November 7th – November 11th, 2025 is Winter – RITTO (Beginning of winter)-55th KOU “SAZANKA (Camellia sasanqua) blooms”
The lunar calendar marks RITTO. Following the Northern Japan Alps, Mt. IIZUNA (1,917m above sea level), a symbolic mountain of NAGANO City, also saw its first snowfall on November 5th. It was November 8th last year, so this is almost the same day. It melted during the day though.
Now, the 55th KOU tells us the season is “SAZANKA flowers begin to bloom.” It’s nice to see flowers starting to bloom at this time of year when the number of flowers decreases as winter approaches.
The “usual SAZANKA” along my walking route have already bloomed from late October. It’s the earliest around here. They come in a variety of colors, from light pink to dark pink and to mottled. Just as this SAZANKA start to fall, other homes’ ones will bloom.
There are many homes in this area that have SAZANKA planted and you can enjoy them until early February.
