“SHICHIJUNI-KOU”
The seasonal letters from SHINSHU, Japan
“SHICHIJYUNI-KOU” is the name of the seventy (SHICHIJU) two (NI) 72-microseasons (KOU) that are expressed in short sentences about dedicate transitions of the seasons relating to weather, flora, fauna and human life. The year is divided into 72 microseasons approximately every 5 days and expressed such as 4 Seasons(Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter)-24 SEKKI(24 major seaonal points)-72KOU(microseaons) like HARU(Spring)-RISSHUN(Beginning of spring)-1st KOU (East wind melts the ice).
*English names of seasons, “KOU”, are referenced on “Japan’s 72 Microseaons” :www.nippon.com/en/features/h00124?
As it is based on the lunisolar calendar, some events may be rarely seen in our daily lives, but most of them convey “signs” of the seasonal transitioning and make us feel the delicate transition of the seasons.
This Website mainly introduces SHICHIJUNI-KOU of HOKUSHIN area where is a northern part of SHINSHU (NAGANO prefecture) region in Japan.
2026/03/05-03/09 Hibernating insects surface
2026/02/28-03/04 Grass sprouts, trees bud
2026/02/23-02/27 KASUMI to linger
2026/02/19-02/22 Rain moistens the soil
2026/02/14-02/18 Fish emerge from ice
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