{"id":697,"date":"2021-03-12T23:17:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/?page_id=697"},"modified":"2021-05-31T14:44:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T07:44:11","slug":"climate-and-season","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/climate-and-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate And Seasons"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"697\" class=\"elementor elementor-697\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cad813 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cad813\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6ef306\" data-id=\"e6ef306\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b2126f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1b2126f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3658fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3658fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Geography<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ebd1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62ebd1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climate &amp; Seasons<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-992e881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"992e881\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1d4c7c\" data-id=\"e1d4c7c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7225b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3c7225b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fb0ce3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7fb0ce3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66ef917 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"66ef917\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff44153 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ff44153\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d683f38 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d683f38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-55f3f53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55f3f53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f89e408\" data-id=\"f89e408\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff1a76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff1a76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"overview\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8580d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf8580d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Japanese archipelago is located in the temperate zone, and has therefore a <strong>predominantly temperate climate<\/strong>.<br \/>However, due to the country\u2019s extreme latitude span, you\u2019ll find great variations between northern to southern climatic conditions, which range from <strong>subarctic to the north of Hokkaid\u014d island, to subtropical in the southern island chains<\/strong> (primarily the Nansei archipelago starting off south Ky\u016bsh\u016b and the Nanp\u014d archipelago, south of central Honsh\u016b).<\/p><p>Japan has <strong>four distinct seasons<\/strong>, but these are articulated within a complex climate system, not only because of the country\u2019s length, but also because of the geographical disposition of the islands and their <strong>highly mountainous topography<\/strong>, which induces marked differences between the weather conditions of the west coast, facing the Sea of Japan and of east coast, which faces the Pacific Ocean.<\/p><p>Furthermore, the geographical position of the archipelago, at the edge of the Eurasian continent, means that Japanese weather is also directly influenced by continental weather phenomena, including the <strong>East Asian Monsoon cycle<\/strong>, as well as by powerful <strong>oceanic currents that<\/strong> flow the strongest along the Pacific-facing eastern coast, as well as between the west coast and the continent.<br \/>Japan is also affected by other climatic events such as <strong>cyclonic storm<\/strong>s (typhoons)<\/p><p>The main seasons are <strong>winter<\/strong> (December through February), <strong>spring<\/strong> (March through May), <strong>summer<\/strong> (June through August), and <strong>autumn<\/strong> (September through November), along with a <strong>short rainy season<\/strong> which marking the transition from late spring to early summer.<br \/>A good summary of Japan&#8217;s climactic system can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japanvisitor.com\/about-japan\/japan-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a131e9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a131e9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"962\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/b21c3f30765e0223c9c13a12102430d7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11794\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/b21c3f30765e0223c9c13a12102430d7.png 962w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/b21c3f30765e0223c9c13a12102430d7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/b21c3f30765e0223c9c13a12102430d7-768x575.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 962px) 100vw, 962px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3702b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3702b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japan&#8217;s four seasons &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanexplorer.com.au\/facts-of-japan-general-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">japanexplorer.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ceefb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ceefb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5cbba1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5cbba1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0955354\" data-id=\"0955354\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af21963 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af21963\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Japan\u2019s <strong>average annual temperature is 15\u00b0C<\/strong>.<br \/>In winter, temperatures range from -9\u00b0C in the northern regions to 16\u00b0C in the south, but temperature of -20\u00b0C are not unheard of in the far-northern inland areas of Hokkaid\u014d island.<\/p><p>In summer, the temperature range spans roughly 20\u00b0C in the north to 28\u00b0C in the south, but temperature peaks of 35\u00b0C or above are not uncommon in Western Japan and elsewhere.<br \/>The highest temperature ever measured in Japan was 41.1\u00b0C, first recorded on July 23, 2018.<\/p><p>Yearly <strong>rainfall averages 100 to 250 cm<\/strong>, and humidity is generally high, ranging from 50% to 75%. <br \/>The peak rainy season (<em>Tsuyu<\/em>, linked to the continent\u2019s Eastern Monsoon) spans from May to October, with some major regional variations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c902a6f\" data-id=\"c902a6f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f1703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wp-widget-media_gallery\" data-id=\"31f1703\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wp-widget-media_gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-697 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"31f1703\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"A Ko\u0308ppen-Geiger climate classification of Japan\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTA3NiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JsdWVqYXBhbi5vcmdcL2ZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC9zaXRlc1wvMTlcLzIwMjFcLzAzXC9Lb1x1MDMwOHBwZW4tY2xpbWF0ZS1jbGFzc2lmaWNhdGlvbi1vZi1KYXBhbi5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiMzFmMTcwMyJ9\" href='https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan.jpeg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A Ko\u0308ppen-Geiger climate classification of Japan\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Ko\u0308ppen-climate-classification-of-Japan-768x768.