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Monday, February 21, 2011

Rainy Season in Japan

Japanese call it tsuyu. It lasts from about mid-June till mid-July. But it varies - sometimes it starts at the beginning of June. Or it might start later and last longer. It doesn't necessarily rain every day during the rainy season. And it's usually a gentle kind of rain. The rice farmers welcome it.

They have hurricanes too, but they call them typhoons. The typhoon season lasts from late August to early October.

It doesn't rain much the rest of the year, but it varies according to where you are - there are big differences among the four main islands. In general, however, the greatest rainfall will be during the rainy season and the typhoon season.

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