June 16th- June 20th, 2025 is Summer – End of BOSHU (Grain bears and seeds) -27th KOU “UME turns yellow.”
The end of BOSHU is the season that UME (plums) ripen and turn yellow. It is also the time of the rainy season BAIU. BAI means UME, and U means rain.
From the morning today, It’s very hot around the HOKUSHIN Area. The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Heat Stroke Alert.
On such days, let’s borrow the power of UME to stay healthy, they say that the sourness of UME is good for your health.
I went to SHINSHU SHINMACHI (west neighborhood town of Nagano City) where is the largest producer of small UME around the HOKUSHIN area and got UME-SHOCHU (UME liquor) there.
But, before I had time to wait for the 27th KOU, the bottle was already empty ^^;
