台風7号 August in Kyoto: ritual bonfires after Typhoon Lan
八月の京都
台風7号が京都を直撃するとの予報で、対策を施した。
停電に備え、まず各種灯りがつくか点検、ラジオやスマホを充電、暑さ対策用にペットボトルで氷作り。
水は止まらないだろうけど、暑さ対策も兼ねて浴槽に水をはり、
最後は、長い間開け閉めしていない埃だらけの雨戸を閉めた。
幸い京都市内は雨風の被害はなく一安心。
台風翌日、五山の送り火を近所の高台から見ることができました。
送れてほっとしたので、今は雨が欲しいところです。
August in Kyoto 2023
Typhoon Lan was forecasted to directly hit Kyoto, so I took precautions. To prepare for a power outage, I first checked if all kinds of lights would turn on. I also charged my radio and smartphone, and made ice with plastic bottles for dealing with the heat. While I didn't expect water to be cut off, I filled the bathtub with water, both as a precaution and for cooling purposes. Finally I closed the dusty shutters that had been left open for a long time.
Fortunately there was no significant damage from rain and wind in Kyoto city, which was a relief. The day after the typhoon, I was able to watch the Gozan no Okuribi (Daimonji Bonfire) from a nearby hill, feeling relieved that it had been successfully carried out to send off the ancestors. Now I'm hoping for some rain.