This year’s vernal equinox falls on March 20, commencing the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the start of the astrological new year with the sun’s ingress into Aries ― the first of the 12 zodiac signs. Marking a moment where daylight and darkness are in equal…
Some of Japan s shrine market selling such collectables as fabrics, ceramics, kimono, hair ornaments and scrolls, have been running for hundreds of years.
A clone of the sacred plum tree at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto has blossomed for the first time after years of efforts to pass the weakening tree down the generations.