Japanese December 5, 2005: Unexpected snowfall
	Eerie clouds appeared on central Oita before seven in the morning.
I took a bus to Kumamoto City to attend a meeting. I soon fell into a doze. When I got up after a while, I was surprised to find a snow covered landscape.
	In addition, snow blew laterally. The weather forecast last night said that we would have a heavy snow storm, but it was far beyond my anticipation.
Oita cedars trees were lust like Christmas trees.
	Passing Taketa city, snow became deeper. The houses near Oita-Kumamoto border were covered with thick snow.
I make it a rule to visit Kumamoto by car, but I was really lucky to change my plan and got a bus. I wouldn't be able to drive in such weather.
	But the snow quickly disappeared when the bus entered Ohtsu town and closed to Kumamoto airport. The rice paddies were still in green. I found that only a short distance divide the landscape.
The ginkgoes in the square of Kumamoto Prefectural Office were almost became bare. Some sweepers were cleaning the beautiful golden leaves endlessly.
	On my way back to Oita, I again saw snow in Aso volcanic basin.
The bus arrived at Oita in illumination.Oita Fantasy 2005 has just started in the central streets.
	As the shopping arcade was still bright, the illumination looked somewhat dim, but I felt the arrival of winter by seeing the illumination event. Oita Fantasy. The Fantasy warmed me up a little.