August 7th – August 11th, 2024 is Autumn – RISSHU (Beginning of autumn)-37th KOU “Cool breezes begin to blow.”
I had a chance to visit KIRIGAMINE Highlands (SUWA City, NAGANO Prefecture) for work.
According to the KIRIGAMINE-KOGEN HP, “The KIRIGAMINE KOGEN (highland) is 1,600 meters above sea level, and its average temperature in August is 19.8°C. At dawn, rising air currents carry air rich in water vapor from Lake SUWA to the highland. The temperature drops by 0.6°C for every 100 meters it rises, so at KIRIGAMINE, which is 1,000 meters higher than the lake, the temperature is 6°C lower than on the lake area. As a result, the rapidly cooled water vapor condenses, creating fog.” Fog is called “KIRI” in Japanese and it is the origin of the name of the highland. After the visit KIRIGAMINE Highlands, we also dropped by Lake SUWA, so I understood this explanation very well.
I returned to Nagano City (350 m above sea level), wondering if it must be about 2 degrees cooler than areas near the coast as TOKYO.
However, it’s hot after all.
