The death toll has risen to 7 ... hundreds of homes and buildings were flattened, and troops were sent in to assist in relief efforts. Here's a link:
http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200707170208.html
So no, I'm not going today.
But I re-booked my hotel in Nagaoka for Saturday, July 21, hoping by then that it will be okay to visit Bunsui and Mt. Kugami. So I'll be in Tokyo for another two nights, possibly longer, until I can figure out where to go and what to do in the mean time.
My rough idea had been to see Kugami for 5 days and then venture down to the Japanese Alps and see Iiyama, a remote town that has a small temple, Shoju-an, to which I feel some connection: first, it was established by Hakuin's master, and second, it was restored many years later by a local zen teacher's teacher ... and he recommended it to me as a scenic stop in the tranquil Japanese mountains.
Okay, I have to do my homework.
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