I'm a coffee lover. You might be the same. I often drop by a coffee shop adjacent to Tokyo station on my way to the office. My favorite drink is caffe latte. Enjoying its flavor, I often see the Shinkansen trains passing through just in front of the counter. They travel slowly as it's near Tokyo terminal. The seats at the counter are rail-fans' paradise for train viewing.
The tracks beside the counter are for the JR East Tohoku Shinkansen trains. Sitting on the counter seats, I can feel the long noses of the Shinkansen trains there. For instance, the nose of the EMU E5 series deviates from the effective camera shooting area. The very limit of shooting is the nose of the E4 series. The E2 and the E3 series are short enough. Enjoying a cup of caffe latte, I can relax and spend a very happy time perceiving the fine difference among the Shinkansen trains. Time goes by slowly there.
That situation drastically changed in these three months. Many shops are now temporarily closed in the city center of Tokyo due to the new coronavirus infection risks. My habitual coffee shop adjacent to Tokyo station is no exception. The lights are gone out. The shop staff and customers are not there. Such things have never happened since the shop was opened in 2007. I feel very sad, and hope that things will blow over soon.
It's a difficult time for people in Tokyo in the spring of the year 2020.
The tracks beside the counter are for the JR East Tohoku Shinkansen trains. Sitting on the counter seats, I can feel the long noses of the Shinkansen trains there. For instance, the nose of the EMU E5 series deviates from the effective camera shooting area. The very limit of shooting is the nose of the E4 series. The E2 and the E3 series are short enough. Enjoying a cup of caffe latte, I can relax and spend a very happy time perceiving the fine difference among the Shinkansen trains. Time goes by slowly there.
That situation drastically changed in these three months. Many shops are now temporarily closed in the city center of Tokyo due to the new coronavirus infection risks. My habitual coffee shop adjacent to Tokyo station is no exception. The lights are gone out. The shop staff and customers are not there. Such things have never happened since the shop was opened in 2007. I feel very sad, and hope that things will blow over soon.
It's a difficult time for people in Tokyo in the spring of the year 2020.
