Thursday, April 22, 2010

Citrus

A sour citrus called Natsu-Mikan, stands for summer orange.

Actually, we can enjoy this in the beggining of spring. The
disagreement of the name and the season comes from the definition of
season in Japan.

Traditionally, such as in Nara or Heian era, the definition of the
season was different from modern one. January to March was called
spring, April to June was called summer, July to September was called
autumn, and October to December was called winter. That is why there
are difference.

Actually the citrus I tasted yesterday was so sour. But once I eat it,
I feel that summer is not so far.

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