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Occasionally in Ichikawa the weather conditions come together to produce some snow. This usually happens in January or February.  Weather forecasts yesterday were predicting that the rain would change to snow sometime in the early evening.

Around 9pm the rain did start to take on a distinctly white and flaky nature. I know these pictures are dark, but it was night time! (If you click on the picture you should get a larger version.)

Before going to bed I saw out my window that there was some snow on the ground.

This morning, this was my view of the deck and the street beyond.

Turning the other direction the neighbor's houses and Ando's car are covered.  The sun is shining however, and that with the rising temperatures mean that this afternoon it will be mostly a pleasant memory.