Re:Tokyo vs. the Bay Area
by gergles on Sunday August 30, 2015 @09:29AM
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They forgot to mention the weather; Tokyo has seasons and an oppressive summer with snow in the winter. The Bay Area's climate is much more moderate and liveable, in my opinion.
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I agree that the summers are moist and rainy, followed by heat that can kill. But I don't think you are right in describing the winters as snowy, in six years I remember about four instances of snow. Also, it lasted for at most two or three days. The Tokyo winter is horrible in that it is grey and windy, but certainly not snowy.
Note for tour Sets visiting in August...don't think the cooling centers are just for children and elderly. You WILL be using them. I'm from Chicago which has hot and humid summers and nothing prepared me for that weather.
It "snows" every year in Tokyo but it often does not stick around very long. 2012 and 2013 both had a lot of snow (by Tokyo standards) on separate occasions.