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Autumn colors in Japan

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紅葉
Autumn colours

yamamoto

By YAMAMOTO Hiroshi

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 今週は「紅葉」を紹介します。

 紅葉とは秋になって、木の葉が赤、黄、オレンジ色などに変わることです。

 葉の色が変わる木は海外では少なく、変わってもその色は単色が多いそうです。 しかし、日本では葉の色の変る木が多く26種類もあります。 そのため、紅葉の時期になると、山や公園、お寺、神社などの木々が徐々にさまざまな色に変わってきます。

 紅葉の時期は北海道では早く9月頃から始まります。私の住んでいる九州は南なので11月頃が見頃です。 この時期になると、天気予報やニュースで全国の紅葉状況が毎日紹介されます。 なぜ天気予報で紹介されるかと言うと、気温が下がると色が変わって来るからです。

 今年も色々な所で紅葉を楽しみたいと思います。

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紅葉(こうよう)

 今週(こんしゅう)は「紅葉(こうよう)」を紹介(しょうかい)します。

 紅葉(こうよう)とは秋(あき)になって、木(き)の葉(は)が赤(あか)、黄(き)、オレンジ色(いろ)などに変(か)わることです。

 葉(は)の色(いろ)が変(か)わる木(き)は海外(かいがい)では少(すく)なく、変(か)わってもその色(いろ)は単色(たんしょく)が多(おお)いそうです。 しかし、日本(にほん)では葉(は)の色(いろ)の変(か)わる木(き)が多(おお)く26種類(にじゅうろくしゅるい)もあります。 そのため、紅葉(こうよう)の時期(じき)になると、山(やま)や公園(こうえん),お寺(てら),神社(じんじゃ)などの木(き)々(ぎ)が徐々(じょじょ)にさまざまな色(いろ)に変(か)わってきます。

 紅葉(こうよう)の時期(じき)は北海道(ほっかいどう)では早(はや)く9月(くがつ)頃(ごろ)から始(はじ)まります。私(わたし)の住(す)んでいる九州(きゅうしゅう)は南(みなみ)なので11月(じゅういちがつ)頃(ごろ)が見頃(みごろ)です。この時期(じき)になると、天気予報(てんきよほう)やニュースで全国(ぜんこく)の紅葉(こうよう)状況(じょうきょう)が毎日(まいにち)紹介(しょうかい)されます。 なぜ天気予報(てんきよほう)で紹介(しょうかい)されるかと言(い)うと、気温(きおん)が下(さ)がると色(いろ)が変(か)わって来(く)るからです。

 今年(ことし)も色々(いろいろ)な所(ところ)で紅葉(こうよう)を楽(たの)しみたいと思(おも)います。

Autumn colours

In autumn, the leaves of trees change their colour to red, yellow or orange.

Trees with leaves that change colour are rare in other countries, and even when they do change, they are often of a single colour. In Japan, however, there are 26 species of trees whose leaves change colour.This is why, when the autumn leaves change colour, trees in mountains, parks, temples and shrines gradually change to different colours.

The autumn leaf colouring season starts early in Hokkaido, around September. In Kyushu, where I live in the south, the autumn leaves are at their best around November. At this time of year, the autumn foliage is reported daily in weather forecasts and on the news. The reason why the weather forecast introduces the autumn colours is because the colours change as the temperature drops.

This year, too, I would like to enjoy the autumn colours in various places.

紅葉(こうよう) Autumn colours 

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