Japan Culture Navi 日本語
Micro-season 35 of 72Major Heat

Damp Earth, Humid Heat

土潤溽暑つちうるおうてむしあつし

土がじっとりと湿り、蒸し暑い

SummerJuly 29〜August 2

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In English

The ground itself is damp and the heat is sticky. This is the Japanese summer that visitors are warned about: not just hot, but wet.

地面までじっとりと湿り、蒸し暑い。外国人が驚く日本の夏は、暑いだけでなく湿っていることによる。

The solar term it belongs to

Major HeatたいしょTaisho is the hottest stretch of the year. Summer festivals, fireworks and the custom of eating eel to survive the heat all fall in this period.

Japanese culture around July