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Mountain burning event in central Japan

Spectators watch as "kaya" thatch plants are burnt during a traditional burning event on 580-meter-tall Mt. Omuro in Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026. The practice, dating back over 700 years, is said to herald the arrival of spring.

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Mountain burning event in central Japan

Spectators watch as "kaya" thatch plants are burnt during a traditional burning event on 580-meter-tall Mt. Omuro in Ito in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2026. The practice, dating back over 700 years, is said to herald the arrival of spring.

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Mt. Fuji topped with snow,seen from Lake Shoji

Southeastern view of Mt. Fuji from Shojiko, one of the five lakes of Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture. The mountain is snow-capped and the upside-down Fuji and Mt. Omuro are visible on the lake surface. This was taken by the American stereograph company Underwood & Underwood Co., either in 1896 or between 1903 and 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐83‐0]