🍁THE CHILL BEGINS🥶
October 23rd-27th in the traditional calendar is known as 'first frost' (霜始降). 'Hada-samu' (肌寒) describes that deepening autumn chill.
Although the daytime is mostly warm, mornings and evenings can feel surprisingly cold ('asa-samu' 朝寒/'yo-samu' 夜寒).
A cat not enjoying the autumn chill outside Daihoon-ji.
A selection of autumn sweets (including some in the shape of a bright maple leaf and ginkgo leaf).
A monaka sweet in the shape of a thatched hut.
Enjoying the autumn colours at Kitano Tenmangu.