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1076'>\n\t\t\t\tA Ko\u0308ppen-Geiger climate classification of Japan\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-31f4625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"31f4625\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a0326e\" data-id=\"8a0326e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c1813e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c1813e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a6352 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6a6352\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5339a62\" data-id=\"5339a62\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82a180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c82a180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Climatic regions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28a5c1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28a5c1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a32a0\" data-id=\"25a32a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6369d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d6369d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1bdd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e1bdd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">North<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5676ab0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5676ab0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Northern Japan (Hokkaid\u014d and the north of T\u014dhoku on Honsh\u016b Island) has a <strong>humid continental climate,<\/strong> where cool (in the northern part of Hokkaid\u014d) to warm summers alternate with long, harshly cold winters.<\/p><p>In regions bordering the<strong> Sea of Japan<\/strong>, i.e. the west-coast regions of north Honsh\u016b, as well as mountainous areas, the winter monsoon brings particularly <strong>heavy snowfall<\/strong> in the winter months. Snow covers the ground for almost four months.<\/p><p>These heavy snowfalls are due to colder dry air from the Siberian plains, which is swept south-easterly over the Sea of Japan, where it picks up moisture, before finally hitting the mountains of central Japan. <br \/>The causes the area\u2019s characteristic heavy snowfalls, which have earned west-facing regions of northern Japan the nickname <em><strong>Yukiguni,<\/strong> \u201c<\/em>snow country<em>\u201d<\/em>.<\/p><p>The west-coast region also sometimes experiences surprisingly hot temperatures in summer, linked to <em>foehn<\/em> like winds blowing down the central mountain ranges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8afbe2\" data-id=\"e8afbe2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c054266\" data-id=\"c054266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cb74e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4cb74e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7842da4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7842da4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">East \n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa9e2de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa9e2de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Eastern Japan (such as south of T\u014dhoku, Kant\u014d and Ch\u016bbu regions on Honsh\u016b Island) have a typical<strong> inland humid continental climate,<\/strong> with <strong>large temperature differences<\/strong> between hot and humid summer month and cold winters winter months, again with <strong>heavy snowfalls<\/strong> in mountainous areas and on the Sea of Japan side of Honsh\u016b.<\/p><p>The <strong>Pacific coast<\/strong>, however, features a humid, <strong>subtropical climate<\/strong> that experiences milder winters with only occasional snowfall and mostly hot, humid summers, mostly because of the southeast seasonal winds.<\/p><p>Sandwiched between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Coast, the <strong>mountain regions<\/strong> have a continental-type climate, with lower winter temperatures and high summer temperatures, and less overall humidity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad2333 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ad2333\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-copy.jpeg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4828231 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4828231\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0e30a0e\" data-id=\"0e30a0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fbcc98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4fbcc98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d16d873 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d16d873\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-869b860\" data-id=\"869b860\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14d447 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e14d447\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c90bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c90bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">West <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f3955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f3955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Western Japan regions (Kansai onwards) have very <strong>hot and humid summers<\/strong> (with temperatures sometimes reaching 35<sup>\u00b0<\/sup>C or above), and moderately cold winters.<\/p><p>The mountain ranges of Ch\u016bgoku and Shikoku shelter the<strong> Seto Inland Sea<\/strong> from seasonal winds, which brings rather <strong>mild weather year<\/strong>-round.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2812266\" data-id=\"2812266\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b7acc3\" data-id=\"9b7acc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54d916 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f54d916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3fdbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec3fdbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\nSouth\n\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d4c28b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d4c28b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The southern archipelagos such as the Nansei \/ Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b islands (that stretches from south Ky\u016bsh\u016b to Taiwan), as well as the remote islands of the Nanp\u014d island chain (Izu Islands and Ogasawara\/Bonin Islands) have a markedly <strong>subtropical oceanic climate<\/strong>, with hot and humid summers (temperatures rarely reaching 35\u00b0 C or above) and mild to warm winters. <br \/><br \/><strong>Precipitation is generally very heavy<\/strong>, especially during the rainy season.