TOURISM IN JAPAN AFTER MARCH 11

TOURISM SLOWLY RETURNS TO JAPAN

Almost two months on from the earthquake, Japan is starting to find its feet.

Nina Grunfeld

The Telegraph, May 1, 2011

After showing us to our room on the 42nd floor of our Tokyo hotel, the porter said firmly: "If there's an earthquake, get away from the window and stay in bed. The cupboard doors will bang from side to side, but ignore them – they've been designed to do that. Instead, listen out for the tannoy and follow any instructions. The fire escapes are to your left."

After that I couldn't sleep. What was I doing taking my 12-year-old son to such a danger zone? We didn't have an earthquake that night, but there was an aftershock the following evening – the second we experienced during our week-long trip to Japan earlier this month. I didn't feel it, but my son Thomas, lying in bed at the time, did and was distinctly nervous about another night so many floors above the ground.

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