In addition to heavy snowfall around Monday on the 26th, mainly from northern Japan to the Sea of Japan side of western Japan, heavy snow is expected to occur on the Pacific side as well.
People are calling for vigilance against traffic effects and refraining from going out unnecessarily and non-urgently.
We will keep you updated on the situation in each area.
[Live camera] Heavy snow
4:30 A series of road closures on highways in the Chugoku region
Roads in the Chugoku region are closed due to heavy snowfall.
The roads that are closed to traffic are the inbound and
outbound
lines between the Niimi Interchange in Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture and the Yamaguchi Interchange in Yamaguchi City on the Chugoku Expressway .
▽The Hamada Expressway is
the inbound and outbound line between the Chiyoda Junction in Kitahiroshima-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture and the Asahi Interchange in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture.
▽The Onomichi Expressway and the Matsue Expressway are in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. This is the up-and-down line between the Onomichi-Kita Interchange and the Mitoya-Kitsugi Interchange in Unnan City, Shimane Prefecture.