Tottori's heaviest snowfall in decades is wreaking havoc in the prefecture, where one man has died and hundreds of vehicles were stranded as of Saturday evening.

With a cold front sweeping the Japanese archipelago, the Meteorological Agency forecasted more snowfall through Sunday, especially in northeastern and western Japan.

The city of Tottori itself logged 91 cm of snow, topping 90 cm for the first time in 33 years, according to the Meteorological Agency.