Question 1

What is Madobe?

Accepted Answer

Madobe is an iPhone home screen widget app for Japan's 72 microseasons (七十二候 / shichijūnikō). It delivers a small miniature scene that changes every day, alongside today's microseason name in kanji, romaji, and English.

Question 2

What are Japan's 72 microseasons (七十二候)?

Accepted Answer

An ancient calendar that divides the solar year into 24 solar terms (二十四節気), each split into three five-day microseasons — 72 in total. Each kō has a poetic name describing what is happening in nature at that moment, e.g. 'Cherry blossoms begin to bloom' (桜始開) or 'Mist starts to linger' (霞始靆).

Question 3

How is Madobe different from a weather app?

Accepted Answer

A weather app tells you today's temperature and forecast. Madobe tells you what part of the year you are living in — a slower, cultural sense of time rooted in Japanese seasonal tradition. The two complement rather than replace each other.

Question 4

How is Madobe different from a calendar app?

Accepted Answer

A calendar app manages your appointments. Madobe doesn't manage anything — it's a quiet ambient widget showing the current Japanese microseason, with optional daily reading and seasonal kigo. No to-dos, no events, no notifications.

Question 5

What does the home screen widget actually show?

Accepted Answer

A miniature scene illustrating today's microseason, plus the kanji name, romaji reading, and English translation. Available in small, medium, and large widget sizes for the iOS home screen.

Question 6

Is Madobe free? What does Pro add?

Accepted Answer

Yes — the daily microseason widget is free. Madobe Pro ($1.99 / month or $17.99 / year) adds Japanese window frames (round, lattice, shōji), scene themes (photoreal 3D, ukiyo-e), the daily seasonal column with food / festivals / kigo, save favorites to a collection, wallpaper export, and removes ads.

Question 7

What languages and devices are supported?

Accepted Answer

Full English and Japanese — kanji, romaji, and a poetic English translation for every microseason. iPhone running iOS 16 or later.

Question 8

How often does the scene change?

Accepted Answer

The microseason itself shifts every five days (24 solar terms × 3 = 72). The scene art updates daily within that — 365 unique scenes a year — so each morning shows a slightly different moment.

七十二候を
毎日のホーム画面に

七十二候のすべて

毎日の暮らしに、季節をひとつ

まずは無料で。もっと楽しむなら Pro

よくある質問

ホーム画面に、季節の余白を

Madobeについて

七十二候を毎日のホーム画面に