Yes, we have felt earthquakes. Our first "major" one was on January 28 at 7:43 am. It measured a 5.5 and yes the building feels like it is swaying. It was scary, but we didn't panic. I looked out the window (silly me...one of the rules for safety is stay away from windows!) and life looked normal. Cars were still traveling, no buildings collapsed, and people were walking! 5.5 is so very minor to the locals. We have felt many little quakes. I check Japan's earthquake website whenever I feel a movement to see where it was. You can follow along with me by checking out the website: www.jma.go.jp/jma/indexe.html Click on Earthquake Information which is in the middle of the column on the left. You will then see a map of Japan. The epicenter is marked with a "x" and the circles show where the quake was felt and measured. It is divided into prefectures which is similar to our states. Tokyo is one prefecture with many different areas (similar to townships).
I'm also posting a couple of photos. One is a sunrise as seen from our apartment and the other is fog and light snow approaching.
Next post I will discuss a few of the "holidays" that have occurred since we have been here.
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