Areas of Japan are currently in the midst of their heaviest snowfall in four years, with an estimated 16 centimetres of snow falling in the Japanese capital of Tokyo overnight.
While the effects aren't positive for the busy metropolis (the storm has grounded flights and caused sardine-like behaviour on Japan's already-busy train systems), the rare snow storm is responsible for some outrageously gorgeous photography of Tokyo.
Many have dubbed the storm #Snowkyo, captioning snow-caked images of their city with the hashtag.
We've compiled just 19 of our favourite images, uploaded by Tokyoites and travellers to their social media pages.
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Photo by @yako_FLPR3 via @Aesthetics Japan.
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Photo via @tokyo.
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Photo via ABCNewsWX.
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Photo via @i_like_phot03.
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Photo via @juria.morita.
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Photo via @kazumasa_nakajima.
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Photo via @and.ricchan.
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Photo via @TechnologyHiker.
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Photo via @lighter235.
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Photo via @makkiato_.
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Photo via @chiharuphoto.
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Photo via @tomihisa.
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Photo via @hiro88883.
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Photo via @csoreff.
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Photo via @ard_studio_tokio.
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Photo via @adamfwalsh.
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Photo via @marcoalpozzi.
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Photo via @tediouslybrief.
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Photo via @tsukijicats.

