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| Above, a bathtub in a Tokyo business hotel. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
During my 8 travels to Japan, I have experienced a few tremors while in Tokyo. Thankfully, they were relatively minor ones (around 3.0 on the Richter scale).
But what if a major one hits and it hits while one is in a bath?
Time Out Tokyo has an article on what to do when an earthquake hits while you're in the bath.
They begin it with:
Japan is no stranger to earthquakes, experiencing about 200 per year with a shindo (intensity) rating of level 1 or more. If you’ve spent a lot of time here, you’re probably used to the tremors that punctuate everyday life in Tokyo. For bigger quakes, the basic safety tips are simple, but have you ever worried about an earthquake hitting at an inconvenient moment? Like while you’re taking a bath?
To be honest, we hadn’t either, but after seeing these safety tips from online bath accessory retailer Bathlier, we haven’t been able to get the idea out of our heads. Not to worry, though – Bathlier says there are just five steps to remember to ensure you can bathe with confidence again.
To read more, go here.
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