The Japan Timesのインスタグラム(thejapantimes) - 11月30日 17時17分

Watching firework displays has long been a quintessential summer experience in Japan, with relatively cooler evenings offering a moment’s respite from the unrelenting daytime heat.

But fireworks festivals are becoming more common in October in order to avoid Japan’s increasingly uncomfortable summers. Not only that, it’s now common to fight off surprisingly active mosquitoes in November. And in more and more fall foliage viewing spots across the country, people must wait until late-November or even December to see brilliant hues of red emerge on maple leaves.

Global warming is making summers start earlier and last longer, squeezing the spring and fall periods, disrupting the nation’s autumn and seasonal experiences, and with it the rhythm of people’s lives.

The impact of autumn's fade is huge. Hordes of businesses rely on seasonal demand, be it beer companies with autumn specials or operators of viewing tours to see colorful leaves. And for haiku poets, the disappearance of a season is an existential threat.

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📸 Tomoko Otake and Tom Hanaway

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