Photos: Heavy Snow Killed 7, Injured 1000 In Japan

A woman crosses a snow-covered road assisted with walking sticks in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

Snow storm hit Tokyo and some other part of Japan on Saturday.

Tokyo recorded the heaviest snow fall in 45 years, while Sendai recorded the heaviest snow fall in 78 years.

By late Saturday, 27 centimetres (10.6 inches) of snow was recorded in Tokyo and 35 centimetres (13.8 inches) of snow was recorded in Sendai.

Reports on Sunday said that at least seven people were dead and more than 1,000 people were injured across Japan.

Due to the heavy snow, hundreds of flights were cancelled.

NHK said that nearly 5,000 people were stranded at the Narita airport Saturday as traffic linking the airport to the capital was disrupted.

More than 20,000 households were without electricity on Sunday.

Japan Meteorological Agency expected more snowfalls in the northern part of the country on Sunday.

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A woman walks against blowing snow in Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

A woman crosses a snow-covered road assisted with walking sticks in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)

A man walks on snow-covered tree-lined road in Yokohama, Japan, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. Some 20-centimeter (7.9-inch) of snowfall is expected by Sunday morning in the metropolitan areas. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

People walk against blowing snow in Tokyo, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Saturday the first heavy snowfall warning for central Tokyo in 13 years. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Tourists walk on a snow at a park in Tokyo on February 9, 2014 after heavy snowfall hit the capital (AFP Photo/Yoshikazu Tsuno)