Heavy snow fell in the Tokyo area and beyond on Friday, leading to the cancellation of some trains and flights and spurring a rare warning for the capital.

The Meteorological Agency had issued a heavy snow warning for Tokyo’s central 23 wards — the first such alert since January last year — but it was later downgraded to an advisory.

Snow fell from the morning across a wide area of the Kanto region, which includes Tokyo, and neighboring regions to the west.