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07/05, Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo (Thunderstorms and Zōjō-ji Temple)

Heavy rain pounded Japan's southwestern Kyushu region on Monday, causing abridge to collapse, with some 360,000 evacuating Kumamoto city. The recordrainfall over the weekend has left one dead and another person missing, with theJapan Meteorological Agency warning of further landslides. And as the rainfront, extending from western to northern Japan, moving southward, a ceremonywas held in the coastal town of Atami on Monday to remember 28 residents whodied two years ago following a major landslide. In Fukuoka, a local artist lastweek unveiled his first painted billboard in 20 years for the latest IndianaJones film. And with storm clouds and wet weather enveloping the country, andTanabata — the Star Festival — celebrated on Friday, July 7th, we visited thehistoric Zōjō-ji temple near Tokyo Tower, the day after the sky opened anderupted over most of Tokyo the night before.—Substack: notebookpodcast.substack.comInstagram: @notebook_podTwitter: @notebook_pod—Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.comLeave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook—

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