Tuesday - Mars day,
2 May,
moon in Leo,
the 7th day of the 4th lunar month.
hatijyu-hachi (88) ya (night)
88 days since the first day of Spring
Tokaido Meisyo no Uchi, Uji,
Hiroshige, 1863
Uji, Mainichi News, 2nd of May, 2017
In Japan, the 88th night is the day to start farming or gardening.
People in Uji, Kyoto cerebrate the day with harvesting baby tea leaf,
which is the symbol of longevity and fertility .
