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. HEAVEN kigo in Autumn .

. EARTH kigo in Autumn .

. HUMANITY kigo in Autumn .

. OBSERVANCE kigo in Autumn .

. PLANTS kigo in Autumn .

. ANIMALS kigo in Autumn .

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The category Season of Autumn

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Autumn
***** Category: Season


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Explanation

In the category SEASON, we have to consider the problems with the Asian lunar calendar and the changes to our modern times with respect to the names of months.
A lot of these expressions remind of the Chinese lore and legends of old.

In a worldwide context, we have to consider the differences of the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, see below.


. The Asian Lunar Calendar . . Reference


spring begins, February 4, risshun 立春
summer begins, May 6, rikka　立夏
autumn begins, August 8, risshuu　立秋
winter begins, November 7, rittoo　立冬


Early autumn: 8 Aug – 7 Sep
Mid-autumn: 8 Sep – 7 Oct
Late autumn: 8 Oct – 6 Nov



Risshū (立秋): August 7—Beginning of autumn
Shosho (処暑): August 23—Limit of heat
Hakuro (白露): September 7—White dew
Shūbun (秋分): September 23—Autumnal equinox, middle of autumn
Kanro (寒露): October 8—Cold dew
Sōkō (霜降): October 23—Frost descent


. Names of old Japanese months
and the 24 solar sections ( nijuyon sekki　二十四節気 )
and the 72 seasonal points ( shichijuuni koo 七十二候 )


Autumn, autumntime

aki 秋 (あき)
..... yooshun 陽春（ようしゅん）
..... hooshun 芳春（ほうしゅん）(spring with flowers)

hakutei 白帝（はくてい）/ kinshuu 金秋（きんしゅう）"golden autumn" /kooshuu 髙秋（こうしゅう）"high autumn" / hakushuu 白秋（はくしゅう）"white autumn"
according the the theory of five elements of China
Read more about this interesting aspect of
. WKD : Deities of the Four Seasons
Hakutei 白帝 White Emperor
and Tatsuta-Hime Tazutahime 竜田姫 / 立田姫



sanshuu 三秋（さんしゅう）"three autumn divisions"
three months of autumn

kyuushuu 九秋（きゅうしゅう） "nine autumn divisions"
the 90 days of autumn
(according to the lunar calendar)


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Some kigo about AUTUMN have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in spring, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in autumn

Please check the entries carefully!


. AUTUMN
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Kigo for early autumn


fumizuki 文月 ふみづき seventh lunar month
"literary month" 8 Aug – 7 Sep
..... fuzuki 文月（ふづき）
..... fumihirogezuki 文披月（ふみひろげづき） "opening letters" month
exchanged for the tanabata festival
tanabatazuki 七夕月（たなばたづき）month with the tanabata star festival
..... tanayozuki 七夜月（ななよづき）
omniaeshizuki 女郎花月（おみなえしづき）month with ominaeshi golden lace flowers
aki hazuki 秋初月（あきはづき）first month of autumn
ryoogetsu 涼月（りょうげつ）cool month

shingetsu 親月（しんげつ）"month with relatives"
month when visiting the ancestors graves (o-bon festival)
sengetsu 餞月（せんげつ）"month giving parting presente" (to the ancesters at o-bon)
rangetsu 蘭月（らんげつ）orchid month
soogetsu 相月（そうげつ）
medataizuki めであい月（めであいづき）

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hazuki jin 葉月尽（はづきじん） leaf month ending
hachigatsu jin 八月尽 はちがつじん eighth month ending
JIN usually denotes the end of a month, but here it refers to the awaiting its end, while still in the middle of the summer holidays.



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Kigo for mid-autumn


chuuchuu 仲秋 (ちゅうしゅう / 中秋 )
middle of autumn
..... aki nakaba 秋半ば（あきなかば）
..... naka no aki 仲の秋（なかのあき）
In the lunar calendar, this was the 15th day of the eighth month.
On this night, the full moon of autumn was at its best. The typhoon seasen had eased down by that time and the weather was usually pleasant.


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. hazuki 葉月 (はづき)leaf month 　
eighth lunar month, 8 Sep – 7 Oct


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mizu hajimete karu 水始めて涸る (みずはじめてかる)
water dries out for the first time

October 3 and 4 in the new calendar


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nihyaku tooka 二百十日 (にひゃくとおか) 210th day
after the beginning of spring in the lunar calendar
nihyaku hatsuka 二百二十日（にひゃくはつか） 220th day
yakubi 厄日（やくび）bad day, day with a bad omen
mae nanoka 前七日（まえなぬか）
kazematsuri, kaze matsuri 風祭（かぜまつり）wind festival
kazehimachi 風日待（かぜひまち）waiting for days with wind

Now around September 1.
This is the season when typhoons come to Japan and the rice crop is in great danger.


