Japan's 72 micro-seasons


Spring  ·  Now: micro-season 21 of 72  ·  Apr 15

First rainbows appear

Niji hajimete arawaru  · 

The rain stops mid-afternoon, and suddenly there it is — a faint arc of color suspended between two hills, so delicate it seems painted on mist. The air carries that particular sweetness of wet earth and fresh leaves, while droplets still cling to every surface, each one holding its own small spectrum. This is the season when sky and water conspire to remind us that light itself can be broken open.

ameagari niji no nemoto ni ushi no koe

After the rain — at the rainbow's foot, a cow's low call

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