so it never snows in osaka

Yet here we have the 4th or 5th snowfall in 2 weeks. A really freaky winter apparently. It was all melted within a day of course, but surprising and nice for us homesick northern folk.
It caused a lot of trouble though, as they don't have sand or salt or snowplows of any kind, in addition to the complete lack of insulation or even the concept of central heating. The latter is something you'd think they have down, given the horrific price of electricity here.
(This is a narrow view from the landing of my building.)