notice

A winter-like atmospheric pattern has been in place around Japan since around Monday, February 17th. Strong cold air is intermittently flowing into the sky, and the winter-like atmospheric pattern is expected to continue until around Monday, the 24th, causing snowfall over a wide area. When traveling, please check the latest weather and traffic information, and be sure to install winter tires and carry tire chains.
The joint announcements made with regional development bureaus and government agencies are as follows:

Nagano and Kanto region

【latest】
‣ [Nagano and Kanto regions] Beware of vehicles getting stuck due to snowfall - Winter atmospheric pressure patterns are expected to continue until around Monday the 24th, with temporary snowfall expected in the southern Kanto region as well -

Hokuriku Region

Kinki and Chubu regions

【latest】
・ Road closures due to heavy snow (throughout Kinki) <As of 9:00 AM on Monday, February 24 (final report)> - National Highways 8, 27, and 161 have been reopened -

・ Road closures due to heavy snowfall: Notice of road closures (final report) for Hokuriku Expressway, Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, and National Highways 8, 27, and 161 - Notice of lifting of road closures for Hokuriku Expressway (Fukui IC to Takefu IC), National Highways 8, 27, and 161 -

【history】

・ Road closures due to heavy snow (throughout Kinki) <As of 5:00am on Monday, February 24>

・ Road closures due to heavy snow (throughout Kinki) <As of 2:00am on Monday, February 24>

・ Sections likely to be closed due to heavy snow (throughout Kinki) <As of midnight on Monday, February 24> ~ Hokuriku Expressway, Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, National Route 8, etc. will be closed from midnight~

・ Road closures due to heavy snowfall: Notice of road closures on Hokuriku Expressway, Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway, and National Routes 8, 27, and 161 (First report)

・ Sections likely to be closed due to heavy snow (Kansai region) <As of 10pm on Sunday, February 23>

・ Scheduled road closures for Hokuriku Expressway, Maizuru-Wakasa Expressway etc. - Due to heavy snowfall, road closures are scheduled to begin around midnight on the 24th -

・Sections likely to be closed due to heavy snow (Kansai region) <As of 3pm on Sunday, February 23>

・Sections likely to be closed due to heavy snow (Kansai region) <As of 10:00am, Sunday, February 23>

・Sections likely to be closed due to heavy snow (Kansai region) <As of 10:00am, Saturday, February 22>