<P> The rather poetic snow country ( 雪国 , yukiguni ) can refer to any place with heavy or deep snows and is generally understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū ( Japan 's main island ) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps , a series of mountain ranges that make up the island 's backbone . In its broadest meaning , snow country means the belt along the Sea of Japan from Yamaguchi ( in particular , Shimane ) in the south to Honshū 's northern tip , as well as Sado Island and Hokkaidō . More narrowly defined , it is used to indicate the area from Fukui to Akita Prefecture , but it is most closely associated with part of Fukui and all of Toyama and Niigata Prefectures . </P>
<P> The rather poetic snow country ( 雪国 , yukiguni ) can refer to any place with heavy or deep snows and is generally understood as a reference to the Sea of Japan side of Honshū ( Japan 's main island ) and the area encompassed by the Japanese Alps , a series of mountain ranges that make up the island 's backbone . In its broadest meaning , snow country means the belt along the Sea of Japan from Yamaguchi ( in particular , Shimane ) in the south to Honshū 's northern tip , as well as Sado Island and Hokkaidō . More narrowly defined , it is used to indicate the area from Fukui to Akita Prefecture , but it is most closely associated with part of Fukui and all of Toyama and Niigata Prefectures . </P>
where does it snow the most in japan
where does it snow the most in japan
the belt along the Sea of Japan from Yamaguchi ( in particular , Shimane ) in the south to Honshū 's northern tip , as well as Sado Island and Hokkaidō
the belt along the Sea of Japan from Yamaguchi ( in particular , Shimane ) in the south to Honshū 's northern tip , as well as Sado Island and Hokkaidō