20 Feet of Snow | World's Snowiest City Part 2

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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@mrahzzz 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@wraitholme 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from a place that never actually gets snow. This is absolutely fascinating, and I am really looking forward to the next video.

@michaelortiz7804 2 жыл бұрын

I came from planet venus and there's no snow there so having to watch this thick snow is truly fascinating... 😊😊😊

@nulnoh219 2 жыл бұрын

Bruh I'm from a place where it never drops below 25 deg C. This is wild to me.

@Alex_Gordon 2 жыл бұрын

@@nulnoh219 singapore?

@musicgamer8024 Жыл бұрын

Omg!! You should totally go! Btw you live in Las Vegas?

@GyemTshering-jm4su 8 ай бұрын

@@Alex_Gordonbro middle east or India is more hot than singerpoor

@dunnowy123 2 жыл бұрын

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 ❄️⛄

@DemstarAus 6 ай бұрын

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.

@reneeolo3814 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@user-no2mz9hl4f 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@reneeolo3814 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Danny9394 2 жыл бұрын

@@reneeolo3814 Do people pay a higher property management fee or property tax for snow maintenance/ clearing in Ottawa?

@reneeolo3814 2 жыл бұрын

@@Danny9394 I’m not sure if it correlates but property taxes are rather high in Ottawa.

@DMorga 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@JamesSymmonds 2 жыл бұрын

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.)

@keyowilson5695 2 жыл бұрын

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??"

@JamesSymmonds 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@VerhoevenSimon 2 жыл бұрын

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...

@soltersortna 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@xr6lad 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@myfamiliar795 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from NH and I thought the same thing. A mud room is not a big deal lol

@lopoa126 Жыл бұрын

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.

@dodgechance4564 Жыл бұрын

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.

@tea-and-biscuits 2 жыл бұрын

Please keep these documentaries coming! Great work, Greg!

@mattnarayan6147 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@joecanis484 2 жыл бұрын

Japan does everything so well, even the mundane such as snow removal. What a fascinating country.

@AM-bm2xw 2 жыл бұрын

Greg's "hello world" is just one of those things you can count on, and its so comforting :)

@adigitalis8409 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! Here in Saskatoon, Canada, we’ve had ample snow on the ground since November. It just started to melt last week, and there are still are large patches of it. But our snow is nothing like the amount in Aomori! It is so interesting to see how they are able to dispose of snow in canals and sewer systems. We do not have that option here, with temperatures often hovering around -27 and dipping as low as -40. We do have foyers in our houses for shaking off snow and removing boots, but they are small-nothing as useful as the rooms in Aomori. Thank you so much for these videos!

@sunsettersix6993 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so great! I love learning about Japanese culture, even modern day.

@argo12 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@chimingchiu 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@Pepe-dq2ib 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@chimingchiu 2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Alex_Gordon 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@elfira10 2 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for part 3! ♥️♥️♥️

@e.a.v.1780 2 жыл бұрын

Man, I love Aomori. I really want to visit it again someday. Looking forward to watching more of your videos about it!

@ButzPunk 2 жыл бұрын

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

@LifeWhereImFrom 2 жыл бұрын

If you haven't seen it yet, don't forget to watch part 1 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p9eVpa6I1ZfPoac.html and part 3 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qsCmp6WcsOCbY6M.html

@killroy255 2 жыл бұрын

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

@spidey6180 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@pv2639 2 жыл бұрын

what happen to the dead body in the snow?

@mrnoobssayshi 2 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if you can melt and drink the snow since it is likely to be clean.

@louloubear444 2 жыл бұрын

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 :) )

@Faze-2 2 жыл бұрын

this video was incredible. loved learning about the amazing different techniques that both the city and the individual uses to clear snow!

@millerdp 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@michaell4235 2 жыл бұрын

This mini series on Aomori is pure joy to watch. Thank you Greg!

@ArmouredPhalanx 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@arceus54321 2 жыл бұрын

loving this little series so far and looking forward to the next part!

@etherdog 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@ponyexpress2724 2 жыл бұрын

I bet Aomorians chuckle at Tokyoites for being somewhat fish out of water in northern mountain country!😄

@nareovsepyan8103 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq gold with the old school Japanese video Greg! Your work is loved and appreciated all the way from Los Angeles!

@mouadchaiabi 2 жыл бұрын

I love this series so far. Keep them coming, Greg!

@clarkymoii 2 жыл бұрын

Eyyy. I've been waiting for part 2!! Thank you! And stay safe much love 😃💖🔥

@aoume05 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, Greg! This is the kind of YT channel that deserves support! Good Luck

@sobeso 2 жыл бұрын

ohh cant wait for the trains and airport parts

@tankeryy1566 2 жыл бұрын

watched part 1 yesterday and nice timing part 2 is already out! excited for part 3!

@thisisatonofbs 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@liadupuis9265 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this series! Aomori is fascinating in many ways

@memyselfiamweird 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@akiyamada2306 2 жыл бұрын

I want to live in Amori! They have a unique scallop aquaculture that I think is cool...and I LOVE winter and snow!!

@willowtree6657 2 жыл бұрын

This is fascinating- really looking forward to seeing part 3

@Rums10 2 жыл бұрын

I love these videos, looking forward to part 3!!

