With a winter-type pressure pattern—high to the west, low to the east—lingering, Tokyo felt as cold as December on the morning of the 19th. Street trees around the Palaceside Building have begun to take on autumn color, and the great “Earthquake Ginkgo,” which miraculously survived the Great Kanto Earthquake, has turned a vivid gold.
The 19th brought a clear, gentle autumn sky over Tokyo, but temperatures stayed low even in the daytime—more like early winter. The 20th will again see a high of 14°C, in line with December, though the three-day weekend beginning the 22nd is expected to ease the chill.
Foliage is advancing across the city. The Imperial Palace’s Inui-dori will open for its customary autumn public viewing for nine days beginning the 29th.