Typhoon hitting soonish for anyone on Honshuu. First looks like it'll hit the Wakayama area, then move north...sorta looks like it'll follow Japan all the way to Hokkaido.

I'm living in Gifu by the way, we should get a healthy dose. Work still hasn't told me if we're having school tomorrow. They sent an e-mail saying high schools here would try to have school at any cost. About 10 minutes later, I read an article saying this could be the biggest typhoon to hit the main island in 10 years. Sheesh Japanese high schools.

Anyways, good luck!

http://weathernews.jp/typhoon/
http://www.jma.go.jp/jp/typh/

Yeah this one might actually be something. Most I've experienced have been nothing more than hard rain. This is the first to make landfall in years. Better safe than sorry, though.

wow good luck to those living in japan right now. I guess there was one good thing about me not being there right now.

If anyone can, take a video of the craziness.

Fukuoka is like the only major city that it's going to miss, looks like I'll have school...

Damn your good luck.

Typhoon or sunshower, class cancellation or no: I am reporting to school tomorrow.

It's the only way I get my day-rate! =(

shh just a bit of wind and water guys....
I m out tomorrow for college and salsa and there s no way I cancel them off .

More seriously how bad is it going to be ? girl I ll go to salsa with just keep talking about it like we may be compelled to put it off .

I've heard things like:

worst typhoon in 10 years to hit Japan

and

one of the worst 50 storms of all time...

I'd stay inside.

what is the name for this typhoon so i can look at videos on youtube?

Typhoon Melor

Watching the news now- 鹿児島ーKagoshima is in the storm already. Osaka closed all of it's tide gates for the first time in 5 years. Looks like Osaka will get the eye of the storm early tomorrow morning.

It is the first time a typhoon is expected to make landfall in two years.

Here's a picture:

They say that it will be downgraded before it hits tokyo.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2...100509.php

but that was 2 days ago. things could have changed.

I am in Shiga and although my school said it will contact everybody tomorrow it was basically already decided that school is canceled... for the students. Teachers are still to report in.

Gotta say guys, not impressed so far. I was hoping for something more spectacular, but it's pretty much just a little windy out. It's like, okay storm, good job, you knocked over some bikes, now nut up and blow some chunks of metal through some trees.

http://weathernews.jp/solive24/