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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Plum blossom-viewing festival in Kyoto

An open-air tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2025, with "maiko" and "geiko" traditional Japanese entertainers serving tea to visitors.

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023. (Kyodo)

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

A sake cup is sent flowing down a stream in a garden during Kyokusui no En, a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Outdoor poetry party in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional attire take part in "Kyokusui no En," a reenactment of the Heian aristocrats' poetry party, in a garden at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Nov. 3, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" and their apprentice "maiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Plum blossom viewing at shrine

Japanese traditional professional entertainers known as "geiko" serve tea at a plum blossom-viewing event at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2023.

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Geisha tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha perform a tea ceremony during a plum blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2011.

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Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and apprentice geisha known as maiko serve tea to visitors at an open-air tea ceremony at the Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu, a shrine in Kyoto, on Feb. 25, 2010. Some 1,500 red and white plum blossoms are in bloom.

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Plum blossoms-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2022.

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Plum blossoms-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during a plum blossom-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, look at "ume" Japanese apricots in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, look at "ume" Japanese apricots in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Flower garden at Kyoto shrine

Apprentice geiko, known as maiko, walk in a newly created flower garden at Kyoto's Kitano Tenmangu shrine on Jan. 26, 2022.

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Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 28, 2021, shows Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese apricot blossom festival at Kyoto shrine

Geisha and "maiko" apprentice geisha entertainers welcome visitors to a Japanese apricot blossom festival on Feb. 25, 2016, at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, where some 1,500 red and white apricot trees are in bloom. The annual festival, held on the anniversary of the death of Sugawara no Michizane, a ninth century scholar and poet enshrined there, has a history dating back about 900 years, according to the shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Geisha welcome visitors to plum blossom festival

Geisha welcome visitors to a Japanese plum blossom festival with tea on Feb. 25, 2015, at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, which has around 1,500 plum trees. The festival has a history of about 900 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyoto shrine festival

A plum blossom festival is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with participants wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Kyoto shrine festival

A plum blossom festival is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with participants wearing face masks and maintaining social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Tea ceremony at Kyoto shrine

A tea ceremony is held at the Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2021, with two women wearing face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha and apprentice geisha known as maiko serve tea to visitors at an open-air tea ceremony at the Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu, a shrine in Kyoto, on Feb. 25, 2010. Some 1,500 red and white plum blossoms are in bloom. (Kyodo)

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A bronze ox at Kitano Shrine

An elderly woman prays for good luck by touching the bronze cow on a stone pedestal at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine. The statue was donated by shrine followers. The woman is wearing a hand towel on her head, holding a cane in her right hand, and touching the hind leg of the cow with her left hand. Early blooming plum trees are visible in the background. The shrine's guardian deity, the cow was regarded as a messenger of Sugawara-no-Michizane. This may have been taken by the British photographer H. G. Ponting in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐42‐0]

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Kameido Shrine

Kameido Tenmangu Shrine (present-day Kameido Tenjinsha) is one of the three main shrines dedicated to Sugawara Michizane. The other two are Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Fukuoka and Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto. The shrine is said to go back to the year 1661when the Shinto priest of Dazaifu, Sugawara Otorii Nobusuke, carved a holy image from the wood of the tobiume (plum tree) and enshrined it in the eastern part of Honjo. In 1662, the fourth Shogun Ietsuna donated the land to the shrine, and shrine buildings including the Romon Gate, Shinji Pond, and Taiko Bridge were later built in imitation of the Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number51‐39‐0]

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Kitano Tenmangu Shinto Shrine

The Middle Gate at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is seen facing north. The Shinto priests in the centre are wearing official white attire. Many stone lanterns and pine trees line the approach. The Middle Gate is also called Sankomon (Three Light Gate). Constructed during the Momoyama Period, the single-story, irimoya-style gate has a cedar-tile roof and four pillars. The word Tenmangu inscribed on the plaque is the calligraphy of Emperor Gosai. The Hall of Worship is partially visible on the far right.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number42‐10‐0]

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Votive picture hall at Kitano Tenmangu Shinto Shrine

Votive picture hall at Kitano Tenmangu Shinto Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Kitano Tenmangu Shinto Shrine

Kitano Tenmangu Shinto Shrine==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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Geisha tea ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha perform a tea ceremony during a plum blossom festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto on Feb. 25, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Ume-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during an ume-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ume-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during an ume-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ume-viewing festival in Kyoto

A tea ceremony is held during an ume-viewing festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 25, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum tree festival in Kyoto

Maiko entertain visitors on Feb. 25, 2019, at a plum tree festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum tree festival in Kyoto

Maiko entertain visitors on Feb. 25, 2019, at a plum tree festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum tree festival in Kyoto

Maiko entertain visitors on Feb. 25, 2019, at a plum tree festival at Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum blossoms at Kyoto shrine

Japanese plum trees at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto shown in photo taken Dec. 13, 2018, started to bloom Dec. 11, about the same time as in the average year but three weeks earlier than the previous year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Plum blossoms at Kyoto shrine

Japanese plum trees at the Kitano Tenmangu shrine in Kyoto shown in photo taken Dec. 13, 2018, started to bloom Dec. 11, about the same time as in the average year but three weeks earlier than the previous year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo