Just 19 astoundingly gorgeous photos of the Tokyo snowstorm

Tokyo has been hit by its heaviest snow storm in years, and it's created some ridiculously beautiful photos.

Tokyo has received around 16cm of snow overnight. Source: Instagram, Twitter

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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Source: @tokyo / Instagram

Photo via @tokyo.

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Source: ABCNewsWX

Photo via ABCNewsWX.

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Source: Instagram / i_like_phot03

Photo via @i_like_phot03.

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Source: Instagram / @juria.morita

Photo via @juria.morita.

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Source: Instagram / kazumasa_nakajima

Photo via @kazumasa_nakajima.

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Source: Instagram / and.ricchan

Photo via @and.ricchan.

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Source: Twitter / TechnologyHiker

Photo via @TechnologyHiker.

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Source: Twitter / lighter235

Photo via @lighter235.

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Source: Twitter / makkiato_

Photo via @makkiato_.

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Source: Instagram / chiharuphoto

Photo via @chiharuphoto.

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Source: Instagram / tomihisa

Photo via @tomihisa.

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Source: Instagram / @hiro88883.

Photo via @hiro88883.

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Source: Twitter / csoreff

Photo via @csoreff.

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Source: Instagram / @ard_studio_tokio.

Photo via @ard_studio_tokio.

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Source: Twitter / @adamfwalsh

Photo via @adamfwalsh.

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Source: Instagram / @marcoalpozzi

Photo via @marcoalpozzi.

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Source: Instagram / @tediouslybrief

Photo via @tediouslybrief.

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Source: Twitter / @tsukijicats

Photo via @tsukijicats.