From today, October is called "Kannazuki (Kaminashizuki)," and although there are still some hot days that remind us of summer, typhoons keep coming and we feel the steady deepening of autumn.
According to "the 24 seasons and 72 micro-seasons," "Kannazuki" is the Shūbun (Autumnal Equinox), Kanro (Cold Dew), and the Sōkō (Frost's Descent).
The geese cross over, the sound of insects can be heard, and frost begins to fall in mountain villages.
You can feel the emotional changes in nature with the geese crossing over, the sounds of insects, and the frost beginning to fall in mountain villages.
Autumn, the season of appetite and art, is the most wonderful season at SUIGIAN.
We look forward to welcoming you to our restaurant, where you can savor foods with the scents of autumn and drinks to match, along with Japanese culture and art.
24 seasons
Shūbun (Autumnal Equinox)／
September 23rd to October 7th
Kanro (Cold Dew)／
October 8th to October 22nd
Sōkō (Frost's Descent)／
October 23rd to November 6th
Kannazuki (Kaminashizuki): An another name for October in Japan.
They believe that all of Gods gather at "Izumo Shrine" in the State of Izumo and have a meeting from October every year.
So, It is "Kamiarizuki (Gods existing month)" in the State of Izumo, and it is "kannazuki" in the other States.
[ The 24 seasons and 72 micro-seasons ]
Now four seasons are standard, but in ancient Japan the spring, summer, fall and winter were divided into 24 seasons, and each of those 24 seasons was further divided into 3 smaller seasons of 5 days each, called the 72 micro-seasons.
This helped people sense the changing seasons.