Floods Stopped My Train Home, So I Had a $6 Dinner

Heavy rain flooded the area I was working in, and every train back to Tokyo stopped. The station was packed, people were waiting outside in the rain, and even Mister Donut was full. So I walked 10 minutes to a local diner and had dinner while I waited. Karaage with grated daikon and ponzu, a tamagoyaki with a gentle dashi flavor, and rice. 880 yen in total, about six dollars. A quiet night in a simple Japanese diner, on a business trip that didn't go as planned. What you'll see in this video: A walk through heavy rain to the station, and a crowd that can't fit inside. Why Japanese trains rarely stop, and why they do in a flood. A full Mister Donut, a yakiniku place that's closed tonight of all nights, and dark streets away from the station. A taishu shokudo, the kind of everyday diner where you pick dishes from behind the glass and pay at the end, with croquettes for 150 yen and pork cutlets for 370 yen. Karaage and tamagoyaki explained. An hour of waiting, then back to the station, where a long line under the bus stop roof isn't waiting for a bus. Every hotel nearby is fully booked, so a colleague drives me to an airport hotel. The next morning, a view of the sea, and the trains finally running again. Do trains stop often where you live? Let me know in the comments. #JapanVlog #JapaneseSalaryman #BusinessTrip #JapanTrains #HeavyRain #JapaneseFood #Karaage #Tamagoyaki