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Originally Posted by JohnBraden
Like in the only place in Tokyo where that is: Ginza....
GoNative, were there many headaches with snow accumulating on the lines and snapping them? Here in the States, when it's a freezing rain or heavy snowfall, the lines can't handle the weight and snap, causing power outages.... Does that tend to happen in towns where the power lines aren't buried?
I remember seeing some towns there that looked like an electrician's nightmare....
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Freezing rain isn't all that common in Japan and at least where I lived up in Hokkaido the snow was normally very light and dry. So we never really had problems with power going out during large snowfalls (and we got incredibly large snowfalls).
Here is a pic of the village at the ski resort I worked at. As you can see the wiring is a complete mess and incredibly ugly. They have started works this summer to put most of the powerlines underground. Will make a huge difference. The village of the resort averages around 15m (50ft) of snow each winter and I never saw powerlines snap.
Might be more of an issue down the west coast of Honshu in areas like Niigata. They can get huge dumps of somewhat heavier/wetter snow than what we got up in Hokkaido.
