Shoveling Out

In a city that doesn't normally deal with snow, there are no plows. When Bethany went out to help shovel last Saturday, she found Carlos shoveling in the middle of the street. And she used a dustpan to shovel (as did many others in Tokyo). 

In Karuizawa, where we were at the end of last year, approximately 40 trucks were stuck for days on the highway. The neighbors began bringing the drivers onigiri and other food.

Meanwhile near the center of Tokyo, Carlos's grandmother matched her grandson shovel for shovel and cleared both her driveway and the street in front of it.

Dustpan snow removal

Carlos was very proud of the snow mound he made--almost Bethany's height!