The "Doyo-boshi" (mid-summer sun-drying process) for "Fuku-ume" (auspicious New Year's pickled plums) has begun at Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine in Tenjin 2-chome, Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture. Under the blazing sun, the refreshing aroma of the rows of plums drifts on the summer breeze, enveloping the shrine grounds.
Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.