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4ae471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4ae471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e614abe\" data-id=\"e614abe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfa18e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfa18e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Ecoregions<strong> of Japan<\/strong><\/h2><p>On land, Japan is considered to be home to nine forest <em>ecoregions <\/em>or <em>ecozones<\/em>, which reflect the country&#8217;s geography and humid climate, ranging from warm subtropical in the southern islands to cool temperate on the northern island of Hokkaid\u014d.<\/p><p>The Japanese archipelago lies at the convergence of three <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biogeographic_realm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">terrestrial biogeographic realms<\/a>, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, and Oceania, and the flora and fauna found across the islands combine elements from all three.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The <strong>4 largest islands<\/strong> of Honsh\u016b, Hokkaid\u014d, Ky\u016bsh\u016b, and Shikoku, along with the nearby islands, are considered part of the <b>Palearctic realm<\/b>. <\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN-US\">The island arcs of southern Japan, the Nansei archipelago to the southwest and the Ogasawara Islands at the southeast of the Nanp\u014d archipelago, present subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregions. <br \/>The <strong>Nansei islands<\/strong>&#8216; subtropical evergreen forests ecoregion is attached to the <b>Indomalayan realm<\/b>, while the Ogasawara subtropical moist forests of the <strong>Ogasawara islands<\/strong> onwards are attached to the <b>Oceanian realm<\/b>.<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Main marine ecoregions of Japan:<\/span><br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sea of Okhotsk (<strong>Cold Temperate Northwest Pacific)<\/strong><\/li><li>Oyashio Current (<strong>Cold Temperate Northwest Pacific)<\/strong><\/li><li>Northern Honsh\u016b (<strong>Cold Temperate Northwest Pacific)<\/strong><\/li><li>Sea of Japan (<strong>Cold Temperate Northwest Pacific)<br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>Central Kuroshio Current (<strong>Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific)<\/strong><\/li><li>East China Sea\u00a0 (<strong>Warm Temperate Northwest Pacific) <\/strong><\/li><li>South Kuroshio (<strong>South Kuroshio)<\/strong><\/li><li>Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b reefs (<strong>South Kuroshio)<br \/><\/strong><\/li><li>Ogasawara Islands \/ reefs (<strong>Tropical Northwestern Pacific)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com\/publications\/351\/files\/original\/MEOW_FINAL.zip?1349120553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> for more info on Marine Ecoregions of the World<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a948bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a948bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"483\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1599px-\u042f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435_\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u044c\u0435_\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e_\u043c\u043e\u0440\u044f_\u0432_\u0425\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c_\u0440\u0430\u0438\u0306\u043e\u043d\u0435-1-1024x483.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11802\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1599px-\u042f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435_\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u044c\u0435_\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e_\u043c\u043e\u0440\u044f_\u0432_\u0425\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c_\u0440\u0430\u0438\u0306\u043e\u043d\u0435-1-1024x483.jpg 1024w, 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https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1599px-\u042f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435_\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u044c\u0435_\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e_\u043c\u043e\u0440\u044f_\u0432_\u0425\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c_\u0440\u0430\u0438\u0306\u043e\u043d\u0435-1-1536x724.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/1599px-\u042f\u043d\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0435_\u043f\u043e\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u044c\u0435_\u042f\u043f\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e_\u043c\u043e\u0440\u044f_\u0432_\u0425\u0430\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c_\u0440\u0430\u0438\u0306\u043e\u043d\u0435-1.jpg 1599w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af15b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af15b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sunrise on the northern Sea of Japan\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ar.m.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D9%85%D9%84%D9%81:%D0%AF%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B5_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B6%D1%8C%D0%B5_%D0%AF%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE_%D0%BC%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8F_%D0%B2_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BC_%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-392b3f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"392b3f4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7be59c\" data-id=\"c7be59c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2719852 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2719852\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-047f5a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"047f5a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-314dbc2\" data-id=\"314dbc2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-625f126 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"625f126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-17cbeb4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"17cbeb4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e600380\" data-id=\"e600380\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928ab5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"928ab5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"tsuyu\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rainy season and cyclonic storms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-816a0e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"816a0e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a78b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a78b53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d02cea\" data-id=\"4d02cea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903ea82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903ea82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Tsuyu<\/i> : Japan's rainy season<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70191d8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70191d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c92f32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c92f32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0In addition to the divide subarctic and subtropical conditions found north and south of the Japanese islands, the Japanese archipelago is also affected by the <strong>annual cycle of East Asian Monsoon<\/strong> also active in most of east, southeast and south Asia.