It's open pumpkin season in Japan!
It's open pumpkin season in Japan!

Japanese chain cafes often have seasonal offerings. For example, it's pumpkin time. And so, at Tully's coffee chain, you can try a pumpkin latte. Do you like pumpkin?

September is lycoris blooming season!
September is lycoris blooming season!

In Japan, they are known as higanbana. Lycoris holds a special place in Japanese culture. Its blooming period coincides with Autumn Equinox Day, which this year we celebrated on Tuesday, September 22. Higan means "other shore" in Japanese. Therefore, higanbana is firmly associated with this holiday, because on the Day of Autumnal Equinox...