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September 21, 2025October 2, 2025Seasons & Culture

Kisetsukan: Living with the seasons in Japan

The Japanese word kisetsukan (季節感) translates as “a sense of the seasons” (kisetsu = season, kan = sense or feeling) but its […]

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