An excerpt from the books of Takeshi Mori

In the old Japanese calendar, the year was not divided into four seasons. It was divided into seventy-two. Each lasted roughly five days and was named for a natural event: 'East winds melt the ice.' 'Bush warblers sing in the mountains.' 'Chrysanthemums bloom yellow.' 'Bears retreat to their dens.'

Seventy-two names. Seventy-two invitations to notice that the world has changed — again — since you last looked. This is a culture that pays such fine attention to change that it has seventy-two words for the passing of time.

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