6/28/09
Rain
The rain season is not exactly a small sprinkle here in Tokyo. Instead sky-high humidity levels and heavy rainfall contributes to an overall soaking wet Japan for the better part of June and July. Last year, according to Japan’s Statistic Bureau, in the month of June only 120 hours of sunshine were recorded, making for a pretty dark and dreary rain season. Immigrants in Japan are of course aware of the seasonal spike, but seem to know little beyond “it rains”. Fred Dubois, a burly French Canadian thought that the weather we are experiencing now in late May and early June was the rain season. His booming voice sounded pretty confident that he could handle the rain season, and thought his Japanese friends had talked it up as a joke. He said, “I kind of like the rain, not one month of rain, but right now I’m pretty neutral.” After being read the former statistic however, his reaction was “oh… shit, I had no idea! I thought this was the rain season!”
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Haha I think I kind of like this rainy season business. Compared to Seattle its almost fun.
ReplyDeletepoint one: rain in seattle = cold, rain in japan = warm!
point two: rain in seattle = constant drizzle (for like 9 months), rain in japan = downpours! thunder and lightning! intermittent hours/days of incredible sunshine!
Isn't British Columbia pretty much the same weather as the NW states?
Yea, the rain season hasn't been so bad so far, I've been holding my breath and hoping we've made it through most of it.
ReplyDeleteRain in BC is pretty cold, and when it rains, it rains all day... I like how in Japan it rains for about an hour, then changes.
So far its not so bad!