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72 SEASONS
Shichijūni-kō · 七十二候
72 ways to notice a year.
Japan’s traditional calendar divides the year into 72 fleeting micro-seasons — each lasting only a few days, each marked by a subtle change in nature.
From September 2026 to August 2027, I am following them one by one — through photographs, places and moments observed along the way.
72 seasons. 72 photographs. One year. One edition.
September 2026 — August 2027
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The journey so far
1 / 72
Seasons captured
Sep 2–7
42The grain ripens
Sep 8–12
43White dew rests on grass
Sep 13–17
44Wagtails call
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Seasons to come
A new season every few days. A new photograph. A new perspective.
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Current season 42 / 72
禾乃登
The grain ripens
Sep 2026 started · Sep 2027 completion
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Japan’s 72 micro-seasons
Not just four seasons.
For centuries, Japan’s traditional calendar has paid attention to changes too small for the modern calendar to name: ice beginning to loosen, birds returning, dew whitening the grass, grain ripening.
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Poetic & observational
A slower way of seeing seasonal change.
Photographed by Michael Gebert
72 personal photographic responses — not a documentary of Japan.
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A freestanding tear-off calendar and collectible photographic object.
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