November 2nd – November 6th, 2025 is Autumn – SOKO (Frost falls)-54th KOU “Maple leaves and ivy turn yellow.
We Japanese love watching the autumn leaves changing the color to red, yellow and brown. The 54th KOU, the last SOKO, tells the time has come.
From the end of October through today, November 3rd, the minimum temperature was often below 8°C. There were also days when it was 3°C or 5°C. The first snow fell on Mt. KASHIMAYARI, Mt. GORYU, and Mt. KARAMATSU in the Northern Japan Alps (October 29th). Temperatures are expected to drop even further from now.
Actually, for leaves to change color, it is important that the minimum temperature falls below 8°C. So, this year we can expect beautiful autumn leaves.
Today’s weather was exactly like the previous KOU (53rd KOU) “Light rains sometimes fall.”
Still, perhaps because the air was clear after the rain, I could clearly see SATOYAMA (a woodland near a village, living area) beginning to change the color, even though the sunlight was weak.
