Geshi (Summer Solstice)

Candle Night at Zōjōji in Shiba, Tokyo. (© Pixta)

Hangeshō. (© Pixta)

Satō Nishiki cherries. (© Pixta)

A man prays before the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa, on June 23, 2020. (© Jiji)

Passing through a chinowa at Morito Shrine in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 30.

Climbers greet the rising sun from the summit of Mount Fuji on July 1. (© Jiji)

Minazuki sweet. (© Pixta)

Tentsuki utensil used to make tokoroten strips. (© Pixta)

Tokoroten. (© Pixta)

Kanpachi. (© Pixta)