
The evening before yesterday, I had finished running some errands in Tokyo and had just arrived at the nearest station when, as I was leaving the ticket gate and heading toward the bicycle parking area, I was able to see Mount Tsukuba clear of clouds from the window, but a sudden downpour began, with heavy rain and even thunder.

After returning to the waiting room on the platform and taking shelter from the rain for about 30 minutes, the rain stopped and I was able to return home without getting wet.