A mellow 3 days have passed by. I attended orientation today (which was uneventful and very informative), where we got a nice
But wait! Who are these people who will ride in on leaves and teach me how to recycle my trash!?!
Ah. Tokugawa Ieyasu and his faithful attendants. Never knew the warlord was such a softie for recycling. Well then, who are the power ranger dudes...
Ah, the Eco-Commanders. Ieyasu and other famous Warring States period figures... from the 22nd Century.
The actual list of recyclables!
A sample half-page of detailed instructions. After a squirt from your super blue ranger phaser, the trash is safe.
This is not the best tasting mirukusēki possible. Does that count as false advertising? No? Well, at least I know how to recycle this steel can now...
Joking aside, it's fantastic how well they recycle here. They actually require you to take off the cap and peel off the label from a PET bottle, then crush it and separate it from other plastics!
Meet Super Typhoon Melor
The non-stop rain since Monday? Oh, that's just the super typhoon that's about to hit tonight. Gusts of up to 70km (in Okazaki-- the typhoon actually has winds of up to 205km, apparently)? Check. Tied down bikes and shuttered + sandbagged shops? Check. Canceled school? Check. Canceled Yamasa opening ceremony and BBQ? Check.
That's all folks. Class starts Friday!
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