tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28607122022432673422024-03-14T21:29:02.913+09:00akitahaikuHirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.comBlogger164125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-57015893706483270212024-01-01T15:09:00.004+09:002024-01-01T15:16:01.340+09:00Haiku about New Year (14)<p><br /> </p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span face=""MS 明朝", serif">謹賀新年</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Happy
New Year!</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></b></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face=""MS 明朝",serif" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face=""MS 明朝", serif"><span style="font-size: large;">年新た田沢湖畔の龍神社</span></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">toshi arata tazawa-kohan no ryu-jinja</span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><i>New
Year</i></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><i>Dragon
Shrine in glory<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><i>the
lakeside of Tazawa</i></span></b></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Note:</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span face="MS 明朝, serif"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dragon
Shrine</span><span face=""MS 明朝", serif" style="font-size: 14pt;">「龍神社」</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Please check out the site: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://akitahaiku.com/2021/03/10/"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">https://akitahaiku.com/2021/03/10/</span></a></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Hidenori
Hiruta </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">published a collection of <i>haiku </i>titled</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Hidenori-Hiruta-ebook/dp/B08XP115X1/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1615357150&refinements=p_27%3AHidenori+Hiruta&s=digital-text&sr=1-1&text=Hidenori+Hiruta"><i><span style="color: #0087be; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Haiku Lake Tazawa</span></i></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #383838; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">. He tells</span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> about </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">Gozanoishi-jinja
Shrine</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">, or </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14pt;">Dragon
Shrine</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="background-color: transparent; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">, which interests and charms you.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8PIlC58GZwP_0_JEJN8QLVUaBY2FQnhicZdzgdoBjzExuJXBvWp16gwcrWVEa71xkhvvtTbqwu_EJDZpPtih2MNaVr_wFvr541FpSJSTK4s1J7QsyQrENjgoHauSM5LePdE_ZLPK8tcmzQclMndOlizDDtiw2pNSSVAVOmM_zPItIW9JEvLGAxUkemQ/s1200/%E5%B9%B4%E8%B3%80%EF%BC%88%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%89.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="874" data-original-width="1200" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ8PIlC58GZwP_0_JEJN8QLVUaBY2FQnhicZdzgdoBjzExuJXBvWp16gwcrWVEa71xkhvvtTbqwu_EJDZpPtih2MNaVr_wFvr541FpSJSTK4s1J7QsyQrENjgoHauSM5LePdE_ZLPK8tcmzQclMndOlizDDtiw2pNSSVAVOmM_zPItIW9JEvLGAxUkemQ/w544-h338/%E5%B9%B4%E8%B3%80%EF%BC%88%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%89.jpg" width="544" /></a></p>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-1549795737289235652023-01-01T15:25:00.000+09:002023-01-01T15:25:07.424+09:00Haiku about New Year (13)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80v_Hv6M5-M4jzChXNuvsW4-dSw79YUwZ4Jho7aTU_PDhY4oTzsheagU2guWydZA822s38-4ZUN0498KqMCf2qynl9_SJxsbNIg7XuXXsyPFo-Njn3n-6jo3vYkSZ4zSwPuG2DKUXHiz21xmcyP55V-DYzocUnx7tfMNKAGdb5CCfoP6pz17qPCGa/s720/New%20Year's%20Card.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="682" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80v_Hv6M5-M4jzChXNuvsW4-dSw79YUwZ4Jho7aTU_PDhY4oTzsheagU2guWydZA822s38-4ZUN0498KqMCf2qynl9_SJxsbNIg7XuXXsyPFo-Njn3n-6jo3vYkSZ4zSwPuG2DKUXHiz21xmcyP55V-DYzocUnx7tfMNKAGdb5CCfoP6pz17qPCGa/s320/New%20Year's%20Card.jpg" width="303" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #44484a; letter-spacing: 0.35pt;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>2023 is the Year of the Rabbit!</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #44484a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt;">Please learn about the Japanese Zodiac, will you?</span></b></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">The <strong>Chinese
animal zodiac</strong> (eto) was introduced in Japan around the third to
the fourth century. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">It
was mainly employed as a way of indicating the <strong>day, month, year,
time of the day, orientation in space, as well as the order in a sequence of
events in a symbolical form</strong>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">As
there are twelve animals in the zodiac, it is also referred to
as <strong>juni-shi</strong> ("the twelve branches", with
juni meaning "twelve" in Japanese), as the cycle rotates every twelve
years. The animal of the year changes on January first.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #44484a; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Below
are the Japanese names of each zodiac animal. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">2023
is a <b>Usagi-doshi</b>, or Year of the Rabbit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background: white; margin-bottom: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0mm; margin-right: 0mm; margin-top: 0mm;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">子</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Ne): Rat<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">丑</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Ushi): Ox<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">寅</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Tora): Tiger<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">卯</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (U): Rabbit<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">辰</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Tatsu): Dragon<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">巳</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Mi): Snake<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">午</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Uma): Horse<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">未</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Hitsuji): Sheep<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">申</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Saru): Monkey<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">酉</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Tori): Rooster<br />
