Visitors of the Mitsumine Shrine spent the night there after roads around it were shut off.
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Around 130 people were forced to spend the night in the halls and lobbies of the Mitsumine Shrine in the Saitama prefecture on Friday after the roads around it were closed due to safety concerns, public broadcaster NHK reports.
The local authority confirmed the occupants of around 50 cars had stayed in the shrine building, and said no one had fallen ill.
Japan is experiencing heavy snowfall at present, with up to 40cm forecast to fall in some parts on Sa