By Hirotaka on June 6, 2010 4:03 PM
I could find out what day 6th of June is.
Today is the National Foundation Day of Sweden (Svenska flaggans dag).
God morgon och Grattis!!
June 6, 2010 Archives
The number of day and that of month are the same today.
In Japan, 5th of May is Children's Day (Kodomonohi)
and 7th of July is the Star Festival (Tanabata).
But I have no idea what day 6th of June is.
I should have written "Could you help me know what day it is today" in title.
What day is 6th of June for you?
By Kozu on June 6, 2010 11:00 AM
I found the Asia travel information website of CNN "CNN Go" .
http://www.cnngo.com/tokyo/none/worlds-greatest-city-50-reasons-why-tokyo-no-1-903662
Some places in the article are unknowned by Tokyo locals. It will give you idea where to go in Tokyo.
The article is updated last year, so there could be some changes of information though.
Weather forecasts says that Tsuyu, the rainy season in Japan will come on 8/June.
Generally speaking, raining is not nice for sightseeing.
But some flowers, especially hydrangeas and irises flourish in Tsuyu.
Traditionaly, these flowers are considered more tasteful and elegant in rain.
Many haiku poets made impressive haikus about them.
Actually, hydrangea and iris are so loved by poets
that they becomes season words in a haiku.
That means if haiku contains these flowers,
the background season of the haiku is automatically considered as in (early) summer.
In Tokyo, there are many gardens famous for hydrangeas and irises.
Above photographs are from snapshots of gardens in Tokyo.
Visiting them in rain makes you good haiku poets, maybe.
