Top 3 Stormy Days (Notes from Under the Tatami Mats–74 … My Adventures in Japan)


I had to walk through raging rainstorms, blinding blizzards, or screaming typhoons.


Generally speaking, if you’re riding in a car, it will take much more than a thunderstorm or a snowstorm to stop your progress.

Such phenomena might inconvenience you, delay you, or maybe even give you a hint of danger. But usually, you will manage to get from point A to point B without too much strain or struggle.    (Image source)

Moving through weather

But in Japan, I rarely drove. Usually, I walked or cycled, and there were times when I had to walk or cycle through raging rainstorms, blinding blizzards, or screaming typhoons.

Moreover, there were times when I could not go and could not walk anywhere, simply because of the weather. As detailed above.   

Maybe my experience of these bad-weather days has something to do with the fact that Japan has much less of an automobile-oriented culture. The prime means of transport are walking, cycling, and public transportation.    

Whatever… I managed to keep moving, until I moved away.      (Image source)

   Introduction to – “Notes from Under the Tatami Mats”  (right-click on title)

Top 2 Great Weather Days
Top 3 Camps
Top 4 Onsen (Hot Springs)
... and more

Links to my Other Series …

      Introduction – "Intro to Vocab-ability"   (right-click on title)
      Guide – "Guide to Entries"   (right-click on title)
      Index– "Index" to all Chapters and Sections   (right-click on title)

      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"   (right-click on title)
      Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"   (right-click on title)
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