</span><span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">戌</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; letter-spacing: .35pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> (Inu): Dog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><br /><p></p>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-39077289995110255482023-01-01T15:16:00.000+09:002023-01-01T15:16:00.294+09:00Haiku about New Year (12)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigssQGsVJcRUGxid4l8mA22pIJKqewR_z0dKV7qS73gZQV6tOjNwpbakon263VU-bIHY_FtHIJiyINIn3G6lVQ-RAe2At29ET6a1XiCDWR2o3GWCAdEuhOz5aRPK9tGEK9pTRxaeVxP5z5iSWzn5gq8Yg0OA80B69ioOT2kRtaAHw7qYu-XGyirMiH/s754/%E5%B9%B4%E8%B3%80%EF%BC%88%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%90%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%89.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="754" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigssQGsVJcRUGxid4l8mA22pIJKqewR_z0dKV7qS73gZQV6tOjNwpbakon263VU-bIHY_FtHIJiyINIn3G6lVQ-RAe2At29ET6a1XiCDWR2o3GWCAdEuhOz5aRPK9tGEK9pTRxaeVxP5z5iSWzn5gq8Yg0OA80B69ioOT2kRtaAHw7qYu-XGyirMiH/s320/%E5%B9%B4%E8%B3%80%EF%BC%88%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%90%EF%BC%92%EF%BC%93%EF%BC%89.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: large;"><b>寿や卯の年祝ふ年兎</b></span></span></p><p></p></blockquote><p>
</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-themecolor: text1;">kotobuki ya<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">u-no-toshi
iwau</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 14pt;">toshi-usagi</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">kotobuki <span style="font-weight: normal;">: <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h2>
<h2 style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(i) celebration, congratulations </span></span></h2><h2 style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(ii) celebration of the long life</span></span></h2><h2 style="background: white;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: small;">(iii) long life <o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>ya</b> (Interjectional Participle) : “kire-ji” </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝", serif;">「</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">cutting word</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝", serif;">」</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>u-no-toshi </b>: the year of the Rabbit</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>iwau </b>: celebrate </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>toshi-usagi :</b>
New Year’s Rabbit</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 16.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Congratulations!<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">New
Year’s Rabbit celebrates<o:p></o:p></span></b></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Year
of the Rabbit</span></b></i><span style="font-size: 16pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p></p>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-30492305325030820452022-01-04T14:59:00.022+09:002022-01-05T19:38:01.974+09:00Haiku about New Year (11)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK6B36fE474X7XIhfEvy-5u5pOaZn8f46XQya3hqFzPAupu5w0KmKHBcNld7di2Y2D45YLX65PLmh89Ukhq0VUSrvG7Rhk425zHf-AneHpKMuC6vLOvLcVIz9oGYl3rUI4xOQzffXGxveuH-9n5tn18HlYi9BvwSdSP5zUn7f22PT5eTT5hBxYTF3y=s660" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="504" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK6B36fE474X7XIhfEvy-5u5pOaZn8f46XQya3hqFzPAupu5w0KmKHBcNld7di2Y2D45YLX65PLmh89Ukhq0VUSrvG7Rhk425zHf-AneHpKMuC6vLOvLcVIz9oGYl3rUI4xOQzffXGxveuH-9n5tn18HlYi9BvwSdSP5zUn7f22PT5eTT5hBxYTF3y=s320" width="244" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Let
me post the New Year Card of 2021 and my haiku.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""MS 明朝", "serif""><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ゆったりと大吉配る丑の年</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>yuttari
to daikichi kubaru ushi no toshi</i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>The
Ox<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>delivering
good luck<o:p></o:p></i></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>slow
and steady</i></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""MS 明朝", "serif""><span style="font-size: large;"><b>初搾り甘き香りの牛の小屋</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""MS 明朝", "serif""><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""MS 明朝", "serif""><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>hatsu shibori amaki kaori no ushi no koya</i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>First
milking<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>sweet
scent rising<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>in
cows barn</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Hidenori
Hiruta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蛭田秀法</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-6429109967052565932022-01-03T14:01:00.026+09:002022-01-05T19:39:07.656+09:00Haiku about New Year (10)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9nuyMmyzizPPGSQ9sDwb8BnAkO-XXCo5T5OO9hkFl-XOxcPJZ_JFfL07Ak2Aww6Km2wNQ0NULE6jfwPtqgOX00s2Afg-sZNVPqlyKwCqACCFysr8ddQhIrMmK4QszOedAjXV0ZbmVTzeRg_U-PhxGpuzXtqJ7IldYKNWNPQ5ekh7PERMtHRQmh8Z7=s709" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9nuyMmyzizPPGSQ9sDwb8BnAkO-XXCo5T5OO9hkFl-XOxcPJZ_JFfL07Ak2Aww6Km2wNQ0NULE6jfwPtqgOX00s2Afg-sZNVPqlyKwCqACCFysr8ddQhIrMmK4QszOedAjXV0ZbmVTzeRg_U-PhxGpuzXtqJ7IldYKNWNPQ5ekh7PERMtHRQmh8Z7=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: large;">Let
me post the New Year Card of 2020 and my haiku.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span face=""MS 明朝", "serif""><span style="font-size: large;"><b>子年の来幸せ祈るマウスかな</b></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>nedoshi
no ku shiawase inoru mausu kana</i></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>The
two mice<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>celebrating
their year<o:p></o:p></b></i></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>Happy
New Year!</b></i></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>子年の来芽生えの年となりにけり</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><i>nedoshi
no ku<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>mebae no toshi to narinikeri</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Year
of the Rat<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>the
