Hi Reader, Not sure about you, but I’m suffering through another heatwave in Switzerland… It’s been over 35°C (95°F) every day, without AC. In my city, no one has AC at home because you need an official permit to install one, and it’s very hard to get 😇 So I’m dying to fly back to Hokkaido in a month… if I can survive until then. And pne thing that gets me really excited about summer in Japan is FESTIVALS. Every summer (and also autumn), Japan is full of local festivals. We have many in...