This morning, a very special atmosphere can be felt along the short path that leads me to the subway station Yotsuya. The salary-men and women don’t have the nose on their mobile phones as usual, but for once, they look towards the heavens. The reason for this unusual, almost alarming behavior (especially for a company so devoted to his routine), is obviously the fact that this morning, we are all expecting a very particular celestial phenomenon: an annular solar eclipse. All televisions have warned us and we are ready to witness it. We bought goggles and we look forward to 7:34 am.
Annular solar eclipses occur when the moon is the furthest from Earth, when it cannot completely hide the sun. The next photo shows what was visible through the protective eye wear.
The last solar eclipse to have been contemplated by such a large part of Japan dates back 932 years. Tokyo saw its last eclipse 173 years ago and the Japanese capital will have to wait several hundred years for such an event to happen again above itself.
The early hour of the eclipse was perfect for the people of Tokyo who were able to observe it before going to the office.
