people dressed in exquisite period costumes recited poems at the Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine here on March 3. Thirteen participants re-enacted “Kyokusui no En,” a millennium-old court ceremony ...

Dazaifu Tenmangu, a Shinto shrine where Sugawara Michizane rests, has long captivated people throughout history. This program introduces its mysterious charm and the seasonal colors of its precincts.

KYOTO—Geisha served tea beneath a cloud of pink petals at Kitano Tenmangu shrine’s plum blossom festival, which commemorates the virtues of the shrine’s deity, on Feb. 25. The shrine ...