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shuubun 秋分 (しゅうぶん) "middle of autumn"
from September 23— Autumnal equinox
The 24 solar seasons

kaminari koe o osamu 雷声を収む（かみなりこえをおさむ）
"the voice of thunder stops"
The typhoon season is past its prime.


ryuu fuchi ni hisomu 龍淵に潜む (りゅうふちにひそむ)
"dragon hides in the riverbank"
in contrast to spring, when the dragon goes toward heaven


. Autumn Equinox (aki higan) 秋彼岸 　


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Kigo for late autumn


nagatsuki,nagazuki 長月 (ながつき) "long month"
the ninth lunar month, now 8 Oct – 6 Nov
LONG here refers to the nights getting longer.

kikuzuki 菊月（きくづき）chrysanthemum month
... kikuzakizuki 菊咲月（きくざきづき）
kiku no aki 菊の秋（きくのあき）autumn with chrysanthemums

irodoru tsuki 色どる月（いろどるつき）colorful month
momijizuki 紅葉月（もみはづき）month with red leaves
kozue no tsuki 梢の月（こずえのつき）month with treetops

nezemezuki 寝覚月（ねざめづき）
month when it is hard to get up in the morning

inekarizuki 稲刈月（いねかりづき）month for cutting rice
odagarizuki 小田刈月（おだかりづき）harvest month
kooju 紅樹（こうじゅ）"red-leaved tree"
gengetsu 玄月（げんげつ） "dark month"

It is a month for chrysanthemum festivals and more full moon-viewing parties.


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Kigo for all autumn


aki no hi 秋の日 (あきのひ) sun in autumn
..... akibi 秋日（あきび）
aki hinata 秋日向（あきひなた）sunny place in autumn
aki hikage 秋日影（あきひかげ）shadow in autumn


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richi no shirabe 律の調べ (りちのしらべ) the sound of richi
richi no kaze 律の風（りちのかぜ） wind of richi

According to the ancient Chinese theory, there are two musical pitches, richi and ryo (呂).
In China, richi refers to the YANG-side of spring, ryo to the YIN-side of autumn.
In Japan, it is just the other way. richi is an expression of the feeling of melancholy in autumn.
ryo on the other hand is not a kigo.
律呂調陽



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Worldwide use

Northern and Southern Hemisphere

If there is not specific mention, a calendar reference kigo refers to the Northern Hemisphere as its place of origin, since haiku and the saijiki concept originates in Japan.
For the Southern Hemisphere, add six months.
For a calendar reference kigo originating in the Southern Hemisphere, add six months to get to its Northern counterpart.

. WKD : calendar reference kigo



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つまごとの　りちのしらべに　通ひきて
こえおもしろき　軒の松風　

tsumagoto no richi no shirabe ni tsuuikite
koe omoshiroki noki no matsukaze

Through the window of my hut:
The sound of a koto
Searching for the right melody
Mingling with the sound
Of the autumn wind blowing in the pines.

Rengetsu 蓮月

Look at a tea cup with this inscription :

. Otagaki Rengetsu 太田垣 蓮月 .


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HAIKU


曇るまま二百十日を忘じけり
kumoru mama nihyaku tooka o boojikeri

still in clouds -
forgetting all about
the twohundred and tenth day

Shimada Seihoo 嶋田青峰（1882 ～1944）


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000 ..... AUTUMN ... The Complete Saijiki . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

