Japanese Seasons
Until 1873, in the Japanese calendar, seasons traditionally followed the lunisolar calendar with the solstices and equinoxes at the middle of a season. The traditional Japanese seasons are:
- Spring: 4 February—5 May
- Summer: 6 May—7 August
- Autumn: 8 August—6 November
- Winter: 7 November—3 February
For kigo, each season is then divided into early, mid-, and late periods. For Spring, these would be:
- Early Spring: 4 February—5 March (February)
- Mid-Spring: 6 March—4 April (March)
- Late Spring: 5 April—5 May (April)
Read more about this topic: List Of Kigo
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