The Spring's First South Wind Blew Hard in Kanto: Damage from It at Akihabara (AkibaBlog)

The Spring's First South Wind Blew Hard in Kanto: Damage from It at Akihabara

On the 23rd, there was the spring's first south wind blew hard in Kanto, and in the center of Tokyo, the maximum instantaneous wind velocity reached 15.9m. There are some damages in Tokyo; a steel frame fell down, or a big crane truck fell against an apartment. According to Chunichi newspaper, Schedules of JR Lines were disrupted due to the spring's first south wind. In Akihabara, there were some damages as well: Asobit Game City closed its door along the Chuo Street.

Damage of the Spring's First South Wind at Akihabara
A Banner was Torn; Asobit Game City Closed the Shutters on Chuo Street

"To Prevent from Danger, We Have Closed the Shutter, but You Can Enter from the Back Entrance"

On the 23rd, there was the spring's first south wind blew hard in Kanto, and in the center of Tokyo, the maximum instantaneous wind velocity reached 15.9m (according to MSN Sankei News). There are some damages in Tokyo; a steel frame fell down, a big crane truck fell against an apartment, etc. According to Chunichi newspaper, Schedules of JR Lines were disrupted due to the spring's first south wind. In Akihabara, there were some damages as well: Asobit Game City closed its door along the Chuo Street.

At the night of the 23rd, Asobit Game City closed its shutter on Chuo Street, and a staff had a signboard that said "the store is open. To prevent from danger, we have closed the shutter, but you can enter the store from the back entrance."

The reason why the store closed its shutter on Chuo Street was because the banner was torn up. The picture I got from the sore showed me that after 3pm, police and fire fighters came and closed its entrance. Staff at Asobit Game City tried to hold the banner.

According to Japan Meteorological Agency, after 2pm on February 23, 2008, the wind suddenly started to blow hardly.