Mushi no koe
Wednesday September 17, 2008
Although September is not cool yet in Japan, I feel autumn has arrived when I hear the sounds of insects in the evening. Compared to the piercing sound of cicadas in summer, many fall insects have such a nice soothing chirp. Fall insects include, "suzumushi (bell-ring insect)," "koorogi (cricket)" "kutsuwamushi (giant katydid)" and so on. There is a children song called, "mushi no koe", which is cute. I wasn’t crazy about insects when I was little, but collecting insects (a beetle and a stag beetle are popular ones) is a fun activity for kids, especially for boys.
Japanese translation
Comments
I never understood the obsession with a lot of Japanese kids who collect bugs. I mean, the bugs they catch are big, but those sorts of things terrify me like none other. If I was still a kid, I’d stick with the mushi-king arcade game
In Ireland it rains most days, so the climate is pretty consistent, so no matter what time of year its is, you will find the same insects. As you can imagine collecting bugs isn’t really popular, as your always going to find the same ones!
Have you ever seen a mirror bug in Japan? Seeing one is not too difficult but to catch one!..Very mu sa kashii