<\/p><p>The East Asian Monsoon cycle is an imbricated weather system connecting the Western Pacific and the East China Sea to the Asian continent\u2019s landmass. <br \/>Its monsoonal flow shift results, in mainland China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, in a <strong>short but intense rainy season, also called the East Asian Rainy Season,<\/strong> which generally marks the transition between spring and summer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0dd98df\" data-id=\"0dd98df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0209169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0209169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c9e13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b8c9e13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75e58f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75e58f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/https-_imgix-proxy.n8s.jp_content_pic_20150616_96958A99889DEAE5EBE4E4E7E1E2E3E3E2E4E0E2E3E785E3E0E2E2E3-DSXKZO8796654011062015W12001-PN1-21.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE4NDUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvaHR0cHMtX2ltZ2l4LXByb3h5Lm44cy5qcF9jb250ZW50X3BpY18yMDE1MDYxNl85Njk1OEE5OTg4OURFQUU1RUJFNEU0RTdFMUUyRTNFM0UyRTRFMEUyRTNFNzg1RTNFMEUyRTJFMy1EU1hLWk84Nzk2NjU0MDExMDYyMDE1VzEyMDAxLVBOMS0yMS5wbmcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/https-_imgix-proxy.n8s.jp_content_pic_20150616_96958A99889DEAE5EBE4E4E7E1E2E3E3E2E4E0E2E3E785E3E0E2E2E3-DSXKZO8796654011062015W12001-PN1-21.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-11845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/https-_imgix-proxy.n8s.jp_content_pic_20150616_96958A99889DEAE5EBE4E4E7E1E2E3E3E2E4E0E2E3E785E3E0E2E2E3-DSXKZO8796654011062015W12001-PN1-21.png 550w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/https-_imgix-proxy.n8s.jp_content_pic_20150616_96958A99889DEAE5EBE4E4E7E1E2E3E3E2E4E0E2E3E785E3E0E2E2E3-DSXKZO8796654011062015W12001-PN1-21-300x250.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bbcf5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4bbcf5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rainy Season Front <\/strong>&#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/style.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXKZO87966530R10C15A6W12001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">style.nikkei.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-77d3a81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77d3a81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-659aa9a\" data-id=\"659aa9a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ed56c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ed56c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/monsoon-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTE4NDEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9ibHVlamFwYW4ub3JnXC9mclwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzE5XC8yMDIxXC8wNVwvbW9uc29vbi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"544\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-1024x544.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-1024x544.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-768x408.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-1536x815.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/monsoon-2048x1087.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6fbc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6fbc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Monsoon Systems \u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/miamioh.edu\/geo121f13\/home\/d2-yakushima-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">miamioh.edu<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1058df elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a1058df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e456454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e456454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The East Asian monsoon is a so-called \u201c<strong><em>sea breeze monsoon<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, which the most common type, forming because land and sea heat up at different rates, so warm maritime air mass forms a high pressure front over the sea, while there is colder, low pressure front over land. <br \/>The continental <strong>spring\/summer monsoon induces a rainy season<\/strong> in Japan, whereas the winter monsoon cycle is partly responsible for the heavy snowfalls<\/p><p>The Japanese branch of the East Asian Monsoon induced rainy season, called <strong><em>T<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>suyu<\/strong><\/em> in Japan (\u6885\u96e8 <em>tsuyu<\/em>, lit. \u201c<em>plum rain<\/em>\u201d, from the historical Chinese belief that moisture evaporating from ripe plums falling in this season is making it rain).<\/p><p>The Japanese rainy season, with its downpours and overcast days<strong> normally lasts from early June to the middle to end of July<\/strong> in the most of the country, first reaching the Nansei\/Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b islands in early May, and then gradually moving north across the country (this movement is called the \u201c <strong><em>rainy season front<\/em><\/strong>\u201d \u6885\u96e8\u524d\u7dda <em>baiu zensen<\/em>)<\/p><p>Regionally, it spans from mid-May to mid-June in the Nansei \/ Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b Islands, and from early June to early July in Honsh\u016b, whereas the island of Hokkaid\u014d is mostly unaffected.<\/p><p>During rainy season, rain may continue <strong>pouring continuously over a period of several days<\/strong>, and floods are quite common, especially in the valleys and Pacific coastal areas, which is why large embankments and dikes have been erected in most elevated rivers.