2022 April 7 Sakura in bloom at the megaliths. The building to the right is the simulator. The megalith beyond it is the North Star-viewing stone. Photo by Shiho Tokuda. Sakura Blossoms Spring has arrived at the Kanayama Megaliths! The sakura were in full bloom on April 7, and have dropped by this time. The […]
2022 Spring at the Kanayama Megaliths — Iwaya-Iwakage of Kanayama Megaliths
Kanayama Megaliths Solar Calendar, a global solar calendar. Art by Shiho Tokuda. Kanayama Megaliths Solar Calendar The solar calendar of the Kanayama Megaliths is depicted here. We will also call it the Six-Seasons Global Calendar. Winter solstice 12/22 is at the bottom. In the three previous posts, we have explained how this calendar is constructed […]
Calendar: 4. Global Solar Calendar — Iwaya-Iwakage of Kanayama Megaliths
Setting sun on March 20, 2022 at 16:57. All photos by Ms Chika. Spring Equinox Setting Sun Spring equinox occurred in Japan on March 21, 2022. Ms Chika was in Kanayama the day before to capture the sun setting in the west between the boulders of Iwaya-Iwakage, as shown above. Spotlight in Iwaya-Iwakage The spotlight […]
2022 Spring Equinox — Iwaya-Iwakage of Kanayama Megaliths
The first day of spring has been marked by 1000 revellers who gathered at Stonehenge to watch the sunrise. Open access to the stones was given from first light, 05:45 GMT, by English Heritage which manages the site. Please visit our Twitter and Facebook page for more pics and videos. Blog sponsored by Stonehenge Guided […]
First Day of Spring: Stonehenge crowd gathers for sunrise to celebrate the 2022 Vernal Equinox. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
Lesezeit: ca. 3 Minuten Bournemouth (Großbritannien) – Dass der berühmte Steinkreis von Stonehenge nach den Sonnenwenden ausgerichtet ist, ist bekannt. Eine neue Analyse zeigt nun noch genauer, wie die Steine in einem Sonnenkalender zur Tages-, und Jahreszeitenbestimmung genutzt werden konnten. Wie Professor Timothy Darvill von der Bournemouth University aktuell im Fachjournal „Antiquity“ (DOI: 10.15184/aqy.2022.5) berichtet,…
Neue Analyse zeigt, wie Stonehenge als Sonnenkalender genutzt werden konnte — grenzwissenschaft-aktuell.de
Today we highlight a couple of sites in the British Isles which appear to be connected to the stars of Orion’s Belt. Thornborough Henges The Thornborough Henges complex in North Yorkshire comprises three henges almost identical in size and composition, each having a diameter of approximately 240 meters with an earth ring 3 meters high. […]
Orion’s Belt: The British View — The Heritage Journal
Big Dipper in winter as seen from North-Star Viewing Stone. Photo 90-second exposure by K. Sugisaka on 2021.12.23 at 4:26 am. Polaris, our current North Star is seen as the brightest star on the bottom left.* Our Kanayama Megaliths Friends Our friends at the Kanayama Megaliths, Kazuo Sugisaka and Ms Chika-san have sent their winter […]WINTER SOLSTICE 2021 GREETINGS FROM KANAYAMA MEGALITHS — IWAYA-IWAKAGE OF KANAYAMA MEGALITHS
Big Dipper in winter as seen from North-Star Viewing Stone. Photo 90-second exposure by K. Sugisaka on 2021.12.23 at 4:26 am. Polaris, our current North Star is seen as the brightest star on the bottom left.* Our Kanayama Megaliths Friends Our friends at the Kanayama Megaliths, Kazuo Sugisaka and Ms Chika-san have sent their winter […]
Winter Solstice 2021 Greetings from Kanayama Megaliths — Iwaya-Iwakage of Kanayama Megaliths
Crowds came together for the biggest gathering at Stonehenge since the pandemic began. Thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge on Wednesday morning to celebrate the annual winter solstice. The event, which marks the first sunrise after the longest night of the year, saw 2,500 people visit the World Heritage site in Salisbury – the largest gathering at […]
Thousands gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the annual winter solstice. — Stonehenge Stone Circle News and Information
Amesbury’s mid-winter lantern procession will take place on Monday 20th December 2021. As in previous years, the procession will start at 5.15pm in the central car park and make its way to find the Solstice lantern which will have been lit at Stonehenge and placed in the grounds of Amesbury Abbey near the spring. Along […]
Stonehenge: the Amesbury Winter Lantern Procession 2021 — The Heritage Journal
Yellow momiji in front of Iwaya-Iwakage Shiho Tokuda has posted photos of kouyou autumn foliage at the Kanayama Megaliths on her blog. She has kindly permitted us to view some of them here. Above is a yellow momiji, Acer palmatum, known as the Japanese maple. The momiji also turns a bright orange, as seen below. […]
Autumn Color at the Megaliths — Iwaya-Iwakage of Kanayama Megaliths
Die Goldene Landschaft 