Allergy sufferers: is today especially awful?

I live in/near a ward of Tokyo and attempting to air out my house today turned into a miserable experience to say the least.

My allergies went from a mild 2 to about 400 in a couple hours AND my car is covered in a thick layer of yellow pollen. Bless whatever I'm going to do with my laundry cause I'm sure it's full of gunk too.

I wasn't prepared at all for this beautiful Saturday to go so bad. I needed a 20 minute midday hot shower to try and cleanse my eyes/face and I lost count of the amount and verocity of my sneezes.

Today felt egregiously awful right?? I've lived in Japan for a bit and haven't had a day hit like a truck in forever. I guess masks and meds it is!

by azulur