A autumn (aki) ..... the basics http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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Deities of Autumn, Hakutei and Princess Tatsutahime http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/saho-hime-tatsuta-hime.html
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august (hachigatsu) more poetic names for this and the eighth lunar month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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autumn at its best (akimeku, aki meku) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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autumn begins (aki hajime) a KIGO list. http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-beginning.html
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autumn coming to an end (yuku aki) a KIGO list. end of autumn http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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autumn deepens (aki fukashi) aki fukaki tonari wa nani o suru hito zo BASHO http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-deepens-aki-fukashi.html
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autumn equinox (aki higan) more EQUINOX kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-equinox-aki-higan.html
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autumn is late, late autumn (banshuu) a KIGO list. http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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autumn wind month (akikaze zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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bright autum weather (aki urara) and bright spring weather http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/spring-peace-nodoka.html
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chrysanthemum month (kikuzuki) time for chrysanthemum festivals http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chrysanthemum-kiku.html
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clear autumn (aki sumu, sawayaka) more CLEAR weather kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/crisp-cool-sawayaka.html
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cold feeling (hiyayaka) cold rain (amabie), susamaji ... a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cold in autumn (aki samu) COLD ... a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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cool month (ryoozuki) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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coolness in autumn (shuuryoo) first autumn cool (hajimete suzushi). a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/cool-cold-chilly.html
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dew is cold, cold dew (kanro) more DEW kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/dew-tsuyu.html
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dusk in autumn (aki no kure) kara eda ni karasu no tomari keri aki no kure. BASHO http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-dusk-aki-no-kure.html
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dusk, twilight in autumn (aki no kure) more DUSK kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/autumn-dusk-aki-no-kure.html
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eighth month coming to an end (hachigatsu jin) hazuki jin http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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evening coldness (yoi samu) more EVENING kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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evening in autumn (aki no yoi) more EVENING kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/evening-yuube-yoi.html
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geese coming month (kariku zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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hakuro (white dew) from September 7 one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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harvest month, cutting rice month http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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hassaku (first day of the eighth lunar month) now first of september http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/03/august-1-hassaku.html
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hazuki (eighth lunar month) a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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heat lingering, lingering heat (zanshoo) more AUTUMN kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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kaminari koe o osamu, kaminari koe o osamu one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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long night (yonaga) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/12/long-day-nagaki-hi.html
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melancholic wind of autumn (richi no kaze) richi no shirabe. some Chinese theory http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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melancholy in autumn, autumn melancholy (aki sabu) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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middle of autumn (chuushuu) aki nakaba http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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moon viewing month (tsukimi zuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/august-hachigatsu.html
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morning in autumn (aki no asa) more MORNING kigo. cold morning (asa samu) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/morning-asa.html
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nagatsuki, nagazuki "long month" ninth lunar month, now october. a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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night coldness (yosamu) more NIGHT kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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night in autumn (aki no yo) more NIGHT kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/night-yoru.html
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ninth lunar month is over kugatsu jin http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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noon in autumn (aki no hiru) more NOON kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2010/03/noon-daytime-hiru.html
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october (juugatsu) nagatsuki as lunar month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2007/03/october-juugatsu.html
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red leaves month (momijizuki) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/12/leaf-watching-momijigari.html http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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ryuu fuchi ni hisomu "dragon hides in the riverbank" http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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september (kugatsu) the ninth month http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/09/september-kugatsu.html
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shoshoo . one of the 24 solar seasons : August 23 . " Limit of heat" http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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shrine day in autumn (shuusha) time for autumn thanksgiving http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-aki.html
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skin feels cold ( hada samu) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/03/cold-wave-kanpa.html
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sookoo (frost decent) one of the 24 solar seasons. from October 23 http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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sun in autumn (aki no hi) shadow in autumn (aki hikage) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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tanabata month with star festival more TANABATA kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/star-festival-tanabata.html
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twohundred and tenth day 210 (after lunar spring) nihyaku tooka and more about "wind festival" http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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water dries out for the first time mizu hajimete karu http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/season-of-autumn-saijiki-start.html
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wind festival (kaze matsuri) at the 210th day after lunar spring http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html
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winter is nearby (fuyu donari) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/seasons-ending.html
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wolf making offerings of wild beasts (ookami kemono o matsuri) one of the 24 solar seasons http://wkdsaijikieuropa.blogspot.com/2007/09/names-of-months.html
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Heaven in autumn ... SAIJIKI

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HEAVEN in Autumn

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Autumn
***** Category: Heaven

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Explanation


Many phenomenon have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in autumn, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in autumn

Please check the entries carefully!


Most of the heaven phenomenon have their own entry.
They are in the following LIST

. . . category HEAVEN ... a KIGO LIST for AUTUMN 　


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The most important kigo for this season is

. aki no tsuki　秋の月 moon in autumn 　







gyokuto 玉兎（ぎょくと）"treasure hare", treasure rabbit
tsuki no usagi 月の兎（つきのうさぎ）


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Kigo for early autumn



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Kigo for late autum


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Kigo for all autumn

shuushoku 秋色 (しゅうしょく) autumn colors
..... aki no iro 秋の色（あきのいろ）
shuukoo 秋光（しゅうこう）sunshine in autumn
..... aki no hikari 秋の光（あきのひかり）
akigeshiki 秋景色（あきげしき）landscape in autumn
..... shuuyoo 秋容（しゅうよう）
..... shuuboo 秋望（しゅうぼう）


akibare 秋晴 (あきばれ) fine weather in autumn
akibiyori 秋日和（あきびより）fine day in autumn
aki haruru 秋晴るる（あきはるる） weather is fine in autumn


