[JBaymore]

Yeah..... it is normal with a significant jiishin that the trains either take a little damage.... or they just have to check IF they took some damage brfore sending a high speed train down the tracks. The whole "shut down" seemed like it amounted to about 5-6 hours total. Not sure if the backlog of people are back to normal today or not.

Yes... most other countries would likely be down for DAYS. Japan is used to this stuff.

There was some major damage to some roads though...... so that may put some extra pressure on the trains since many people will be traveling for O-Bon.

I have to head for Kyoto tomorrow from here in Tokoname..... so I hope it is not too crazy.

A friend quoted a Japanese friend of his; "Jiishin is the price we must pay for enjoying onsen and other natural beauty here." Well put.

best,

................john