Seasons of life

Japanese: 生活季節 - せいかつきせつ

This refers to seasonal phenomena closely related to human life. The main ones are the first full day of changing clothes, the first full day of using air conditioning and heating, and the first full day of hanging mosquito nets. Changing clothes involves the start and end of wearing summer clothes, winter clothes, overcoats, gloves, etc. The period in which summer clothes are worn is from the end of June to mid-September in Hokkaido, but is longer in Kyushu, from early June to early October. Winter clothes are worn from mid-October to early May in Hokkaido, but from mid-November to early April in Kyushu. The period in which overcoats are worn can last more than 130 days in the north, but only around 90 days in the south.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

人間生活に関係の深い季節現象をいう。衣がえの初終日，冷暖房使用の初終日，蚊帳つりの初終日などがおもなものである。衣がえには夏服，冬服，オーバー，手袋などの着用の開始，終了がある。夏服の着用期間は北海道で6月末～9月半ばであるが，九州では6月初め～10月初めと長い。また，冬服については，北海道で10月半ば～5月初めであるが，九州では11月半ば～4月初めである。オーバーを着る期間は北で130日以上にもおよぶが，南では90日程度にすぎない。

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