October 18th – October 22nd, 2025 is Autumn – KANRO (Cold dew)-51st KOU “Crickets chirp around the door.”
As autumn deepens, insects gather in search of a warm place such as the door of a house. “Crickets chirp at the door” expresses such seasonal feeling of KANRO (Cold dew).
Come to think of it, I haven’t heard the chirping of them much since Typhoons #22 and #23 passed on the sea close to HONSHU area, Japan.
It is said that Grasshoppers become less active when the temperature drops below 15°C. But the average temperature a day since the typhoons passed were around 18°C these days, so it should still be okay… However, there were several days when the minimum temperature was around 13°C.
It was my usual walking path, but after walking carefully for about an hour, I finally found them, only three 😥 Actually, 2-3 weeks ago, every time I stepped into the grass, several of them flied and ran away, though.
It was hard finding them, because each was all the same color as leaves or soil. Looking at the photo, can you tell which one is the one? It’s just a blade of grass.
