Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Hello Mother Nature


The typhoon was upon us...maybe still is. It hit the greater Tokyo area around 3pm today. Most of the trains and some subways were not operating for some time in the evening but I think they are starting to move again.

The rain was pouring for a while...I love seeing the rain clinging to the windows.

19 comments:

  1. I didn't know that y'all were going through such a harrowing weather ordeal there! It has been raining here too, but nothing like that! I love this shot of the raindrops on the windows with the buildings looming in the distance. It captures the day in an indirect way.

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  2. I love the rain too Kaori but not the though of a typhoon, hope all is well.

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  3. What a great shot. Sincerely hope this typhoon is minding its manners.

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  4. Great image, love that grey. We had some rain at last, not a typhoon luckily, but enough to cool the air.

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  5. I love these last couple of rainy photos, they capture the mood so well. I've never experienced a hurricane or typhoon. Stay safe though all these disasters!

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  6. It is nice to be next to the sounds of savage rain gone amok attacking a window pane with churning fury, while remaining safe and dry at one’s work desk just centimeters away.

    Not so nice walking through it for any distance outside, but definitely an adventure in itself. “Oops, there goes my umbrella. Watch out for that sheet metal flying over the rooftop. No officer, I’m not drunk. It’s the wind making me weave all over the street.”

    The long way to the station via Subnaado, anyone?

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  7. Energy felt during these hours must have been great. Hope everything's fine and that you all will have a good Thursday.

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  8. I love the rain, but not too much. Hope all will be back to normal soon.

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  9. Hello everyone! This was our 15th typhoon this year but I think the first to actually make landfall near Tokyo. It seems over 260 thousand households in central Japan were without electricity last night and as the trains were not moving, tens of thousands of commuters were stuck at train stations or offices. My company let us all leave around 2pm so most of the girls who lived far away were able to reach their homes before the trains stopped. As I lived close by I stayed regular hours but had no trouble getting home. I hear most of the guys who stayed late last night went out to drink until the trains started moving at night. All in all, not a bad way to spend the night in Shinjuku. But in the western part of Japan were they are still recovering from the previous typhoon's damage, about 880 thousand people were warned to evacuate their homes due to floods and landslides. On top of that anothe
    r small shake shook the greater Tokyo area last night...although by now we don't really consider a M5.3 a noticable earthquake. Today the skies are a clear blue and everything seems to be back to normal in Shinjuku...except for the many broken umbrellas stuck in random garbage cans!

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  10. These droplets are pretty. And I like the reflection too.

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  11. Fantastic reflection! I've been meaning to ask you, how are things in Japan since the quake? We just don't hear anything on the news anymore which is a shame itself.

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  12. Love rain when it's not filling my cellar.

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  13. I should go look up where that typhoon is headed. A friend in Hong Kong said it might be coming out way, but that would be unusual. We've had a lot of rain this month, too. Nice silvery shot of the raindrops.

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  14. Hope it's all passed over by now!

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  15. Oh my goodness! Y'all have really been through something! I hope that things are getting back to normal now!

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  16. Fantastic shot of the rain, Kaori!
    «Louis» hopes you can stay dry!

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  17. Tokyo is getting it's overdue shower.

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