

Today is the last day of the year, December 31st.
Last weekend, severe winter weather hit the Hokuriku region, prompting weather authorities to issue heavy snowfall warnings, advising people, “Avoid going out unless absolutely necessary.”
In my area, Tateshina, Yakkano, we received over 30 centimeters of snow. On Saturday morning, I spent time shoveling snow and tidying up around my house.
After finishing the snow removal, I headed to the Shioda Indoor Multiple Gym tennis courts to play some matches with my tennis squad. It was my first time playing in a month. Unfortunately, I wasn’t in good form that day and ended up losing all my matches.
On Sunday, Walking along the Lake of Megami

Lake Megami is completely covered in ice and snow. I noticed two workers busy with a task on the lake.
It seemed they were vacuuming water from beneath the ice and snow and spraying it back onto the surface, likely to prepare an ice skating rink.