When I was in Okayama station on yesterday's night, I often heard the announce that limited express train "Super Yakumo" was going to depart 120 mins later than scheduled time due to heavy snow in Sanin district.
Then, I send e-mail to my friend living in Tottori, Sanin district to ask if it snowed.
He replied that the snow laid over 40cm deep in his area.
According to today's news, the snow laid over 70cm in Yonago, the main city in Sanin district.
Trains run around Sanin district were forced to stop between stations because heavy snow laid on rail trucks prevented them from going ahead. So passengers in their trains saw the old year out and the New Year in. A snow-plough was sent but only to result in derailment.
In addition to it, limited express train "Super Oki", which runs from Tottori to Shin-Yamaguchi, stopped between stations because a tree laid by accumulated snow was on the truck.
