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I Bought a New Umbrella, So Let’s Talk About Japan’s Rainy Season

Japan’s rainy season, called tsuyu, is humid and inconvenient, but it also brings green streets, quiet rain, umbrellas, rice fields, and water before summer.
July 2, 2026
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