beginning of things<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>sprouting</i></b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Hidenori
Hiruta<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">蛭田秀法</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-18277265569005134782022-01-02T10:31:00.013+09:002022-01-04T15:13:33.706+09:00Haiku about New Year (9)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMcrYHn_5xickq9Vkxu8OXKC0uIDnr0ZcQf0pwfTbB_K1ATLgolb4JQnVuYxbIiuNuRSYojy2Iax3ItIvtblbs8msfo1pQNZH40AFJ_rxXwPW0WFK0wWwumdynz5OwFZ130d1NnmPhhrRm8ioML0-RjmL4r5eO_Izs_S_odFVhwVnx_cYBhtS_JG1l=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMcrYHn_5xickq9Vkxu8OXKC0uIDnr0ZcQf0pwfTbB_K1ATLgolb4JQnVuYxbIiuNuRSYojy2Iax3ItIvtblbs8msfo1pQNZH40AFJ_rxXwPW0WFK0wWwumdynz5OwFZ130d1NnmPhhrRm8ioML0-RjmL4r5eO_Izs_S_odFVhwVnx_cYBhtS_JG1l=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">寅年や幸い祈るロシアの地</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><i>toradoshi ya saiwai inoru roshia no chi</i></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Year of the Tiger</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy New Year</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">from Vladivostok</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 12pt;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>注:</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 12pt;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平成</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">22</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">3</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">19</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日秋田県と沿海地方政府との間で包括的な友好協定が締結されました。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 12pt;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">平成</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">23</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">年</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">9</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">25</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日から</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">10</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">月</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;">2</span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">日まで沿海地方の首都ウラジオストクで友好協定に基づく交流の一環として蛭田秀法が俳句を通した文化交流を行いました。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 12pt;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ウラジオストク日本センターの協力を得て蛭田は東方学校の幼稚園児と小学生に俳句について話しました。極東連邦大学では日本語を学ぶ学生に俳句ワークショップを行いました。</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">また、日本センター茶道部会員や一般の方にも俳句についての講演を行いました。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 12pt;"><span face=""MS 明朝","serif"" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">グリーティングカードの「虎」の写真は彼が街を散歩しているときに撮ったものです。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 14pt;">On
March 19, 2010, a comprehensive friendship agreement was signed between </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 14pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1a0dab; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Akita
Prefecture</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink" style="text-indent: 14pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #1a0dab; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 14pt;">and
the </span><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 14pt;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primorsky_Krai" title="Primorsky Krai"><span style="background: white; color: #0645ad; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Primorsky Krai</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 14pt;"> government.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 14pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">From
September 25th through October 2nd, 2011, Hidenori Hirata held a cultural
exchange through haiku in Vladivostok, the capital of Primorsky Krai, as part
of the exchange based on the Friendship Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-indent: 14pt;">The photo
of the "tiger" on the greeting card was taken while walking around
the city.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"> Hidenori Hiruta</span></p><p>
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March 19, 2010, a comprehensive friendship agreement was signed between </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_Prefecture" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; color: #1a0dab; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Akita
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the </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primorsky_Krai" title="Primorsky Krai"><span style="background: white; color: #0645ad; font-family: "Times New Roman", "serif"; font-size: 14pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Primorsky Krai</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;"> government.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 14pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">From
September 25th through October 2nd, 2011, Hidenori Hirata held a cultural
exchange through haiku in Vladivostok, the capital of Primorsky Krai, as part
of the exchange based on the Friendship Agreement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 14pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">With
the help of the Vladivostok Japan Center, Hiruta talked about haiku to
kindergarten and elementary school children at Toho School. And he held haiku
workshops for students studying Japanese at the Far Eastern Federal University.
He also gave a lecture on haiku to members of the Japan Center Tea Ceremony
Club and the general public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-char-indent-count: 1.0; text-indent: 14pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14pt;">The photo
of the "tiger" on the greeting card was taken while walking around
the city.<o:p></o:p></span></p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> Hidenori Hiruta</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><span>蛭田秀法</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-9738380629301381912016-06-21T17:31:00.001+09:002017-06-12T20:58:20.469+09:00Haiku about Summer (32)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>舟繋ぐ石の袂の青田かな</strong></span></div>
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<em>fune tsunagu ishi no tamoto no aota kana</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>The boat-tying stone</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>neighboring</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>the green paddy field</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Here in Akita, it is just June-like weather lasting these
