Saturday, October 30, 2010

十月三十日(jyugatsu sanjyu nichi) : October 30

It was very cold and rained because of the typhoon No. 14. It did not hit directly but passed very closely. Tyhpoon season is usually August and September. I have never experienced the one in October as long as I remember.
In Japan we count the typhoon by numbers. But if there was a big damage, it could be called by the name of the place which was hit such as Isewan Taifu (伊勢湾台風), international name was Vera in 1959. Isewan is Ise Bay in central Japan, taifu is typhoon.
After passing the typhoon the weather becomes very clear and beautiful. We call this taifu ikka (台風一過).
I hope it will be fine and warm tomorrow.

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