PRE-DEPARTURE; Summer heats up in Michigan, but not as much as much of Japan

In much of Japan the summers are hot and humid. 
This thinking of summer, and Japan got me in the mood to do some DIY windchimes and I was looking up how to make furin or wind bells similar to wind chimes and came across a great site that talks about many of the summer inventions and practices in Japan.

Summer in Japan

Screenshot of the site which is linked above

It has some REALLY interesting things related to Japan summer. Some people even use items like groin and armpit absorbing patches, to better deal with the combination of heat, humidity and  the frequent wearing of suits for work.

Screenshot of the patches.

I also found a good YouTube channel that has great scenic videos and informative cultural explanations like this one on Geisha and Maiko differences.

I just thought I would share these Japanese summer themed video and info sites with you.