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. aki no koe 秋の声 (あきのこえ ) "the voice of autumn" 　
..... shuusei 秋声（しゅうせい）
..... aki no oto 秋の音（あきのおと）
Many voices, from insects rain on leaves, wind in the bamboo to be enjoyed on a cool autumn evening.
More about the WIND of autumn.


voices of autumn -
the patter of raindrops
on my rooftiles

. Gabi Greve, August 2011 .




evening walk -
in lieu of conversation,
the voices of autumn

- Shared by Tomislav Maretic, Croatia -
Joys of Japan, 2012


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. hoshizukiyo 星月夜 　
starlit night, night with stars as bright as the moon


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akijimeri 秋湿り (あきじめり) humidity in autumn

..... shikesamu しけ寒（しけさむ） cold humidity
Humidity is related to the wet rainy season and the summer. But it can last till autumn, if it rains a lot.


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秋晴れや蔵王権現の山に入り
akibare ya Zao Gongen no yama ni iri

bright autumn day -
entering the mountain of
Zao Gongen

Gabi Greve, Visiting Temple Mitokusan 三徳山三仏寺



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AAA ... AUTUMN ... Heaven The Basics . . . / Use your own browser to search for a keyeword in the LIST below ! http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/heaven-in-autumn-saijiki.html

AAA ... AUTUMN ... the complete SAIJIKI http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010_08_01_archive.html

Tatsutahime, Tazutahime, Tazuta-hime Deity for autumn and autumn wind http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/03/saho-hime-tatsuta-hime.html

cassiopeia (ikariboshi) more STAR kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/stars-hoshi.html
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chrysanthemum viewing fine day (kikubiyori, kiku biyori) more CHRYSANTHEMUM kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chrysanthemum-kiku.html
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clouds in autumn (aki no kumo, shuu-un) more CLOUD kigo http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/cloud-kumo.html
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cloudy in autumn (akigumori) shun-in http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/cloud-kumo.html
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dark evening (yoi yami) without the full moon more DARKNESS kigo (yami) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/heaven-in-spring-saijiki.html
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dark evening (yoiyami) darkness in the evening http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2010/03/heaven-in-spring-saijiki.html
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dew (tsuyu) Tau, Tautropfen a . long . KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/04/dew-tsuyu.html
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drought in autumn (aki hideri) more DROUGHT information http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/04/drought-hideri.html
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fish-scale clouds (urokogumo) mackerel clouds (sabagumo) . sardine clouds (iwashigumo) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mackerel-clouds-iwashigumo.html
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fog (kiri). fogg, Nebel a . long . KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fog-mist-haze-and-more.html
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frost in autumn (aki no shimo) more FROST kigo. frozen dew, frozen water http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/frost-shimo.html
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heaven is high (ten takashi) clear autumn sky a favorite autumn kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/clear-autumn-sky-ten-takashi.html
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lightning inazuma and related KIGO http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/thunder-kaminari-05.html
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moon (tsuki) : the most important KIGO for autumn a . long . KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/moon-and-his-links.html
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rain in autumn (aki no ame) a . long . KIGO list. sleet in autumn http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/rain-in-various-kigo.html
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rainbow in autumn (aki no niji) more RAINBOW kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/06/rainbow-niji.html
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shooting stars (nagareboshi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/stars-hoshi.html
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sky in autumn (aki no sora, shuuten) more SKY kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/sky-sora-ten.html
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snow in autumn (aki no yuki) / first snow on Mount Fuji a KIGO list http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/snow-yuki.html
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stars in autumn (aki no hoshi) more STARS kigo. star figurations of autumn http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/stars-hoshi.html
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sunset in autumn (aki no yuuyake) more SUNSET kigo http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sunset-yuuhi.html
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tanabata star festival Tanabata. meeting of the stars (hoshi-ai) http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/star-festival-tanabata.html
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thunder in autumn . aki no rai early autumn http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/thunder-kaminari-05.html
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wind in autum (akikaze). typhoon a . long . KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wind-in-various-kigo-kaze.html

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EARTH in Autumn

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Autumn
***** Category: Earth

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Explanation


Many phenomenon have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in autumn, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in autumn

Please check the entries carefully!


Most of the heaven phenomenon have their own entry.
The LINKS to further kigo are given here.



Autumn is the time of harvest and of the splendid red autumn leaves. The autumn colors are often compared to brocade (nishiki　錦）.

