The Rainy Season Ended too Soon

The rainy season ended too soon, according to this article. Only 18 days here in Kansai.

I had been wondering because even the little rain we had in the last two weeks was summer rain style, thunderstorms and short bursts of heavy rain.

In addition, I heard cicadas yesterday, June 30th, while they usually start in mid July. There was also a random momiji already changing for fall?

It's unfortunate, since the rainy season is a little cooler because of the clouds. The forecast for this week shows temps of up to 37 in Kansai and Nagoya, warning to be careful of heat exhaustion.

Apparently, it's not just Japan - all over the northern hemisphere, it's hot.

This means we are likely to have water shortages this year. I already have the summer blues.

Working on small habits (chatting with random strangers) to stay positive. My summer mantra is "take it easy," and yesterday a stranger said, "yukkuri," or slowly. This is the way things move during summer in Japan.