一帶一路 | 走進日本之島國之冬

冬（12月、1月和2月）Winter (December, January, February)

到11月底，來自大陸的寒冷季風開始登陸日本。西北風夾帶著日本海上空的濕氣，在其東進的途中受到橫亙在日本中部的山脊的阻擋，便將大量的水份以雨雪的形式降落在日本西側。北陸地區（福井縣、石川縣、富山縣和新潟縣）面朝日本海，高聳的山脈將其與日本的其他地區分割開來，素以深厚的積雪而聞名。

Toward the end of November, cold seasonal winds begin blowing over Japan from the continent. These northwesterly winds pick up moisture over the Sea of Japan and drop much of this moisture in the form of rain and snow on the western side of Japan as they are impeded in their eastern advance by the ridge of mountains that runs through the central part of the country. The Hokuriku region (Fukui, Ishikawa, Toyama, and Niigata prefectures), which faces the Sea of Japan and is separated from other regions of Japan by high mountains, is known for its deep snows.

與之相反，日本靠太平洋的一側即使在冬季通常也擁有清澈的天空。在東京，儘管天氣晴好，但冬季的平均氣溫仍在5℃左右，與30℃甚至更高的夏季溫度相比，溫差高達25℃。位於遙遠西南部的沖繩縣的島嶼，具有亞熱帶的氣候特徵，季節性溫差不太明顯。冬季氣溫較之日本的其他地區要顯得溫和很多。

By contrast, the Pacific side of the country enjoys generally clear skies during the winter season. In Tokyo, despite the fair skies, winter temperatures average around 5 degrees, a difference of 25 degrees from summer temperatures of 30 degrees or more. The islands of Okinawa Prefecture in the far southwest have a subtropical climate with less marked temperature differences between the seasons. Winter temperatures there are much more moderate than in other parts of the country.