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Kigo for early autumn

. bonnami, bon nami 盆波 (ぼんなみ) waves at O-Bon
bonare, bon are 盆荒（ぼんあれ）stormy weather at O-Bon


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Kigo for mid-autumn


. otoshi mizu 落し水 (おとしみず) draining the paddies 　
mizu otosu （みずおとす）
tamizu otosu 田水落す（たみずおとす）、
seki hazusu 堰外す（せきはずす) opening the dams (between the paddies)
during the "dog days" (doyoo)



. aki demizu 秋出水 (あきでみず) autumn floods 　
flood, koozui 洪水（こうずい）
mizu mimai 水見舞（みずみまい）"inquiry after the water situation"



. hatsushio, hatsu shio 初潮 (はつしお) first (autumn) tide
hazukijio 葉月潮（はづきじお）tide of the eighth lunar month
..... mochi no shio 望の潮（もちのしお）
The tide at the full moon of autumn.


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shiranui, shiranu-i 不知火 (しらぬい) "unknown light"
ryuutoo 龍燈（りゅうとう）"dragon lanterns"
A phenomenon at the Ariakekai sea in Kagoshima, Kyushu, in the evening hours.


. Ryuto haiku by Matsuo Basho .
with an illustration of the phenomenon

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Ryūtō
... not very famous across Japan, but it is famous locally in Hiroshima, particularly on the island of Itsukushima (also known as Miyajima). Arguably the most famous landmark in Hiroshima (after the atomic bomb dome and peace park), nearly everyone has seen the iconic image of the big torii gate reflected in the shallow waters of the bay.

Ryūtō appears once per year, on New Years day. I painted this image two years ago while viisiting Hiroshima over winter break. I was off by just one day; I happened to be there on New Years Eve, so I just missed the lights by 24 hours. However, even without them the bay is absolutely gorgeous at sunset and at night. I painted the dragon lights out of my own imagination, but the sheer beauty of the scene even with phantom fire was more powerful than any painting can capture.



The lights are supposedly visible from the tiny town in the mountains around the island, and the townspeople gather around to view them. They are a sign that the holy dragon god is happy and healthy and still favors the bay around the island. If you’ve ever seen the amazing beauty of Itsukushima, with its tidal pools and shrine built on top of the water, it is hard to imagine how the dragon god could not be happy.
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APPEARANCE:
Ryūtō are kaika which appear just above the surface of the water on calm, peaceful nights. They create no heat, nor do they burn anything. They are only found in bodies of water which are home to dragons.

BEHAVIOR:
Ryūtō start out as single orbs of flame which hover a few meters above the surface of the water. They soon begin to multiply, until there are countless orbs. These fireballs float about aimlessly along the water, stretching and shrinking and morphing their shapes. Some of them sink back into the water. Others float up into the sky or nestle into the treetops. At dawn, they merge back together into one orb before vanishing back into the sea.

INTERACTIONS:
Ryūtō are considered by the Japanese to be a manifestation of light caused by the dragons which inhabit bodies of water. Areas where ryūtō routinely appear often have shrines near them, and the lights themselves are considered sacred. On nights that ryūtō appear, people gather along the shore to watch these dancing and changing holy flames.

LEGENDS:
The Itsukushima Shrine in Hiroshima Prefecture (old Bingo and Aki Provinces) is not only one of the most famous shrines in Japan, but also a popular sightseeing location for watching ryūtō. The lights appear on the tranquil surface of Hiroshima Bay for about a week starting on New Year’s Day. They are believed to appear because the Itsukushima Shrine is dedicated to the gods of the sea and thus is connected with Ryūjin.
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Kigo for late autumn

no, nohara 野原 refers not the the planted fields, but to wild fields and plains, sometimes also translated as moors.

kareno no iro 枯野の色 (かれののいろ)
color of withered fields / plains
..... uragareno 晩秋 末枯野（うらがれの）

uragare no hara 末枯の原（うらがれのはら）
uragare no noyama 末枯の野山（うらがれののやま）
uragare no nobe 末枯の野辺（うらがれののべ）
no no uragare 野の末枯（ののうらがれ）
uragare means withering, verwelken, from the tip of the leaves toward the branches
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noyama no iro 野山の色 (のやまのいろ)
color of the plains/wild fields and mountains
no no iro 野の色（ののいろ）color of the plains
yama no iro 山の色（やまのいろ）color of the mountains
noyama irozuku 野山色づく（のやまいろづく） plains and mountains turning colorful






noyama no nishiki 野山の錦 (のやまのにしき)
brocade of the plains/wild fields and mountains
no no nishiki 野の錦（ののにしき）brocade of the plains
yama no nishiki 山の錦（やまのにしき）brocade of the mountains
aki no nishiki 秋の錦（あきのにしき）brocade of autumn
kusaki no nishiki 草木の錦（くさきのにしき） brocade of the plants and trees


