The temperature in Kikuchi-shi rose to 38.5 C (101.3 F) – high enough to make national news. The temperature near the train station in Tajimi-shi in Gifu is reported to have risen to 40.7 C (105.2 F) so even Kikuchi wasn’t the hottest place in Japan.
Yahoo’s weather says that the temperature will rise to 35 again in Kumamoto City.
– Kirk