<\/p><p>The end of the rainy season (normally at end of July in the most of the country) leads to a sudden sharp decrease in rainfall and sunnier condition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e32f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e32f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/rainy-season-japan-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/rainy-season-japan-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/rainy-season-japan-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/rainy-season-japan-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e516eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e516eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rainy Season\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/rainy-season-japan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jrailpass.com<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab555d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ab555d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b8003\" data-id=\"08b8003\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b16d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e6b16d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b67d61a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b67d61a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-580341d\" data-id=\"580341d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ab2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ab2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"typhoon\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Typhoons<\/i> : cyclonic storms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c62ddce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c62ddce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d48597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d48597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>However, in the hotter late-summer months and in early autumn, warm air highly charged in humidity generates <strong>gigantic tropical storms in the North-western Pacific Basin<\/strong>.<\/p><p>These violent cyclonic storms from the Pacific are called <strong>typhoons (literally \u201c<em>great winds<\/em>\u201d)<\/strong>, and head north-west, passing over the Japanese archipelago, and bringing often violent, heavy rains, before striking the Asian continental mainland. <br \/>Typhoons in the Pacific Ocean intensify and sometimes pass near Japan from July to October. <br \/>Statistics show that <strong>typhoons move onshore the most between August and September.<\/strong><\/p><p>Typhoons following a more parabolic, recurving path are the most common ones directly affecting Japan, especially the<strong> Nansei Islands (Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b)<\/strong> in the East-China Sea and <strong>Nanp\u014d Islands<\/strong> in the Philippine Sea.<br \/>The southern part of <strong>Shikoku<\/strong> island is also particularly vulnerable to typhoons, which can also hit, somewhat <strong>less-frequently Honsh\u016b\u2019s Pacific coast and Western Japan<\/strong>.<br \/>Typhoons disrupt transports, and the violence of some storms can cause destruction, because of the winds, and also through flash-floods caused by fresh torrents of water to the rivers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d02014\" data-id=\"3d02014\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2ab92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ca2ab92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fcd9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c5fcd9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8605117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8605117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"558\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/typhoon-xorld-meteorological-organisation.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1066\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/typhoon-xorld-meteorological-organisation.png 558w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/typhoon-xorld-meteorological-organisation-300x228.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ed6d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0ed6d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Typhoon<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/public.wmo.int\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Meteorological Organisation<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8cd10f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8cd10f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b520c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b520c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_box_img2_A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11829\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_box_img2_A.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_box_img2_A-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_box_img2_A-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e0f9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e0f9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Summer &amp; autumn typhoons<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07aad94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07aad94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/weathernews.jp\/s\/topics\/201909\/040075\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weathernews.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a313cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a313cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a48d04\" data-id=\"9a48d04\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18cc83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18cc83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/weathernews.jp\/s\/topics\/201909\/040075\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_sns_img_A.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_sns_img_A.jpg 700w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/201909040075_sns_img_A-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db1258b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db1258b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Typhoon directions &#8211; general trends between July and October\u00a0<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/weathernews.jp\/s\/topics\/201909\/040075\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weathernews.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a046a40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a046a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The severity of typhoons varies greatly; as do the paths they follow, which is closely monitored. <br \/>If a <strong>powerful typhoon<\/strong> is due to make direct landfall, <strong>transportation and activities come to a halt<\/strong>, and safety measures can include<strong> lockdowns <\/strong>and even<strong> evacuations<\/strong> (especially on small islands). <br \/>The area is usually brought to a standstill for <strong>2 to 3 days<\/strong>, and, if the typhoon was particularly destructive, electricity, water and food supplies can be affect in the aftermath.<\/p><p>However, they are such a common occurrence in some areas that the local communities<strong> deal with them very efficiently<\/strong>.<br \/>At the height of typhoons season, places like the <strong>Okinawa islands can face a typhoon every two weeks or so<\/strong>, and the \u201cwet season\u201d is therefore considered to last from rainy season is from May to October in the southern Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16d20aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16d20aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/03089_0_1000_1000_3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11833\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/03089_0_1000_1000_3.