The 5th KOU represents the time when the “KASUMI” lingers and distant scenery becomes vaguely visible. However, it has been cold days and rainy days for the past few days, and this morning there was sleet. It’s not spring weather yet.
There is a mountain castle named “KASUMI” in the OMURO district of MATSUSHIRO-town, NAGANO City. The information board says, ”When the enemy attacked, the castle was covered in haze and hidden.”
IIZUNA town in the HOKUSHIN area is a place where peach production is popular. There is a place named “TANKAKYO”. TAN means red (or red earth), KA is a short form of KASUMI (spring haze) and KYO is a village. TANKAKYOU is the place where peaches’ red blossoms cover the entire area and it looks like a spring haze. There is still more than a month until the peaches bloom. Let’s look forward to it.
