Early Summer Season of the Kanayama Solar Calendar began April 22, 2024

Rising sun casts a shadow at the entrance to the chamber under Stone A. Photo by Kazuo Sugisaka taken on 04/20/2024 at 7:44am.

According to the Kanayama Megaliths Solar Calendar, early summer begins sixty days before the summer solstice. That date is April 22.

The above photo was taken by Kazuo Sugisaka on April 20, 2024 as the sun rose, lighting up and casting a shadow on the Stone A megalith of the Senkoku-Ishi cluster.

Ms. Chika went to the megaliths the following two days, April 21 and 22. She was disappointed that the skies were overcast and she could not capture the sun-and-shadow display. Nevertheless, I show one of her lovely photos below, and we can see the green leaves of the surrounding forest.

Thank you, Chika-san and Sugisaka-san for sharing your photos with us.

Photo taken by Ms. Chika on 04/21/2024 at 7:15am.

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