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/05\/03089_0_1000_1000_3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d903d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d903d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Typhoon in Okinawa<\/strong> &#8211; Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ielove.co.jp\/column\/contents\/03089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ielove.co.jp<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-651c3c9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"651c3c9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b772a57\" data-id=\"b772a57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c5b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a3c5b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b5c0cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b5c0cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b2bda8\" data-id=\"9b2bda8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b112797 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b112797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2db65e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2db65e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ffd3358\" data-id=\"ffd3358\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbd6c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebbd6c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"4-seasons\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Japanese Seasons at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32929f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32929f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9c658e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9c658e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f613168\" data-id=\"f613168\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9bb252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9bb252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Winter Season <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9644338 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9644338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(December-January-February)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7534380 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7534380\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab32b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ab32b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Weather of the winter months (December-January-February) is influenced by the high-pressure front (the Siberian High) that develops over the Siberian plains of Eurasian Continent, in conjunction with a low-pressure front over the northern North Pacific (Aleutian Low).<\/p><p>Winds blowing cold air from Siberia to Japan and bring heavy snowfall to Japan&#8217;s Sea of Japan side and mountains, as well as generally sunny conditions to its Pacific side.<\/p><p>Winter, temperatures range from -9\u00b0C in the northern regions, with the lowest temperatures (-20\u00b0C) found in the far-northern inland areas of Hokkaid\u014d. <br \/>In the southern regions, the subtropical island chains (Nansei and Nanp\u014d chains), especially the southern Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b, have very mild winters due to their subtropical location, the average temperatures reaches up 16\u00b0C<\/p><p>This is the diving low season, with generally rougher conditions and colder water temperatures, though many Japanese divers dive all year round, mostly in dry-suits.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18d50ec\" data-id=\"18d50ec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bca98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8bca98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df50acf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df50acf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Meteorological-satelite-Himawari.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-944\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Meteorological-satelite-Himawari.jpg 800w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Meteorological-satelite-Himawari-300x246.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Meteorological-satelite-Himawari-768x631.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27078be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27078be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Image source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jma.go.jp\/jma\/indexe.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan Meteorological Agency<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c5c036 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c5c036\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c1ac23\" data-id=\"1c1ac23\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abd778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5abd778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32e18ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32e18ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-959fb30\" data-id=\"959fb30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e991210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e991210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/miyajima-deer-japan-4536355-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1074\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/miyajima-deer-japan-4536355-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/miyajima-deer-japan-4536355-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/miyajima-deer-japan-4536355-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/miyajima-deer-japan-4536355.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9ad5ad\" data-id=\"b9ad5ad\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4ae09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a4ae09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spring <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3984224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3984224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> (March-April-May)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d180ead elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d180ead\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12bee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b12bee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the spring months (March-April-May), the situation is often a little unstable as migratory cyclonic and anticyclonic pressure system alternate across the country. <br \/>Air and water temperatures rise gradually, and the second half of spring generally sees sunshine as anticyclonic systems prevail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ae92da elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ae92da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-576fe5c\" data-id=\"576fe5c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0c792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"db0c792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d1ad06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d1ad06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddc22bb\" data-id=\"ddc22bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07cd02d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07cd02d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Rainy Season<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f238ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f238ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> (Late May - June - July): late spring, early summer<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70a97b5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"70a97b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c58738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c58738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Late spring, however, sees the development of the Japanese branch of the East Asian Rainy Season, (called<em> Tsuyu<\/em> in Japan), which is the result of predictable flow shifts (southeasterly winds) of the East Asian Monsoon.