Heavy snow, snowman, snow removal
Yoshie Doi
 Snowman |
 “Sekkaｚusetsu： Sekka Illustrated” in the Edo period Toshitsura Doi, the lord of the river domain, using a microscope (National Diet Library collection) |
Hasegawa Sadanobu’s Snow Kinkakuji Bakumatsu (Collection of the National Diet Library) |
 Snow-covered cars running down Karasuma-dori |
 The frozen road of Imadegawa-dori |
 Removing snow near Kitano Tenmangu Shrine |
Whenever it snows in Kyoto, there is almost always a photo of Kinkakuji in the press. On January 24th and 25th, when it snowed heavily, the roads were frozen. I was happy to see a young employee working on the snow removal in front of the building. In addition, people who seem to be employees of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau are removing snow from the city bus stop. Many people fell down due to frozen roads, and even in the afternoon of the 26th, they were clearing snow here and there.
Crystal of snow are included in the Edo period document “Sekka Zusetsu”, which depicts Crystal of snow. It is said that this book triggered the fashion of kimonos with Crystal of snowflake designs.
A cute snowman was made at the entrance of the neighborhood. It seems that it is a joint work of parent and child. When I was a child, I used to make snow dolls when it snowed. I don’t see you much these days. The mother attached the eyes, mouth, and eyes to the snowman with buttons, and it was completed. The snow remained unmelted the next morning.
Due to this heavy snowfall, the German bread made from the stone kiln that arrived from Gifu once a week on Wednesday morning did not arrive due to the heavy snowfall, and finally arrived on Friday morning. For commuters from Kameoka, the Sagano Line was suspended, and I was surprised to hear that they had to waste time overnight in the train because train stopped in heavy snow. “I hope it snows in moderation.”
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