Tourists in Japan's sweltering heat try to stay cool in Kyoto

Tourists in Japan’s ancient city of Kyoto battled sweltering temperatures on Sunday (August 3) as a heat wave continues to grip the region. - REUTERS

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00:00I expected that it's going to be hot. I've been to India and other places in Asia, so I have the

00:17understanding of this heat, but this experience is really, really amazing in a sense that I am

00:24sweating from top down every single day. I need to drink a lot of water not to dehydrate.

00:31I put a lot of, you know, sunscreen as well, okay.

00:44So I guess I didn't realize how hot it was going to be, um, or realize like,

00:50yeah, just how hot it was going to be. I thought it was going to be more similar to Chicago heat

00:53and humidity and totally different, totally different.