The typhoon that had been working its way towards us finally hit this morning. Apparently it is the first time a typhoon has made landfall over Japan for two years. When Emily and I got up the wind was terrifically strong and gusty. I decided that we had better stay at home and managed to entertain and exercise Emily with jumping on the bed and chasing her around the apartment. It was our day to lunch with Nick, though, so we couldn't miss out on that. Goodness knows he sees little enough of her as it is.
Almost as soon as we left the building the rain stopped and the wind lifted; it was actually quite pleasant. But when I got to the station I found that the trains were suspended anyway. Since conditions were better than expected I decided to walk to his office, and it only took half an hour or so. At the top of the hill outside Izumi Garden Tower I let Emily get out and walk as she had been cooped up long enough, but halfway down there was an incredibly strong surge in the wind; the buggy blew over and I let go of her hand to pick it up, whereupon she was immediately blown over and started to yell. From the safety of the restaurant, we looked out at the trees being buffeted by the renewed storm. All of a sudden a big branch snapped off a tree outside and was hurled 50 feet across the courtyard to land against the glass tower. Another came soon after. It was a good thing there weren't many people about as one of those could easily have knocked a person out. Thankfully the underground reopened just as we finished, so I didn't have to brave the wind to walk home again.
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