In Asuka Village, Nara Prefecture, murals were discovered in the Kitora Tomb, confirming images of the Four Gods, the Twelve Zodiac Signs, astronomical charts, the sun and moon, and other figures. The Kitora Tomb murals are particularly valuable because they feature all four of the Four Gods, divine beasts that preside over the four directions of the heavens, each painted on the wall corresponding to its direction. Suzaku is a divine beast that protects the south, and the season it governs is summer (April, May, June). In the theory of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, it signifies "fire" and its symbolic color is red. Known as a beautiful bird that controls fire, it is believed to drive away evil spirits with its strong wings, and to grant the power to overcome adversity and bring good fortune. Byakko (White Tiger) is one of the Four Gods, a legendary divine beast from China, in the form of a white tiger that protects the west. It corresponds to the color white, which symbolizes the west in the Five Elements theory, and has the attribute of autumn.