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Micro-season 31 of 72Minor Heat

Warm Winds Arrive

温風至あつかぜいたる

熱を帯びた風が吹きはじめる

SummerJuly 7〜July 11

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In English

The wind itself turns warm. When the rainy season lifts, the air that follows it is the hot, heavy wind that means summer has truly arrived.

風そのものが熱を帯びる。梅雨が明けたあとに吹く、重く暑い風。夏が本当に来たことを知らせる。

The solar term it belongs to

Minor HeatしょうしょShousho means "lesser heat." The rainy season ends and real summer heat begins. This is when people send summer greeting cards to friends and clients.

Japanese culture around July