Most cherry blossoms are not predicted to bloom until March 22nd though. The earliest on record. Every year they bloom earlier and earlier. When I first came to Japan they didn’t bloom until the first week of April.
This was in a small neighborhood park near my house this morning.
It’s now 6:30 p.m. Just after I got home the downpour began.
According to the Yomiuri Shinbun:
“East Japan Railway Co. has announced that it will halt all train services in the Tokyo metropolitan area after 8 p.m. Sunday due to the approaching Typhoon No. 24.”
On the way home I noticed the trains were unusually crowded for a Sunday early evening.
This is the first time I ever heard of a scheduled shut-down of all train services though. A lot of people are going to get stuck.
My storm shutters are closed.
Monta is oblivious. He’s eating dinner now.