Originally Posted by
MHendo84
Hi All,
Looks like we're going to be affected if the typhoon stays on its current course,
We're due to be in Nagoya this weekend, primarily for the F1 and also have Shincansen tickets to Tokyo Sunday Night, to catch a JR flight back home on Monday morning.
This will be our first time experiencing a Typhoon, therefore what can we expect this weekend?
Do the cities in effect lock down for a large duration? Should we get some simple supplies, food etc? Or would the hotel assist in these situations?
Cheers,
Matt
It all depends, each hotel will have different contingency plane for typhoon. Best is to contact your hotel directly as what is their current plan for this coming weekend in regard to typhoon.
I was at Shinjuku (Tokyo) last month when typhoon no 15 passed by, typhoon no. 19 on this coming weekend is expected to have similar strength. Typhoon no. 15 passed through Tokyo over night last months, all public transportation started to shut down around 9 p.m. Even at Shinjuku, one of central busy area, restaurants started to close around 7-8 p.m. so that their employees could get home before public transportation shut down. Convenience stores started to ran out of items on shelf. By next morning typhoon no. 15 passed Tokyo and Tokyo was not raining and no wind, but many public transportation did not start running till late in morning.
It is best to keep up to date on live local news on TV for last minute situation, what is going on in the city. Because of news last month people at Tokyo were aware that many business closed early due to typhoon, including public transportation. If you do not understand Japanese then hotel staff will be best source of up to date information about what is going on in the city.