Fukui Entrance Social Studies Practice Questions - Fukui Public High School Entrance Examination - Social Studies Exam

Northwest seasonal winds absorb moisture over the Sea of Japan and are forced upward by the mountains, dropping snow on the coastal side. Warm ocean currents from the south collide with cold air over the coast, freezing rainfall into snow along the shore. Southeast seasonal winds carry Pacific moisture that freezes when it crosses the Sea of Japan in winter. Cold continental high pressure pushes dry air south, and snow forms only because coastal humidity is high.