Yesterday, June 11th (Saturday), the Meteorological Observatory announced that the rainy season in northern Kyushu and southern Kyushu would begin.  It is said that the rainy season in each area is later than normal, and the rainy season is one month later than last year.  It has already started raining around May 4th in Okinawa.  It is expected that the whole of Japan except Hokkaido will be raining by this weekend.   On the other hand, the long-awaited end of the rainy season is expected to be around June 21 in Okinawa and around July 28 in the final northern part of Tohoku. The rainy season in Japan was a relatively mild rainy season in the monsoon zone, but in recent years it has not been said so.  I hope that no major disaster will occur.  Kinki is still before the rainy season, and the fresh green weeping willow is swaying as if it covers the flower hydrangea.

昨日6月11日(土)、気象台から九州北部・九州南部の梅雨入りが発表されました。各地とも平年より遅い梅雨入りで、昨年と比べると１ヶ月も遅い梅雨入りだそうです。すでに沖縄では5月4日ごろ梅雨入りしています。今週中には、北海道を除く日本全域が梅雨入りする予想です。一方、待望の梅雨明けは、沖縄が6月21日ごろ、最後の東北北部が7月28日ごろと予想されています。日本の梅雨は、モンスーン地帯の中でも比較的穏やかな雨期でしたが、近年はそうも言っていられない状況です。大きな災害が起こらないことを願います。近畿はまだ梅雨入り前で、新緑の枝垂れ柳が花紫陽花に覆い被さるように揺れています。