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The story
A thread titled “General Winter Countermeasures HQ” appeared on 5channel’s News VIP board, where posters debated how to get through this winter. Alongside the usual cold-weather staples — oden, tonjiru (pork and vegetable miso soup), hot springs, buying a camping stove — the weather forecast itself became a hot topic. Cheers went up when someone shared that Japan is in for a mild winter thanks to one of the strongest “super El Niño” events on record, but others pointed out that the Tokyo metro area could actually see heavy snow more often this year, leaving the thread torn between celebrating the warm winter and worrying about snowstorms.
What people said
This is the thread to hash it out, with ⛄
(´･ω･`) Hot springs or public baths — a must, right?
(´･ω･`) This is the meeting thread
(´･ω･`) This is the refugee shelter thread 'Mambo Shelter' ★100
https://jbbs.shitaraba.net/bbs/read.cgi/internet/25838/1794357034/
(´･ω･`) We finally hit ★100
(´･ω･`) And here I thought I wasn't being wild at all
(´･ω･`) May I make a suggestion?
(´･ω･`) Go ahead~ (dozo)
Here, have a 💩⛄
(´･ω･`) Take that back home with you
(｀・ω・´) Guess it's that time of year again
(´･ω･`) Ah! A henchman of General Winter!
(´･ω･`) I think eating oden is how we properly welcome winter
(´･ω･`) Hmm… a plan to make a whole big pot of oden or tonjiru sounds highly effective
(´･ω･`) The G1 racing season is just getting started
(´･ω･`) What exactly is this 'marked General Winter roulette'?
₍₍ (ง´･ω･`)ว ⁾⁾ Great-fortune Mambo, woo-hah!
(´･ω･`) As you say, tonjiru works wonders too, I think
(´･ω･`) For tonjiru, we should probably stock up on extra mountain yam for the tororo too
(´･ω･`) I said don't, though
(´･ω･`) Christmas Shaki-chan
(´･ω･`) Getting hyped at a Christmas party matters too
✊(´･ω･`) Everyone! Raise a victory cry! Ei-ei-oh!
(ꐦ·᷅ὢ·᷄ꐦ ) Why?!?! I wanted this winter to be cold!!!!
(´･ω･`) For a tent?
A wood-burning stove for camping?
(ꐦ·᷅ὢ·᷄ꐦ ) Then it's settled!!!!
(´･ω･`) Worried about how it'll affect the horse races
(ꐦ·᷅ὢ·᷄ꐦ ) If you avoid late December through early February, you can still do snow camping in late February or March, and the cold isn't as brutal around then
Timing it for then isn't a bad move
Like in that photo above — the snow was cold, but it was actually pretty warm out
(´･ω･`) Whoa! Thanks! I'll keep that in mind
Background and Key Points
As the Japan Meteorological Agency also notes, strong El Niño years tend to bring mild winters to Japan overall, but “mild winter” doesn’t necessarily mean “less snow.” When warm air from the south collides with cold air aloft, the Kanto region is prone to heavy snowfall, and there have been past mild-winter years that still brought record snow to the Tokyo metro area. The thread’s mix of excitement over the mild-winter forecast and worry about possible heavy snow reflects this well-known pattern. Also, the “Mambo Shelter” mentioned in the thread is one of the external “shelter” threads that VIP board users move to when the board itself gets unstable due to posting restrictions, and the “★100” in its name shows that this same shelter thread has stayed in continuous use for a long run. The “General Winter Countermeasures HQ” thread itself is an annual seasonal staple on News VIP, where getting hyped over cold-weather topics like oden and hot springs has become a yearly tradition.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (News VIP) thread “(´･ω･`) This Is General Winter Countermeasures HQ⛄.”
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