About 10cm of fresh overnight and we started the morning with some lovely blue skies.

It was snowing earlier on this morning. Then we had a few patches of clearer skies. And it's back snowing again now.

Just a little snow to report on this National Foundation Day national holiday.

We actually got some clearer conditions yesterday, along with warmer temperatures.

Morning from Niseko. It's National Foundation Day.

Welcome to National Foundation Day celebrating the formation of modern Japan after the war.

Morning from Hakuba on this mid-week national holiday in Japan.

I could hear the rain during the night (a sound that seems to wake me up....drip, drip, drip off the eaves).

Yesterday we enjoyed a sunny day with clouds gradually gathering later on.

Some nice weather yesterday with a pleasing mix of blue sky, sun and cloud.