台風24号

According to the news a big typhoon is approaching us tonight. Today it took it’s way over mainland Japan and brought torrential rain and strong wind to some areas, mostly along the pacific coast line.

It’s just a few weeks ago that we were waiting for the strongest typhoon since 25 years, and also this weekend’s storm is said to be 非常に強い (hijouni tsuyoi = extremely strong).

The news is now permanently reporting about what happened and what may is to expect to come, and they are even pointing us to some website which provides news for in English.

Apparently in some city about 60 kilometers from here they have started evacuation preparations and several municipalities have called tomorrow’ off for several public schools. The biggest wind is expected to hit us in the morning hours.

Here in Niigata-city we are very close to the coast which usually gets most out the storm, but I’m kinda not that worried as I may be expected. Usually typhoon weaken when they move over land and there is still some distance between the eye of the storm and us.

In those moments I’m glad I’m not living more south like Okinawa or Kyushi-Island, also Kansai-area with Osaka normally gets a big serving of the tropical storms that hit Japan.

I really hope everyone in the country will get safe through the rest of the day and the coming night.

One thing to look forward, usually the day after a typhoon we get really fine and sunny weather.

However I’m sure tomorrow too people will continue wondering what happened to their lighthouse.