About Sukayu Onsen: Sukayu Onsen averages nearly 18 metres of snow a year — the most of any inhabited place. Cold winds cross the warm Sea of Japan and turn the moisture into deep powder snow. After a snowy day, visitors soak in its famous hot springs. Snow can pile up higher than a two-storey building

Location: The Hakkōda Mountains of northern Honshu, Japan · Country: Japan · Yearly Snow: About 17.6 m (58 ft) of snow every year · Why So Snowy: Cold Siberian winds pick up moisture over the Sea of Japan and dump 'powder' snow · Nature: Forests and hot springs buried deep in winter snow · Notable Feature: Famous hot-spring baths to warm up in after the snow · Nearby: Aomori, nearby, is often the snowiest city in the world · World Rank: The snowiest inhabited place on Earth