Asian Lizard’s Tails Currently in Full Bloom at Kyoto Temple Until Mid-July

Asian lizard’s tails, a perennial herb, are at their peak at Ryosoku temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The plant is called hangesho in Japanese because about half of the leaves turn white around the period of hangesho, or the 11th day after the summer solstice, which fell on Monday this year. Hange...