Shuttlecocks are scattered inside a damaged gymnasium at Hokuyo junior high school after what seemed to be a tornado in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo September 2, 2013. Houses were ripped open, cars overturned and several people were hospitalised after what is believed to be a rare tornado ripped through Koshigaya and Noda, an hour's drive from central Tokyo on Monday, Japanese media reported. Thousands of homes were reported to be without power. REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT EDUCATION)