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December 15, 2011

Spring snowflakes

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May 03, 2012

Mosquitoes’ whine

Shidare sakura (cherry tree variety with drooping branches) (Illustration by Mitsuaki Kojima)

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April 19, 2012

A child asks

Visitors listen as poets, clad in the attire of Heian Period aristocrats, recite "waka" 31-syllable poems at Kamigamojinja shrine in Kyoto's Kita Ward on April 8. (Tsuyoshi Sato)

Ancient poetry challenge brought back to life in Kyoto

April 10, 2012

KYOTO--Once a pleasurable outdoor pastime of the noble class a millennium ago, a poetry reading session was revived for a day at a shrine in this ancient capital.

A white eye perches among Japanese quince blossoms(Illustration by Mitsuaki Kojima)

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April 05, 2012

Spring morning--

In Japan March is a time of departure (Illustration by Mitsuaki Kojima)

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March 29, 2012

Robin flies past

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