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Same here. Was walking out of a friend’s apartment complex in Asakasa Tokyo where I was staying in when it hit. Heard this low rumbling that came from all directions and the birds were going nuts. Looked up and saw the high rise I just walked from swaying while the glass facade of another building was undulating. Never been in an earthquake before so I was more amused about the shaking ground than frightened. And it didn’t help that every single Japanese was very calm, so I thought it was no big deal until much later when the tsunami hit.

Wow. Thank you. This is an educational read.

Check out the expressions of the ppl watching from the back.

Reminds me of the “Thankful Villages” or the rarer “Doubly Thankful Villages” in the UK. The former for villages where none of the men died in WWI and the second where none of the men died in both wars. Kind of sobering when you realised that the majority of places suffered losses of their men.

Instead of Star Trek, I was seeing visions of Love Boat, Falcon Crest, Dallas, etc. 🤣

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/article/110209-maison-mantin-french-time-capsule-mansion