@LaughterOnWater 2 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to part 3! Stay warm and stay safe out there!

@AnthonyStJames-yn8nr 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tracybowling1156 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent series!

@Nynke_K 2 жыл бұрын

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 😅

@BLUNTGAMINGCHANNEL 2 жыл бұрын

thanks please do not stop this videos I do love them lots. I love the interview the most.

@susanjoseph2380 6 ай бұрын

This is my favorite place. I love snow ❄️🌨️

@beritbunny 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@TheCupcakeken 2 жыл бұрын

great coverage

@ccchen1769 Жыл бұрын

I’m from Toronto. Actually ‘double entrances’ are quite common here even for residential houses.

@romanbaladadiii8063 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. All the different techniques to get rid of snow. Thanks as always Greg for such an interesting video.

@GoodGuyInari 2 жыл бұрын

12:26 i love the hesitation about fixing the door on the storm drain

@mediamom27 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@Superbates123 4 ай бұрын

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.

@chrislemery8178 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great series, nice going!!

@TreyWait Жыл бұрын

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.

@user-cf6zp3xp8v 2 жыл бұрын

Nice work! Really interesting videos

@Helioscore1 2 жыл бұрын

Loving this series of videos. Also, it's awesome to hear you using Japanese more. Great job.

@nolandderlugner1351 2 жыл бұрын

love ur channel

@TornacenseDeFuturo 2 жыл бұрын

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 KZfaq. I hope to visit in Japan 🇯🇵 soon 🗻⛩

@viggan9 2 жыл бұрын

Thess videos are lovely! So well made and contains so many quirky facts and interesting observations! Keep it up!

@maruwan-dono 2 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the philippines videos🥺 very very very good series

@M4A1MG42 2 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Carter for being a champ, lol

@Dessercat 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@tangerinic 2 жыл бұрын

I live in a tropical country and find this video/topic really interesting! Fascinating stuff 😄 thanks for this wonderful piece Greg ⛄️

@Alex_Gordon 2 жыл бұрын

singapore?

@christopherolsen779 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@jaker2556 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@krakowian 2 жыл бұрын

great video, thank you

@GVChannel 2 жыл бұрын

So amazing snowing day 👍 ♥️!

@dominikseljan3043 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for the part 3!

@tehoneandonlyhaha 2 жыл бұрын

Great series!

@sonysantana 2 жыл бұрын

This video soothes my soul, it is a beautiful place! Great video!

@AnnaAnna-uc2ff 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@lucketa5 2 жыл бұрын

looking forward to part 3

@iqbalchuvan4890 2 жыл бұрын

Really curious about the snow clearing method in the airport! Looking forward for part 3!

@junayedonmove129 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait for more. ❤️

@sloweasywalk Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this very interesting video 👏👍

@kevincaldwell4707 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@0neAutumnLeaf 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad you mentioned at the end of this video there will be a part 3! Honestly so fascination to watch and would happily watch this as a 5 part or 10 part series

@user-ed5pv8qg1l 2 жыл бұрын

those videos are awesome!

@endlessteatime4733 2 жыл бұрын

The clip at the end was SO cute and funny haha!

@ilmarinen79 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@BrightFame09 Жыл бұрын

Wow, even more snow than My Winnipeg ❄️ Thanks.

@fdiw 2 жыл бұрын

I'm thrilled this is becoming a little serious I'm so interested in all of it

@Badchita26 2 жыл бұрын

Wow beautiful Snow ❄️

@damondefoe7701 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@ytc6227 2 жыл бұрын

Love this series :)

@daffaharyadi9647 2 жыл бұрын

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

@cube6485 2 жыл бұрын

These Aomori snow videos are very comfy to watch.

@user-no1zu9zn3z 2 жыл бұрын

thanks

@kochichris 2 жыл бұрын

That was very snowy topic🌬🌬😊

@tenga3tango 2 жыл бұрын

Japan haa beautiful natural water and beautifying and health giving water.

@Jonefishingtv 2 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much for sharing this video.. tale care.. Godbless u

@zainmudassir2964 Жыл бұрын

I like the variety of shovels

@ashtonjames2257 2 жыл бұрын

Leave is to a Canadian to be a fascinated by snow, I’m also Canadian and I’m loving this

@terencedunn 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@dollbaby132 2 жыл бұрын

I love the snow and think it is a beautiful city.😊🥶❄️🌨

@AnitaSleap1080z 2 жыл бұрын

The snowless roofs, heated driveways, the first room thing... I am so impressed and amazed by the innovation!!! That daily living is a stronf part of the infrastructure

@scocassovegetus 2 жыл бұрын

5:05 -- Canada here, the hole are to prevent the snow from sticking to the shovel, to make it easier to toss.

@__-vu8io 2 жыл бұрын

We have a lot of small foyers in Quebec, at least in older houses, but they are not as big as the ones shown in the video. They're usually just big enough for maybe 3 people to stand in.

@lululululightbulb4302 2 жыл бұрын

Truly enlightening, all the different methods they have. I wish we had similar options in Norway :D

@bozoone3781 2 жыл бұрын

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.