Micro-seasons · 七十二候 · No. 54
楓蔦黄 Maples and ivy turn yellow
霜降 そうこう · もみじつたきばむ
- 春 Spring
- 夏 Summer
- 秋 Autumn
- 冬 Winter
- — solid still observed · dashed dropped 2021 · faint never observed
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No. 54 · 霜降 そうこう · Autumn
楓蔦黄momiji tsuta kibamu
Maples and ivy turn yellow
Still officially observed
By JMA records, maple leaf colouring now arrives ~19.7 days later than in 1953.JMA 生物季節観測 累年値 (かえでの紅葉; 4290 station-years, 1953–2025; ~2.7 days/decade, R²=0.32)
紅葉が黄色くなります。
The maple leaves turn yellow.
- 紅葉momijiautumn leaves, maple
- 黄色いkiiroiyellow
- 秋akiautumn
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