There are many things about Japan and Malaysia which are different. From the culture, to the people to the way rubbish is managed. But one thing that strikes me the most is definitely the seasons. The seasons which affect the life of the Japanese people.
Let's start with spring which begins around April. Spring is the beginning of the school year for the students in Japan. And of course, when you think of spring, you'll always think of the sakuras, the cherry blossom.
When the sakuras start blooming, everyone would go for 'hanami'. Which is basically sitting down under the sakura tree, eating and drinking and just having fun with your friends and families. The sakuras only bloom for a while and then they fall. So you can only see sakuras in this short time.
Then, we have summer. Summer in Japan is very hot. Very very hot. Very very very hot. In fact, I think in Osaka, the hottest was nearly 40 degrees celcius. Summer in Japan is kinda like Malaysia (yay for summer all year round!) except, well, not as comfortable?
And after summer, we have autumn/fall. Where the leaves on the trees turn from green to red and yellow. I especially like the red leaves. Hehe.
And it is during this time that we have 'kouyou'. Where we go and enjoy the view of the leaves. (Yes, apparently Japanese like to enjoy the view a lot... XP). Because the leaves are only this brightly coloured for a while. Then they fall too. And the trees are left bare.And that's when you know it's winter. Plus, when it start getting below 10 degrees, you'll definitely know it's starting to be winter. The worse part of winter, the cold. The freezing cold. Best part, watching snow fall down and covering everything. Another worse part, walking through the snow and falling down.
~I'm dreaming of a white Christmas~~Which didn't really happen, coz snow only really starts falling around January/February in Sendai. Oh well... It's still cool.
Soon the snow will melt and it's back to spring and the cycle starts again. ^__^
And that is some part of Japan through the seasons.
