It’s bloody hot here. Yesterday the weather service recorded Tokyo’s highest temperature since they began measurements in 1923—it was 39.5 (just over 103 F) in Otemachi. 210 people were treated for heatstroke, but I don’t think anyone died.
Being outside was like walking through blood.
Today was slightly cooler at 37.2 (99 F) but I had to dress up for the CEATEC poster photo shoot, so I was wearing cosmetics, pantyhose, and a suit. Atsuiiiiii!
The average temperature in Tokyo for 7/21 is 25.8 but today’s average is 33.3. I can only hope that this ends very soon or I am going to melt.
Posted by kuri at July 21, 2004 06:05 PMBut im really starting to get comfortable with it!
The trick is to get out in it, like a whole day, or even better overnight, and you body has a chance to reset itself, and it doesnt feel so bad!
I was happy to be out in the thick of it today.
Posted by: j-ster on July 21, 2004 10:37 PM“Being outside was like walking through blood.”
(Only warmer)
Didn’t Earnest Hemingway characterise Tokyo summers that way?
Posted by: on July 22, 2004 11:06 AM