In this picture taken early on January 29, 2026, Kiyoshi Miyasaka, the priest of Yatsurugi Shrine shows a part of centuries-old archive describing winter conditions of Lake Suwa and "miwatari" crossings, in the office of the shrine in Suwa city of Nagano Prefecture. The Japanese priest and his parishioners gathered before dawn, hoping that climate change had not robbed them of the chance to experience an increasingly rare communion with the sacred. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP via Getty Images) / To go with 'JAPAN-CLIMATE-RELIGION-NATURE-ENVIRONMENT-SCIENCE,REPORTAGE' by Harumi OZAWA