Micro-season 27 of 72Grain in Ear

Plums Turn Yellow

梅子黄うめのみきばむ

梅の実が黄色く熟す

SummerJune 16〜June 20

In English

Japanese plums ripen from green to yellow. One explanation for the name of the rainy season is that tsuyu is written with the characters for "plum" and "rain" because the plums ripen now.

梅の実が青から黄色に熟す。梅雨を「梅」と「雨」の字で書くのは、この時期に梅が実るからだという説がある。

The solar term it belongs to

Grain in EarぼうしゅBoshu refers to grains with bristles, like rice and barley, and to the season for planting them. The rainy season usually begins around now.

In English

The solar term it belongs to

Japanese culture around June