We thank everyone for their concern for us and others here.
Akemi and I had just gotten on the train for Tokyo to see the musical "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" and had just entered the first tunnel when the announcer came on to say an earthquake had been detected and we would be stopping.
As the train rolled to a stop we could then feel the back and forth of the quake. It lasted about three minutes. The announcer said that there was a blackout but the train still had lights. I was amazed at how everyone was so calm. Akemi and I were also very calm because we are somewhat used to these.
Then an aftershock also rocked us. I have an earthquake app on my iPhone and I realized that we had been hit by an 8.8 magnitude. We were there for 50 minutes when they told us they would pull forward to the next station because it was dangerous in the tunnel. Duh!!!!!!
When we got to the station we were told to get out and then to leave the station altogether. We got our car from the base and drove home. As we went to get the car some friends were passing us and told us they were told to go home because of fear of tsunami. So we were happy to get home to find only one small bag had fallen from a shelf. Everything else was fine. Cell phone, land phone, Internet does not work. TV didn't work for about two hours but we had power (while) others did not.
As bad as this quake and tsunami were, the building codes really kept destruction far less than it could have been.
That's about all for me to report. I must say that this has given all of us pause to consider how quickly things can change. We really need to be ready because "no man knows the hour or the day." Our love to you all.
Winky and Akemi
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