days, when I visited Kisakata(</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-font-family: Century;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">象潟</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">) Basho visited on August 1, 1689, on his journey.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Basho and his party are said to have taken a boat out</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> on the
lagoon on Kisakata They put in first </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">能因島</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> (Nohin
jima), Nohin Island, where they called at the remains of the hut in which </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">能因</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">(<i>Nohin</i>)(988-?), a waka poet, lived in
seclusion for three years.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">After that, Basho and his
party left for the opposite shore, where they landed from their boat, and they
saw the cherry tree that stands as a memento of </span></span><span style="font-family: "ms pゴシック"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">西行法師</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">(<i>Saigyo
hoshi</i>)(1118-1190), Saigyo. Then they called at the temple standing nearby.
In those days it was called the Ebb-and-Flow-Pearls Temple(</span></span><span style="font-family: "ms pゴシック"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">干満珠寺</span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">)(<i>Kanman ju ji</i>), which is now
called </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "ms ゴシック"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-theme-font: major-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-fareast;">蚶満寺</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: メイリオ; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"> </span><span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Pゴシック"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">(<i>Kanman
ji</i>), the Kanman-Temple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> My photo and haiku are about the present-day Kisakata.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>柴燃えて生剥げ踊る神楽かな</strong></span></div>
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<em>shiba moete namahage odoru kagura kana</em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Firewood burning</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Namahage absorbed in</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">sacred music and dance</span></strong></em></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Notes:</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Namahge give performances through sacred music and dance in the festival. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The Oga
people have coexisted with nature, inventing drama between human beings and the
guardian deities. Giving birth to a feeling of mystery, the festival presents children
something exciting and fantastic. The children gradually develop a sense of
affiliation with their community and its culture, while the men who act as
Namahage reinforce their identity and the continuity of their longstanding
traditions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>真山の祭りに降りる神の使者</strong></span></div>
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<em>shinzan no matsuri ni oriru kami no sisha</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>From Mount Shinzan</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>descend messengers of god</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>into a festival</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Namahage Sedo Festival is held on the grounds of the Shinzan Shrine at
the foot of Mount Shinzan on the second Friday, Saturday and Sunday of February
every year, when </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">the
“Devil Festival” on December 31 is re-enacted for the public there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Namahage join the festival as messengers of god in the following way.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">First of all, there is a ceremony in which young men are exorcized and
changed into messengers of god with devil masks handed by Shinto priest</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">(神官)</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">, entering Mount Shinzan as Namahage.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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the grounds of the Shinzan Shrine to take part in the festival.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">By Hidenori Hiruta</span></div>
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蛭田秀法</div>
<span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;"></span><br />Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-46920044365005965582016-04-17T11:28:00.000+09:002016-04-17T11:29:45.635+09:00Haiku about New Year (5)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>なまはげに供ふ御膳や海の幸</strong></span></div>
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<em>namahage ni sonau ozen ya umi no sachi</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>A thanksgiving dish</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>to Namahage --</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>fruits of the sea</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">The real purpose
of the arrival of the devils is to punish the lazy fellow who does not do his
work or help the parents with the house chores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">The head
of the family will serve the devils in a formal manner with<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> sake</i> and fish while the children and the housewife watch from a
respectful distance. Suddenly the devil will shout to the wife “Is the cooking
knife sharp?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Are the New Year’s beans
boiled?” <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">The
festival consists of drama between human beings and the guardian deities. It is
carried out as tradition and custom in the richness and fantasy afforded people
of this part of the world. The figures suddenly rush out of the house to pound
on the next door in their frantic scratch for a lazy fellow.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">By Hidenori Hiruta</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">蛭田 秀法<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong></strong></span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>神の使者童育む大晦日</strong></span></div>