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. karita 刈田 (かりた) stubble-paddy, harvested paddy
kari oda 刈小田（かりおだ）small harvested paddy
karita michi 刈田道（かりたみち）path between harvested paddies
karitazura 刈田面（かりたづら）"face of the harvested fields"
karitahara 、苅田原（かりたはら） plain with harvested fields

hitsujida 穭田 (ひつじだ) field with wild grain growing


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. takashio 高潮 (たかしお) high tide
flood tide, storm surge
kazetsunami, kaze tsunami 風津波（かぜつなみ） "tsunami made by the wind"


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Kigo for all autumn


. aki no yama 秋の山 (あきのやま) autumn mountain
..... shuuzan 秋山（しゅうざん）
aki no mine 秋の嶺（あきのみね）peaks in autumn
..... shuurai 秋嶺（しゅうれい)
yama sumu 山澄む（やますむ）"clear mountains"
yama no aki 山の秋（やまのあき） autumn in the mountains　




. yama yosou 山粧う (やまよそう)
..... yama yoso-ou 山粧う（やまよそおう）
..... yama irodoru 山彩る（やまいろどる
..... yoso-ou yama 粧う山（よそおうやま）


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no, nohara 野原 refers not the the planted fields, but to wild fields and plains, sometimes also translated as moors.

aki no no 秋の野 (あきのの)
plains / wild fields in autumn
..... akino 秋野（あきの）
..... no no aki 野の秋（ののあき）autumn in the plains
noji no aki 野路の秋（のじのあき）autumn in the paths along the pains and fields
..... shuukoo 秋郊（しゅうこう）


hanano 花野 (はなの) flowers in field


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. aki no niwa 秋の庭（あきのにわ）garden in autumn 　
niwa no aki 庭の秋（にわのあき） autumn in the garden
shuuen, shuu-en 秋園 / 秋苑 (しゅうえん)
aki no sono 秋の園（あきのその）park in autumn
and
hanazono 花園 park with flowers
..... kadan 花壇（かだん）Blumenbeet
..... kaho 花圃（かほ）
hanabatake 花畑（はなばたけ）field with flowers


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. aki no kariba 秋の狩場 (あきのかりば)
hunting ground in autumn


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. aki no ta 秋の田 autumn rice paddies
..... akita 秋田（あきた）paddies in autumn
ta no iro 田の色（たのいろ）"colors of the fields"
irozukuta, irozuku ta 色づく田（いろづくた） fields getting colorful
paddy with rice plants (before harvesting) inada 稲田 いなだ



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. aki no mizu 秋の水 (あきのみず) water in autumn 　
..... shuusui 秋水 （しゅうすい）
..... mizu no aki 水の秋 （みずのあき）
mizu sumu 水澄む (みずすむ )clear autumn water


. aki no kawa 秋の川 (あきのかわ) river in autumn
akigawa 秋川（あきがわ）autumn river
..... shuukoo 秋江（しゅうこう）
..... aki no koo 秋の江（あきのこう）　


. aki no ike 秋の池（あきのいけ）pond in autumn 　
aki no mizuumi 秋の湖 (あきのみずうみ) lake in autumn


. aki no numa 秋の沼（あきのぬま）swamp in autumn


. aki no umi 秋の海 (あきのうみ) autumn sea
aki no nami 秋の波（あきのなみ）waves in autumn
..... shuutoo 秋濤（しゅうとう）
aki no shio 秋の潮 (あきのしお) tide in autumn
..... akishio 秋 秋潮（あきしお）
aki no hama 秋の浜 (あきのはま) autumn beach
..... akinagisa 秋渚（あきなぎさ）
..... shuutei 秋汀（しゅうてい）
hama no aki 浜の秋（はまのあき）autumn at the beach




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harvest time -
the sound of an apple
joining earth

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Humanity in Autumn


Many humanity kigo have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in spring, this has to be added explicitly

xxx in autumn

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. Humanity in autumn
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Observances in autumn


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AAA Humanity and Haiku The Basics http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/humanity.html

