Season by Season

Season by Season is an ambitious project intended to offer the 24 “mini-seasons” into which the Japanese calendar is broken. It features poems that celebrate subtle moments within the overall structure of the four seasons, often with touching commentary on the lives of people who would be affected by these small distinctions. Hosts: Alex and Kit. Guest commentary by Hiroaki Sato.

Season by Season: Episode 12 – Wintering Insects Awake

In this invigorating episode, "Wintering Insects Awake," Alexis and Kit are swept away by March winds to the mountains and the seaside as they traverse this season of awakenings. Our co-hosts reflect on a year of Season by Season, while looking forward to the seasons still to come. In Hiro's Corner, a trio of fragrant plants are on the menu: ninniku, nira, and nobiru.
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Season by Season: Episode 10 – Early Cold

In the first Season by Season episode of the New Year, Alexis and Kit prepare for the upcoming year while discussing the season of keeping resolutions, visits from snow crows, windy winter weather, and early growing plants that herald the coming spring. Hiro's Corner takes a closer look at the Japanese calendar and the naming of the month of January.
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Season by Season: Episode 9 – Heavy Snow

This episode of Season by Season finds Kit and Alexis preparing for the darkening days of winter. Together they discuss cold weather and snow, are cheered by winter birdsong, and find light and warmth in friendship during this merry season. Hiro's Corner explores the snowy landscapes that shape our artistic ideas of wintertime.
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Season by Season: Episode 7 – Cold Dew

Alexis and Kit take an autumn walk in this episode, "Cold Dew." What autumnal surprises await as they wander through the apple orchard and the pumpkin patch? Will they make it back to the kitchen before October mist sets in? In Hiro's Corner, we take a delightful look at an unusual seasonal transformation.
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