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<em>kami no shisha warabe hagukumu oomisoka</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Messengers of god</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>bring up Oga children</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>New Year's Eve</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the door is open, the first devil
describes himself as the spirit, while the second devil beats upon a wooden
bucket with a large cutting knife.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "century";">The
elders of the house receive them and bring the devils into the house and the
living room. As the devils walk slowly down the hall way the devil of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namahage </i>will shout in a loud voice. “Where
are the crybabies in this house?” <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Suddenly the devil slides open a door and
there will be the children. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Namahage</i>
will shout. “Are you good children?” “Are you working hard at school?” Of
course, the children all nod their heads that they are doing their best.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">By Hidenori Hiruta</span></div>
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蛭田 秀法</div>
Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-36681103149946204802016-04-03T09:43:00.000+09:002016-04-03T09:43:39.576+09:00Haiku about New Year (3)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>男鹿半島福招きけり神の使者</strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"></span></strong> </div>
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<em>oga hantou fuku manekikeri kami no shisha</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Oga Peninsula</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>messengers of god invite</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>good luck</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">In the
Oga Peninsula, Akita Prefecture in the northern Honshu, Japan, there is a deep
feeling of mystery as the New Year begins. There is the “Devil Festival” held
there on December 31, a ceremony that children find exciting and full of
thrills. Two or five young men dressed in straw rain capes, large straw boots
and wearing frightful masks run as fast as possible through the village in the
snow and shout in a monster-like voice as they knock upon each door. </span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>秋深し知覧の桜根を広ぐ</strong></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><em>aki fukasi chiran no sakura ne wo hirogu</em></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>deep autumn</strong></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>Chiran's cherry trees spreading</strong></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: large;"><em><strong>their roots</strong></em></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">On November 2, 2015, Hidenori Hiruta </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">visited the </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Tokkō Peace Kannondō (</span><span class="tnihongokanji"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">特攻平和観音堂</span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">) when he went to Chiran Peace Park, in Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Tokkō Peace Kannondō is a </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_temples_in_Japan" title="Buddhist temples in Japan"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">temple</span></span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><u><span style="color: blue;"> having a</span></u></span></span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> statue of Kannon,
the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy inside. </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cult_image" title="Cult image"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">image</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> enshrined
within is a 0.58m replica </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sculpture" title="Japanese sculpture"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">statue</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> of the Yumechigai
Kannon (</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">夢違観音</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> Dream-Changing </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannon" title="Kannon"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Kannon</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">), a </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Treasures_of_Japan_(sculptures)" title="List of National Treasures of Japan (sculptures)"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">National
Treasure</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> at </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji" title="Hōryū-ji"><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: blue;">Hōryū-ji</span></span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">. The names
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em>shima miyuru senganen ya kiku matsuri</em></span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>Sakurajima over there</em></span></strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>here is Sengan-en --</em></span></strong></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The Sengan-en was built in 1658 by the 2<sup>nd</sup> lord of the Satsuma
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The garden uses a traditional garden design technique called ‘borrowed
scenery’, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>incorporating both Sakurajima
and Kinko bay. The garden is said to have been loved and frequented by Shimazu
Nariakira and Atsuhime. The Sengan-en also includes a villa that was used as a
rural retreat of the Shimazu family, whom to this day, owns the Sengan-en.</span><br />
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蛭田 秀法</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">城山の石仏祈る平和かな</span></strong></div>
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<em>shiroyama no sekibutsu inoru heiwa kana</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Shiroyama stone Buddha</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>praying for</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>peace</strong></span></em></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Notes:</span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />
<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">During his stay in
Kagoshima </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">(鹿児島), </span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Hidenori Hiruta <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span>visited Shiroyama
