Tokyo-now with 100% more rain

For those of you who had no idea; Tokyo has four seasons. Well now that you've recovered from your state of shock-wait you're not shocked? There's Spring, Summer, Fall and of course we can't forget Winter. And Japan is the only country in the world to actually have all four of these seasons. Or so we're constantly told. Well actually that's not true. But we are told the obvious so often that we can't help but wonder whether or not the Japanese might actually believe that they are the only country in the world with four seasons.

I am not amazed by Japan's possession of the Four Seasons. However I am constantly amazed by the capacity for rain here. Some times it rains extremely hard-not very often but sometimes. But what is really amazing is how it can just start raining one day and not let up until four days hence. My memories of home consist of 3 or 4 hour rains. It was raining when I woke up this morning and it still hasn't let up at 10pm. I expect it will still be raining tomorrow morning as well.

While the rain doesn't make for very Christmasy weather, it's impossible to feel letdown because you never had any expectations of a white Christmas anyways. It was actually very convenient because it allowed me to do exactly what I would have done anyways (sat on my butt all day and accomplished absolutely nothing) with no feelings of guilt whatsoever!