Category: Soft Living
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Embracing the New Year with Japan’s 72 seasons
Have you heard of Japan’s 72 seasons? Known as “shichijūni-shiki, the year is divided into 72 microseasons, each lasting about five days. This system was originally used by farmers and fishermen to mark the changing of seasons and to plan their activities accordingly. Each microseason is named after a specific natural phenomenon, such as the…