Kumamoto, rainy and overcast, 20°C.

Kumamoto, rainy and overcast, 20°C. Before even going to bed, right after midnight, we were sitting on the sofa in the hotel room, finishing the notes for the day as we heard the wood structure in the room creaking, followed by a gentle rocking back and forth for the next maybe ten seconds. That was a small earthquake. The Meteorological Institute's website listed the earthquake a few seconds later, magnitude of 3.9 at the epicentre just south of Yatsushiro, about 35km away from Kumamoto. We also found out that since we arrived in Kumamoto, there were two more earthquakes we didn't even notice. Yesterday's rain continued all throughout the night and the morning, and since our laundry bag and basket were overflowing, we decided to have a slow morning at the hotel taking care of laundry. The machines are always busy in the evenings, but none were in use this morning. The "smart" laundry here has a website listing the current status of each of the machines and how long their programs…

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