Spring / Early Summer

Spring to early summer is the time of new leaves. The hillside is feathered with patches of pale green, yellow, and even red. As spring advances into summer, they will deepen into a rich verdure beneath azure skies.

The warm months bring flowers, too, including hydrangeas in the first rainy weeks of summer. Even the oaks blossom in spring.

By day, birds sing their mating songs, melodies unique to this time of year. By night, frogs croak in chorus from the streams and ponds of Sozo-noMori.

With every passing week, the air grows warmer and hazier. High summer is on its way.