Evening Cicadas Sing

寒蝉鳴ひぐらしなく

ひぐらしが夕暮れに鳴く

AutumnAugust 13〜August 17

In English

The higurashi cicada calls at dusk. Its clear falling note is heard by Japanese ears as the sound of summer ending, and it often appears in films about childhood.

ひぐらしが夕暮れに鳴く。澄んで落ちていく声は、日本人には夏の終わりの音として響き、映画にもよく使われる。

The solar term it belongs to

Start of AutumnりっしゅうRisshu is the first day of autumn on the old calendar, even though it lands in the hottest part of summer. From this day, summer greeting cards change their wording to "late-summer greetings."

In English

The solar term it belongs to

Japanese culture around August