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Japan, Weather
Debunking the Four Seasons` Myth
05.10.06 | Permalink | 4 Comments

It`s incredible how quickly the temperature in Japan has gone from cold to sweltering. Last week was Golden Week. The week before that I needed to wear a jacket during the day and layers of clothing to sustain a comfortable body temperature indoors at night. Now, just two weeks later, I require nothing more than [...]
100 yen shop, Weather
100 yen thermometer
02.05.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

I bought a thermometer at the almighty 100 yen shop. Those following The adventures of Simon vs The Cold may like to know that at the moment (9:30 Sunday evening) it`s showing 9 degrees centigrade in the front room of our house. As you can tell this cold Japanese housing is becoming something of an [...]
Photo, Teaching, Weather
Central heating, please come back! All is forgiven.
01.21.06 | Permalink | 1 Comment

I got flack from my family about an earlier picture in which I appeared to be wearing two jumpers whilst the schoolchildren appeared to be wearing only shorts and a t-shirt. I let them know as I am letting you know now as well that I wasn`t wearing two jumpers, I was wearing a t-shirt, [...]
Japan, Life in Japan, Weather
Cold Japan
12.19.05 | Permalink | Comment?

It`s cold in these houses again here in Japan. You may think I`m exaggerating the cold and mock my feeble, weak body when compared with colder climes in Europe or America but it is the style of the houses which makes the difference. In Japan, a a country where it is warm enough that you [...]
Japan, Life in Japan, Weather
Freezing Japanese house
12.04.05 | Permalink | Comment?

I`m sitting here writing this in the front room of the house with a wooly hat and gloves on. The temperature outside at 8.00 in the evening has dropped to 6 degrees. This is nothing to those of you who can look at sleet or snowflakes falling outside your window. Here in Japan however they [...]