December 17th – December 21st, 2025 is Winter – TAISETSU (Greater snow)-63rd KOU “Salmon gather and swim upstream”
Apparently, salmon used to be caught in the SAI River basin. The river flows downstream into the CHIKUMA River, and there, people had been releasing salmon fries. Once they grew, the salmon eventually had swum upstream and came back to their home river.
It’s amazing how much power they have to swim up the river during this time of year (TAISETSU).
We have a relatively warm morning today.
Winter birds (probably common teals?) gather and float leisurely on the SAI River. They must have been on a long journey too. They must have been on a long journey too.