autumn festival (aki matsuri) every village has its own ... http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-festival-aki-matsuri.html
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bon, o-bon ancestor festival preparations a KIGO list. bonjitaku 盆仕度 http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/02/bon-festival-o-bon-05.html
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columbus day Americas http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/09/columbus-day.html
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cormorant fishing (ukai) a KIGO list http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/07/cormorant.html
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enjoying spring (shunkyoo) human feelings in spring http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/loneliness-sabishisa.html
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farmers work in autumn ... KIGO list harvesting, sowing new ... a lot is done http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-farmers-work.html
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festivals and ceremonies SAIJIKI AUTUMN http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007_01_01_archive.html
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fishing a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-hunting-fishing.html
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food and special dishes SAIJIKI AUTUMN http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008_01_01_archive.html
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games, entertainment, school autumn events ... KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-games-entertainment.html
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harvest time a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/08/harvest-and-its-kigo.html
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home ... things done at home in autumn ... KIGO list Preparing for the autumn season, decorating for autumn http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-in-home.html
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hunting a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-hunting-fishing.html
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hunting deer in torchlight (kanokogari, tomoshi, hogushi) more HUNTING kigo http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/10/winter-hunting.html
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kimono and robes http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/kimono.html
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loneliness (melancholy) in autumn (aki sabishi) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-games-entertainment.html
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melancholy in spring (shunshuu) feeling sad in spring http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/loneliness-sabishisa.html
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moon viewing, moon watching (tsukimi ) drinking tsukimi sake, eating tsukimi dango ... http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/02/tsukimi-dango.html
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new ricewine (shinshu) a KIGO list of sake related words http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html
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night work of farmers (yonabe) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/fulling-block-kinuta.html
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pickles, pickled foos and preserves a KIGO list about various tsukemono http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/autumn-food.html
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planting seeds a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-farmers-work.html
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plowing fields in autumn (shuukoo) http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/fields-paddies-ta.html
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red leaves watching (momiji gari) almost as important as cherry blossoms http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/01/autumn-leaves-momiji.html
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rice harvest (inekari) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/03/rice-plant-ine.html
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scarecrow (kakashi) a KIGO list http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/07/scarecrow-kakashi.html
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school year in autumn http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-games-entertainment.html
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servants migrating in autumn (nochi no degawari) in the Edo period http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/02/degawari-for-servants.html
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silk ... work to be done in autumn new silk (shinginu) http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/08/silk-kinu.html
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straw work a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/10/straw-wara.html
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summer holidays (natsuyasumi, natsu yasumi) more SUMMER kigo http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/summer-natsu.html
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sumo wrestling aki basho tournament http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2007/09/wrestling-sumo.html
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sweets, wagashi SAIJIKI AUTUMN http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008_02_01_archive.html
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tea ceremony SAIJIKI AUTUMN http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/05/tea-ceremony-saijiki.html
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tobacco, new tobacco (shin tobako) a KIGO list http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/08/autumn-farmers-work.html
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visiting the homeland (kisei) more HOMELAND (furusato) kigo http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/08/homeland-furusato.html
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visits and obligatory present exchanges shochuu mimai, kaki teate . PRESENTS in all seasons http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/first-third-of-year-joogen.html
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zzz . . . HUMANITY and KIGO . . . . . INTRODUCTION http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/humanity.html
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Animals in Autumn

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Autumn
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Many animals have their main entry in a different season and when mentioned in autumn, this has to be added explicitly

animal in autumn

Please check the entries carefully!
Most of the LINKS given below contain longer lists with more kigo.




The dragonflies are quite representative of the Japanese autumn, so are the many chirping insects.
In autumn, we already have some animals to begin hibernating.

. Hibernating in winter (toomin 冬眠) Winterschlaf 　




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Kigo for early autumn


"day-darkener", clear toned cicada, higurashi 蜩 (ひぐらし)
Tanna japonensis
monk-cicada, hooshisemi (hooshizemi) 法師蝉
Meimuna opalifera



ephemera, kageroo 蜉蝣



fireflies in autumn, aki no hotaru 秋の蛍



fly, flies in autumn, aki no hae 秋の蠅


Insects of early autumn
fruit cricket 鉦叩 kanetataki
grass cricket 草雲雀 kusahibari
long-horned grasshopper 螽斯　kirigirisu
snowy cricket 邯鄲 kantan



slug-caterpillar moth, iramushi 刺虫 (いらむし)
and its larvae
fam. Limacodidae



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Kigo for mid-autumn


ant, ants start hibernating
ari ana ni iru 蟻穴に入る（ありあなにいる）


frog, frogs in autumn, aki no kawazu 秋の蛙
frogs start to hibernate



lizard starts to hibernate
tokage ana ni iru 蜥蜴穴に入る（とかげあなにいる）



mosquitos beyond their prime, abureka 溢蚊



snake in autumn, aki no hebi 秋の蛇 (あきのへび)
snakes go into their holes, snakes start hibernating
hebi ana ni iru 蛇穴に入る



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Kigo for late autumn


bear on a shelf (kuma no tana 熊の架)
kuma kuridana o kaku 熊栗架を掻く（くまくりだなをかく）
bear scratching his chestnut shelf
kuma no kuridana 熊の栗棚（くまのくりだな）
bear on his chestnut shelf
Bears tend to sit on branches, eating their nuts to fatten up.




