Japanese Sense Of Seasons: Chapter Summary

I will write about “ The Japanese sense of the seasons”. In the book, the author says that Japanese people have a strong sense of the seasons. Because Japanese people had been engaged in agriculture, their lives depended on the seasons. The time of planting seeds, giving fertilizer, and harvesting food are all depended on seasons. So they treasured four seasons, and thanks to this, a lot of seasonal events were formed. I agree that the past Japanese people had strong sense of the seasons. Although some European countries have 4 seasons, I feel that no other countries have stronger sense of seasons than Japan. For examples, UK has 4 well-defined seasons, but it is also said that there are 4 seasons in a day. So the sense of seasons can’t be much stronger. I believe that Japanese people have good sense of seasons. However the situation has changed. So I want to write about the differences between past and now. First, in the book, the author says Japan has 6 seasons if including rainy season and typhoon season. Of course there were well-defined seasons and Japanese people enjoyed each seasons. However, recently, Japan has become nearly 2 seasons, summer and winter. In spring, the temperature goes up and down. We can’t say the line …show more content…
We can live comfortable without such sense. I think the worst demerit is living far away from the nature. To be sensitive to the seasons is same to be sensitive to the nature. Living far away from nature cause the destruction of nature. We turn on air-conditionings through a year and eat ice cream with wearing T-shirt although it is in winter. We eat sweet potato in summer although it is shun food of autumn and winter. Making food in not suit season uses a lot of energy and cost. These things are contributed to global warming and destruction of nature. We must have a feeling that these things are strange. Having strong sense of seasons can be a good solution to environmental