[Image1]Mount Jōnen as seen from Azumino under a stretch of clear weatherIf you look closely, you can spot t
[Image2]Mount Jōnen as seen from Azumino under a stretch of clear weatherIf you look closely, you can spot t

Mount Jōnen as seen from Azumino under a stretch of clear weather

If you look closely, you can spot the snow pattern called “Jōnenbō” on the mountain’s slope

Can you make out the figure of a monk wearing a kasaya robe and carrying a sake flask?

People long ago used this snow pattern as a seasonal cue for tasks such as sowing seeds and planting rice seedlings, weaving it into their daily lives

Azumino is now just entering the rice-planting season

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