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Japan, month by month

An independent guide to Japan's seasons, festivals, symbols, food, art, and Hanafuda cards.

September Hanafuda card: Sake cupSeptember Hanafuda card: Blue ribbon

Japan Almanac follows Japan through the calendar year: seasons, nature, festivals, symbols, food and drink, art, material culture, plants and animals, and the Hanafuda cards that give the site its twelve-month frame.