The air fair crackles,
just as the earth in August;
spirits heading home.
View from Risshakuji temple, Yamagata Prefecture. The obon weekend is a busy time for travel, when people (and their ancestors’ spirits) visit household altars.
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Caroline Hutchinson 
Fantastic haiku. I have a photo of this view in early April with a valley of cherry blossom. A very magical but not often advertised part of Honshu
I’d love to see that picture! I had a great time there – I wish I could have stayed longer.
Hi Caroline, have a look at https://haikuhound.wordpress.com , same view in 1990, there have been some changes.
Thank you – interesting to compare! Some things have changed, but not the sound of the cicadas…
Thanks for visiting my blog site Caroline and deciding to follow. I will scan some more old Japanese pictures from my different trips and put them up with Haiku.
Excellent – I look forward to it.