Remaining Snow Resembles White Horse, Signaling Spring in Gifu Pref.

Remaining Snow Resembles White Horse, Signaling Spring in Gifu Pref.

GIFU — On the slopes of Mt. Kasagatake in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, a white horse, a traditional symbol of spring in the area, was visible on Thursday. For a while each year, as the winter snow melts, what remains on the side of this 2,898-meter peak in the Northern Japan Alps mountain range takes the shape of a horse looking backward. It used to be a sign for local farmers to start their work for the spring. According to an 80-year-old farmer …