Easy Japanese news in translation: ‘Snow corridor’ appears in Aomori Prefecture

Workers are clearing snow on an 8-kilometer road, the Hakkoda-Towada Gold Line, that connects the city of Aomori and Lake Towada and is closed during winter. A “snow corridor” surrounded by walls of snow have begun to appear. It is said that the wall can reach up to 6.5 meters in height.

Japanese original

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