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Micro-season 63 of 72Major Snow

Salmon Gather and Swim Upstream

鱖魚群さけのうおむらがる

鮭が群れて川をのぼる

WinterDecember 17〜December 21

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In English

Salmon crowd into the rivers to spawn. In northern Japan the returning salmon has been a winter staple and a subject of festivals for centuries.

鮭が産卵のため群れて川をのぼる。北日本では、戻ってくる鮭は冬の食の要であり、祭りの主役でもある。

The solar term it belongs to

Major SnowたいせつTaisetsu is when snow really starts to pile up on the Japan Sea side of the country. Year-end parties and the rush to finish work before the holidays are in full swing.

Japanese culture around December