Hot summer days in Tokyo: Aug. 1-21, 2020

 

Tokyo, as well as many other cities in Japan. has had a hot summer this year.

 

The temperature went up to 37.3 degrees on Aug. 11 in Tokyo according to

Japan Meteorological Agency. It went up over 35 degrees in 9 days, over 34 degrees in 15 days, and over 30 degrees in all 21 days in the first 21 days in August.

 

The temperature reached 41.1 degrees in Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture on Aug. 17.

 

We see fewer people than usual as people avoid going outside in the daytime. I found few people walking in front of the Tokyo Station on Aug. 11. (See also the 2nd photo from the top)

 

It was cool inside the station, but heat wave and strong sunshine were waiting outside.

 

Devices to provide water splay are installed in many places, including in the promenade of Marunouchi near the Tokyo station. (See the 4th photo from the top)

 

Many people use parasols to protect themselves from UV.

 

This is a scene in Shibuya’s famous scramble taken on Aug. 21. (See also the top photo)

 

Even it is so hot, people ware mask to avoid Covid-19 infection. This is a point quite different from previous years.

 

I found many nature scenes of the summer.

 

The moats of the Imperial Palace was covered with water grasses on Aug. 7. (See also the 3rd photo)

 

The cicadas sing loudly in many places.