<br \/><br \/>The rainy season normally lasts from late spring to early summer, peaking roughly from early June to the middle \/ end of July in the most of the country. <br \/><br \/><\/p><p>It first begins in early May in the Nansei\/Ry\u016b-Ky\u016b islands, where it lasts until mid-June. <br \/>The rainy front moving north gradually across the country, usually reaching Honsh\u016b in early June, where it lasts until early July.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dafb028 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dafb028\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6469404\" data-id=\"6469404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7b346 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cb7b346\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10b1455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10b1455\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a642ad2\" data-id=\"a642ad2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f8c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00f8c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summer <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c8af62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c8af62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(June-July-August)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33689bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"33689bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee3906 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ee3906\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In summer, the temperature range spans roughly from 20\u00b0C in the northern regions to 28\u00b0C in the south, but temperature peaks of 35\u00b0 C or above are not uncommon.<\/p><p>Early summer is characterised by the rainy season, until the North Pacific High anticyclone extends north-westward around Japan, which brings a sudden sharp decrease in rainfall, and generally hot and sunny conditions across the country.<\/p><p>The second half of summer sees the highest temperatures across the country, especially in Western and Central Japan.<\/p><p>The Pacific side of northern and eastern Japan sometimes faces cloudy and rainy conditions, linked to cooler easterly winds high in humidity (known as <em>Yamase<\/em>) caused by a <em>high<\/em>-pressure system that forms over the Sea of <em>Okhotsk<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f905709\" data-id=\"f905709\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6481987 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6481987\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92227c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f92227c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/okinawa-sea-sky-3421800-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1466\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/okinawa-sea-sky-3421800-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/okinawa-sea-sky-3421800-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/okinawa-sea-sky-3421800-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/okinawa-sea-sky-3421800.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3293bec elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3293bec\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4b96cc\" data-id=\"d4b96cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8302e1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8302e1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53ab516 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53ab516\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1326e4\" data-id=\"c1326e4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52d5013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52d5013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Typhoon season<\/i><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a07caa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a07caa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">(July to October, peak in August-September) <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a9951a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5a9951a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1df6b6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1df6b6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first cyclonic storms (typhoons), forming in the Pacific Ocean, can start affecting the Nansei island as early as May, but their frequency radically increases between the summer to autumn months, generally peaking in the August-September, and diminishing in frequency in October.<\/p><p>Originating in the North-western Pacific Basin, they most commonly make landfall in the Nansei Islands, Nanp\u014d Islands and somewhat less-frequently, along Honsh\u016b\u2019s Pacific coast and in Western Japan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7431cfd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7431cfd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b351966\" data-id=\"b351966\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3193753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3193753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b171572 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b171572\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f8955\" data-id=\"24f8955\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-454e0ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"454e0ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8dd611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a8dd611\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/japanese-asia-foliage-1409839.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3170\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/japanese-asia-foliage-1409839.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/japanese-asia-foliage-1409839-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/japanese-asia-foliage-1409839-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/japanese-asia-foliage-1409839-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2780a74\" data-id=\"2780a74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f8f478 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f8f478\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Autumn <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df4949 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4df4949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"> (September-October-November)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6f7a8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7b6f7a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30db86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d30db86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Temperatures begin falling gradually in September month, which also see a slight increase in rainfall, due to frequent typhoons, and the constitution of an autumnal rain front.