A typhoon was supposed to hit Tokyo last night or this morning. This is really unusual because normally typhoons come in from the ocean and cross between Honshu (the main island) and Fukuoka (the south island) on to the Japan Sea and Taiwan and Korea. Occassionally, they come up the east coast instead. This typhoon, however, came on a direct line for Tokyo from the ocean.
As it turned out, it was downgraded to a tropical storm by the time it got here. It didn't even hit Tokyo really - it landed in Chiba, the next prefecture.
Of course everyone here panics with the thought of a typhoon. It always amuses me, because they turn out to be nothing more than what is considered a summer storm back home. The paranoia was actually a good thing for me because when I came home at 8 last night, the train station was deserted! Usually it is packed at that time, so it was rather bizarre.
Anyway, all safe and sound here. Last year there were tons of typhoons that hit Tokyo (record number I believe) so who knows what this season will bring.
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