LOCATION
AREA
CLIMATE
PLANTS
AND ANIMALS
POPULATION
THE TOWN'S
DEVELOPMENT
ONGA RIVER
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CLIMATE
Global warming has become a recent phenomenon that can be seen in the weather of Mizumaki. Mizumaki has several days during summer in which the temperatures go above 30 degrees C, while there are very few days in winter where the temperature goes below 0 degrees.Mizumaki receives much rainfall during the rainy season of June and July. Nonetheless, in the last 10 years the amount of rainfall has been declining.An average of 26 typhoons per year arises around Japan. Of those, typhoons that strike and cause damage to the Kita-Kyushu area around Mizumaki come an average of 2.4 times per year.
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PLANTS AND ANIMALS
A large variety of flowers, trees, insects, birds and animals can be seen in Mizumaki depending on the season. Here are some of the plant and animal life or the changes in nature that can be seen depending on the month.
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March
April
May |
 Dandelions bloom. The first spring winds blow.
Mountain cherry blossoms appear.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Rape flowers bloom.
The skylark birds begin to sing. Milk vetch flowers bloom.
New leaves appear on trees. The cuckoo begins to sing. |
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June
July
August |
The rainy season begins. Planting of rice stalks begins.
Hydrangea flowers bloom.
Cicada insects begin to chirp. The rainy season ends.
Dragonflies begin to fly.
Morning glories bloom. The hottest days of summer arrive.
Cicadas continue their chirping. |
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September
October
November |
The typhoon season begins. Crickets begin to chirp.
Amaryllis flowers bloom.
Cosmos flowers bloom. The harvesting of rice begins.
Persimmons become ripe. The leaves of gingko trees turn yellow.
The leaves of mountain trees turn red.
Gulls come to the Onga River. |
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December
January
February |
The first frost arrives. The first snow falls.
Narcissus flowers bloom. Camellia flowers bloom.
Plum trees blossom. The bush warbler bird begins to sing. |
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