Common Kigo in Japanese Haiku
Japan is long from north to south, so the seasonal features vary from place to place. The sense of season in kigo is based on Kyoto and its vicinity, since the classical literature of Japan developed mainly in this area, especially up to the early part of the Edo period (the early 17th century).
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