Tag Archives: Japan
Mother Nature is Angry Posted by Marcel on Jul 23, 2012
As I mentioned last month, the 梅雨 (つゆ/rainy season) runs from late ５月 (ごがつ/May) to mid-late ７月 (しちがつ/July), depending on the area that you live in. As scheduled, the 雨 (あめ/rain) hit during that time, but 今年 (ことし/this year) there was a lot more than average. In fact, many areas received more 雨 in a…
The Rainy Season Posted by Marcel on Jun 15, 2012
Well, it has finally happened. The 梅雨 (つゆ/rainy season) has begun! I grew up on the coast of カナダの東 (かなだのひがし/eastern Canada), so I have always been intimately familiar with 雨(あめ/rain), but it was only after I moved to 日本 (にほん/Japan) in 六月 (ろくがつ/June), that I finally understood what the term “rainy season” 梅雨really meant. Note…