and snow, but this video was very peaceful. Thank you.
This was a great series, nice going!!
This video soothes my soul, it is a beautiful place! Great video!
I'd be interested in seeing how their heating systems work and why so many roofs are flat and not pitched as they are in most other countries that get a lot of snow.
great coverage
Thank you for sharing this very interesting video 👏👍
Amazing way to live 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 greetings from Peru 🇵🇪
I do snow plowing in Ontario and find these videos extremely fascinating.
This is my favorite place. I love snow ❄️🌨️
NO! Not into shoveling snow anymore. Moved from New Jersey to California. No snow at the beach. This was an interesting video. Thank you.
Leave is to a Canadian to be a fascinated by snow, I’m also Canadian and I’m loving this
Also greg, dont forget to talk about food there and clothing or warmers or stuff like that people use in Aomori. Like always great video & Stay blessed & happy.
I'm thrilled this is becoming a little serious I'm so interested in all of it
Thess videos are lovely! So well made and contains so many quirky facts and interesting observations! Keep it up!
Really curious about the snow clearing method in the airport! Looking forward for part 3!
I love these videos, looking forward to part 3!!
My college roommate was from Tokyo. He said it never really gets cold there although the natives insist otherwise. I always wondered how snow was handled in the northern parts .... and now I do. Thanks!
Can’t wait for the part 3!
those videos are awesome!
I really like your videos. They’re always interesting and informative :)
I also like the quality of the video, it’s sharper than other videos you find on TH-cam. I hope to visit in Japan 🇯🇵 soon 🗻⛩
I live in a city that rarely get any snow so it's really facinating to see these videos
well in many place in 🇳🇴🇫🇮🇨🇦 this scale od snow is quite normal
We had those entry rooms in New Hampshire! We called them mud rooms. Snow in the winter and mud on the spring. I don't miss the 20 below zero Fahrenheit! All incoming pipelines had to be at least 6ft below ground.
This is a nicely done series. As a native of Minnesota, snow clearing and driving in it is part of my life. I don't mind shoveling except when it's the type of snow that sticks to the shovel and makes the shovel heavy. "Heart attack snow" it's called.
love ur channel
Fascinating series of videos! Great to see how Aomori handles the situation.
I live in a town in the central part of Poland. In my town we used to have a lot of snow in the winter. Now with the climate changing we have snowy winters every two or three years so I don't have to clear snow as often as I used to. Clearing snow is good exercise but it's also a real pain in the a$$.
PS: I'm still waiting for another video about Saga city especially about Saga city waste incineration plant and the infrastructure around it. The first video was great... I want more iinformation on that place :D
I was supposed to film Saga this January but because of rising COVID cases it got cancelled just as my plane was landing in the area. I'm going to try and film it again this May/June.
I know we just had couple of blizzards here in Toronto but Aomori is an extreme. I salute the people of Aomori.
I love the snow and think it is a beautiful city.😊🥶❄️🌨
Thank u so much for sharing this video.. tale care.. Godbless u
Loving this Aomori series! I'm from the very cold and snowy Michigan, but now live abroad in the very not snowy Daegu, South Korea and I miss the snow so much it hurts. These videos about the winter wonderland that is Aomori are fantastic! I'm don't know much about video editing or directing or anything but there's something a bit different about these videos that I can't put my finger on and it's great! I really loved the pace and flow of this video, and of course the stories of the people of Aomori themselves! Where else can I see content like this really? Wonderfully done as always, thank you!
I am so fascinated by all this snow and their techniques to deal with the amount of snow they receive. I also love the snow but hate shoveling it.
great video, thank you
Can’t wait for more. ❤️
I look forward to the coming videos on those assorted topics!