May 15th, 2025-May 20th is Summer-End of RIKKA (Beginning of summer)-21st KOU “TAKENOKO (bamboo shoots sprout).”
“TAKENOKO” is a food ingredient in season at this time of year and is a HAIKU’s seasonal word for summer.
In the HOKUSHIN area, the MOSODAKE is harvested first, then the HACHIKU, and finally the NEMAGARIDAKE. It’s nice that the harvest seasons are slightly staggered.
My friend brought me some HACHIKU. I was worried that they might grow a little slower this year, but they were really beautiful.
According to a survey, if there is little rain in summer and December, TAKENOKO will not grow well the following year.
Hopefully, we will enjoy delicious TAKENOKO again next year 😉
