February 4th-February 8th, 2024 is Spring-RISSHUN (Beginning of spring)-1st KOU “East wind melts the ice.” East wind means warm spring breeze, so the 1st KOU expresses the joy that spring has finally came! The spring breeze that blows during the UME (plum) or SAKURA blossom seasons is also called UME breeze or SAKURA breeze.
Well, it’s RISSHUN, a new year with spring has begun in the lunisolar calendar. However, I feel like this time of year is the coldest (even colder than the Great Cold). Plum and cherry blossoms still have a long way to go. A heavy snow warning has been announced for the Kanto-Koshin region.
Willows started blooming (catkins) on the Nishikawa bank last week, but today they are wearing a beanie😉