<\/p><p>October usually sees more sunny days and refreshing conditions across the country, due to the frequent passage of anticyclonic pressure systems.<br \/>These give way to colder north-westerly winds and an increase in rainfall, and also first snow in the Sea of Japan side of the country, and higher altitudes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-245d54b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"245d54b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcaec2a\" data-id=\"fcaec2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f930fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f930fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2722de6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2722de6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As in many other place around the globe, the Japanese archipelago as recently recorded more <strong>climatic changes, including alterations of traditional weather patterns, heavier rainfall and increasing temperatures<\/strong>, which, according to the Ministry of the Environment, have caused problems in the agricultural and fishing industries and elsewhere.<br \/>The highest temperature ever measured in Japan, 41.1\u00b0C was recorded on July 23, 2018, and this record high was repeated on August 17, 2020\u2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-757a634 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"757a634\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4517327\" data-id=\"4517327\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b51a184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b51a184\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a59b616 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a59b616\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ee7c2c\" data-id=\"2ee7c2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95516a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e95516a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-92ed7c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"92ed7c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd72edc\" data-id=\"fd72edc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1069a28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1069a28\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0efcd00\" data-id=\"0efcd00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51e6e66 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"51e6e66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/seas-of-japan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/Japan_Relief_Map_of_Land_and_Seabed-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1083\" alt=\"LAND RELIEF AND SEABED\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/seas-of-japan\/\"> Seas of Japan<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d2b5c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e2d2b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/seas-of-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a2b75\" data-id=\"03a2b75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-41df9e9\" data-id=\"41df9e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6fa202 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c6fa202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/04\/pigmy-Bangka-2015-SSS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-2147\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\">Biodiversity<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c9b51b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1c9b51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/biodiversity\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d22a70d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d22a70d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32b7302\" data-id=\"32b7302\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec8fd90 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ec8fd90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be73391 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"be73391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52336c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"52336c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-270a945\" data-id=\"270a945\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1110d53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1110d53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b687ce elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b687ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7e6a2e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a7e6a2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/JAPAN-EUROPE-NORTH-AMERICA-yellow.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\">Maritime Geography<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f957d elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b8f957d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/maritime-geography\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-891b436\" data-id=\"891b436\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8247d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bf8247d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06fab88 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"06fab88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abd66b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5abd66b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1975\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-1975x2048.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-1123\" alt=\"JAPANESE REGIONS AND MAJOR ISLAND CHAINS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-1975x2048.jpeg 1975w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-289x300.jpeg 289w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-988x1024.jpeg 988w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-768x796.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2021\/03\/REGIONS-AND-MAJOR-ISLAND-CHAINS-MID-scaled-corrected-1-1481x1536.jpeg 1481w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1975px) 100vw, 1975px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h4 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\">Islands of Japan<\/a><\/h4><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92bf983 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"92bf983\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/bluejapan.org\/fr\/geography\/islands-of-japan\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-circle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e13f368\" data-id=\"e13f368\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cc6c2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"79cc6c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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