January: Castor and Pollux - Celebrating the New Year(カストルとポルックス) February:Sirius - The Blue Star(シリウス) March: Winter Scorpion - A Pole and a Fishhook(冬のサソリ) April: The Crow - The Four Stars; The Leatherwork Stars(カラス) May: Big Dipper - The Rudder and the Boat(北斗七星) June: Pleiades - A Song of Subaru(プレアデス) July: Vega and Altair - Stars of Lovers(ベガとアルタイル) August: Summer Orion - Three Lights(夏のオリオン) September:Polaris - A Discovery Story of its Diminutive Movement(北極星) October: Canopus - Tangerine Star or Lazy Star(カノープス) November:Hyades - Temple Bell, Fishnet, Lure-Hook, or Carrier Basket(ヒアデス星団) December:Winter Orion - Sake Measuring Cup(冬のオリオン) -------------------- Appendix 1:Map of Japan (本書に掲載された星の伝承の地図) Appendix 2:Musical notations (すまるの歌) Appendix 3:Recipe of the New Year's Soup (雑煮のレシピ)