[cavok]

Japanese snow is different, it’s predominantly powder. Different to ski on.

[TinkersW]

hardly unique..Colorado snow is also mostly powder

[gramie]

But that was used as a non-tariff barrier to prevent the import of foreign goods. If I remember correctly, certain groups also tried to stop the import of foreign beef, because "Japanese intestines were longer [shorter?] and couldn't absorb the nutrition well".

[shiroiushi]

The snow is quite different between Honshu and Hokkaido.