Japan has different climatic zones. In the summer, Tokyo while not exactly among the cooler places on Earth. Tokyo is hot, very hot. In the summer, the ice melts literally in the blink of an eye. Who gets out of the plane, will quickly determine that the gangway was heated up not so much by the Sun, but that it is still the air conditioned area of the airport building. It is three o’clock in the morning. In the hallway of the apartment blocks, one hears calls someone quietly with Germany while flows Tokyo noise through the window, together with perceived 40 C of tropical air.
You can make the window to safely again, something like cool evening breeze is rather to be found in the autumn and winter. It sometimes snows even in Tokyo. Not today, today is summer. The sky shines in Tokyo twilight. On the flight, one could observe Sunrise and sunset time lapse. This shines in the hot summer days of Japan’s relentlessly from the sky. The, available as far as outside the Tokyo concrete jungle, crickets are garish all green stains that To find.
An ear-splitting noise pelting down, almost as pungent as the heat. Tokyo is hot, not only in the metaphorical sense. We are not talking here of the evening clusters of schoolgirls in the entertainment district of Shinjuku or the unknown corners of the city of Tokyo. Who gets out of the plane, will quickly determine that the gangway was heated up not so much by the Sun, but that it is still the air conditioned area of the airport building. For tourists, a species of already rare in Japan, a city tour is a real challenge. Since such a city holiday like several days already until weeks or you happiness can drag on even years, staying power is announced. The heat the Japanese seems to be not quite as much. Sometimes, you’d think the huge air fans in the subways and U Bahnhoden are solely due to the purpose, air cool the Gajins to to fachern. Can Japanese sweat? Certainly, only the opportunities are different. For example, yawning with an open mouth. This brings so many inexperienced with foreigners Japanese fix or even shocked sweats. All other challenges arise for every guest of this urban conurbation, which join the rollercoaster of emotions must be to switch between air conditioned areas and hot outdoor zones in every minute. Yes, summer is hot in Japan. And so has some methods to offer the Japanese culture, to pay attention to every breath of air. The “furin” for example, the wind chimes made of clay or glass, which in the summer in many Japanese homes on the Terassenaufgang can be seen on the way are a delicate ring with each breath of air. Would you have it as a souvenir, but should know that it is very seasonal like so many things in Japan. This means, that different can be in Germany, where the Easter eggs for Christmas on the store shelf, bought such things really only seasonally. Fortunately, Japanese each season can get some specifics.