bee and wasp larvae, hachi no ko 蜂の仔 (はちのこ)
hachi no ko meshi 蜂の子飯（はちのこめし） rice with bee larvae



butterfly in autumn, aki no choo 秋の蝶



Insects still left over, nokoru mushi 残る虫
remaining insects



silkworm in autumn, akigo 秋蚕 akigo, shuusan



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Kigo for all autumn


bagworm, minomushi 蓑虫
"straw raincoat bug", case moth
larvae of Psychidae
"child of the devil", oni no ko 鬼の子（おにのこ）
..... the bagworm is making a sound, minomushi naku
蓑虫鳴く（みのむしなく）



bee, bees in autumn, aki no hachi 秋の蜂




Chatatemushi, chatatemushi 茶立虫 (ちゃたてむし)
"tea whisking insect"
chabashiramushi, chabashira mushi 茶柱虫（ちゃばしらむし）
konachatate 粉茶立（こなちゃたて）
kakurezatoo 隠座頭（かくれざとう）
. Azukiarai 小豆洗い and Gegege
The insect "Wahsing red beans" appears with Mizuki Shigeru Monsters.
A group with more than 5000 subgroups, Stenopsocus aphidiformis
Psococerastis tokyoensis, Longivalvus nubilus, Psococerastis kurokiana, Amphigerontia sp.




cicada in autumn, aki no semi 秋の蝉 (あきのせみ)
locusts in autumn



deer, shika 鹿 (しか)
"red maple-leaf bird", momijidori 紅葉鳥




. Dragonfly, tonbo, Tombo 蜻蛉 　
Japan was once called Akitsushima meaning
"The Island of the Dragon-fly".
red dragonfly, aka tonbo　赤蜻蛉　赤とんぼ . アカトンボ




fart bug, hekiri mushi 屁ひり虫 , kamemushi
A whole family of bugs which leave a terrible smell when touched or when they feel in danger. In autumn they try to come inside the old farmhouses.
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gnat, Yokobai gnat 横這 よこばい
yokobuyo よこぶよ
fam. Cicadellidae "little cicada"
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green caterpillar, imomushi 芋虫 (いもむし)
yuzuboo 柚子坊（ゆずぼう）




horse fattening, uma koyuru 馬肥ゆる (うまこゆる)
autumn colt, autumn pony, autumn horse, aki no koma 秋の駒




. . . Insects, mushi 虫
autumn of the insects, mushi no aki　虫の秋
lit: "voice of the insect", chirping insects,
mushi no ne 虫の音
crickets, koorogi 蟋蟀
large, brown grasshopper/locust, batta　ばった　
small green grasshopper/locust, イナゴ
inagomushi 稲虫 (いなむし) "rice locust"
itodo 竈馬 (いとど) cave cricket
A long kigo list of well-loves insects, like crickets and grashoppers, and human activities around them.




leaf caterpillars, namushi 菜虫 なむし
aomushi 青虫（あおむし）"green caterpillar"
namushi tori 菜虫取る（なむしとる）picking leaf caterpillars.
The larvae of butterflies, expecially the cabbage butterfly.
They feast on leafy vegetables, like big radish and cabbage.





leaf hopper, ukan うんか . (浮塵子)
nukabae 糠蠅（ぬかばえ）biting midge
"rice bran insect"
awamushi 泡虫（あわむし）"bubble insect"
. Sanemori mushi 実盛虫（さねもりむし）
and Saito Sanemori 斉藤実盛　
fam. Ceratopogonidae
Reiskäfer, Stirnhöckerzirpe, Kleinzirpe




mole-cricket singing, mimizu naku　蚯蚓鳴く
lit "earthworms singing", "earthworms' song"
kera naku 螻蛄鳴く (けらなく) mole cricket singing
..... okera naku おけら鳴く（おけらなく）
Gryllotalpa orientalis




mosquito in autumn, aki no ka 秋の蚊
nokoru ka 残る蚊（のこるか）mosquiots still left




Praying mantis, kamakiri 鎌切, tooroo 螳螂
Tenodora aridifolia, Paratenodera sinensis





skeleton shrimp, warekara われから / ワレカラ
mo ni sumu mushi 藻に住む虫（もにすむむし）
insect that lives in algae
mo no mushi 藻の虫（ものむし）
mo ni naku mushi 藻に鳴く虫（もになくむし）
insect that sings in the algae
mo ni sumu mushi no ne ni naku 藻に住む虫の音に泣く（もにすむむしのねになく）
Skelettgarnele




snakes go into their holes, snakes start hibernating
hebi ana ni iru 蛇穴に入る



wild boar, inoshishi 猪 (いのしし)
whale of the mountain forest, yamakujira 山鯨



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