Summer has hit Hyogo, like a shovel to the face. Last week it was 25 and refreshingly cool (although somewhat humid), this week it's 30 - 35 and 70%+ humidity. Welcome to summer - it's going to be like this for literally the next 4 months. I continue to be impressed by the Japanese seasons. They truly are clockwork and literally change in the period a week. I happened to glance at the thermometer above my kitchen table last night and noticed it was 31 at 11pm. This is basically exactly what it was like from when I arrived in early August last year all the way through until late October, haha. Ah, good times. It takes a bit of getting used to in the beginning (you get *really* tired) but after a while it becomes at least bearable.