In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its ...
Global warming blamed for 7-year absence of 'gods' path' winter ice ridge on Japan lake
SUWA, Nagano -- A natural phenomenon called "Omiwatari," in which ice forming on the surface of Lake Suwa in Nagano ...
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“Guardians of the Harvest”: A Deep Look at Suwa Taisha Rituals
The basin, ringed by the Yatsugatake mountain range and the Southern Japanese Alps and with Lake Suwa at its center ... The messengers left the cave when winter ended, returning aboveground ...
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Waiting for the God's Crossing
An ice bridge rises up from Lake Suwa, connecting its opposite shores ... parishioners from Yatsurugi Shrine came to the lake in winter to pray for its appearance and to add to a centuries ...
Global warming blamed for 7-year absence of 'gods' path' winter ice ridge on Japan lake
Worried, Miyasaka commented, "The views of Lake Suwa that have been around since ... With no further waves of cold air ...