Observatory </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">(城山展望台</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">) on November 2, 2015. He found the stone Buddha o</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">n a hill of the Observatory</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Century","serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-language: JA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><em>shiroyama no nozomu tenka ya aki no iro</em></span></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "century"; font-size: large;">commanding the world below --</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-family: "century"; font-size: large;">autumn colors</span></em></strong></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Hidenori Hiruta made a photo haiku above during his stay in
Kagoshima </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">(鹿児島)</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">He visited Shiroyama
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">The observatory was built on a hill that is 107 meters high. It has
panoramic views of the center of Kagoshima and Sakurajima </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">(桜島)</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">. Kagoshima is called </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">“</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Naples of the Orient,</span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: MS Pゴシック;">”</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: "century" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> due to
climate, location, temperament of the inhabitants and the nearby presence of
one of the world’s most famous volcanoes, Sakurajima. </span></div>
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Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-75544533994778610402015-04-01T13:34:00.002+09:002015-04-01T13:36:52.222+09:00Haiku about Spring (34)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>春の嶺太平の世を願ひけり</strong></span><br />
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<em>haru no mine taihei no yo wo negai keri</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Spring summit</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>wishing for world peace</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Mt. Taihei</strong></span></em></div>
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「天下太平」means "Peace reigns over the land."</div>
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By Hidenori Hiruta</div>
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Hirutahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16497892439884048723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2860712202243267342.post-10366307448553532942015-03-29T14:11:00.000+09:002015-03-29T14:11:55.164+09:00Haiku about Spring (33)<br />
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<em>haru yuyake kyou no ichinichi kureni keri</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Spring sunset</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>everything all right</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>all day today</strong></span></em></div>
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The photo was taken from Shoheiji temple, the Ishiyama Peace Kannon temple.</div>
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You can see the estuary of the Omono River flowing into the Sea of Japan.</div>
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写真は石山平和観音像のある勝平寺の境内で撮影。</div>
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日本海に流れ込む雄物川の河口が見える。 </div>
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By Hidenori Hiruta </div>
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<em>yuki no hi mo kannon inoru yono heiwa</em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Snowy days too</strong></span></em></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>world peace</strong></span></em></div>
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In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>, Guanyin is pronounced <b>Kannon</b> (<span lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">観音</span>), occasionally <b>Kan'on</b>, or more formally <b>Kanzeon</b> (<span lang="ja" xml:lang="ja">観世音</span>, the same characters as <i>Guanshiyin</i>); the spelling <b>Kwannon</b>, based on a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Middle_Japanese" title="Early Middle Japanese">pre-modern</a> pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_(company)" title="Canon (company)">Canon</a>, which was named for Guanyin.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanyin#cite_note-12">[11]</a></sup></div>
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hachi wa mo egao sakikeri fukujuso</div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">the smile</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">blooming in the pot now-</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Amur adonis</span></strong></em></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>カンバスに色を塗りけり福寿草</strong></span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">the canvas</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">painted in color -</span></strong></em></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Amur adonis</span></strong></em></div>
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<strong><em>- Hidenori Hiruta</em></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>氷解く白鳥の恋実りけり</strong></span></div>
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koori toku hakucho no koi minori keri</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>ice melted away -</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>swans find themselves</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>in love</em></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">春兆す二羽の白鳥対になる</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>a sign of spring -</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>two swans make themselves </em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>a couple</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em>echoing -</em></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong><em> General Winter</em></strong></span></div>
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fuyu no hori gan sumu yado to narinikeri</div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>sweet home</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><em>for wild geese -</em></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">久保田城越冬の雁堀に住む</span></strong></div>
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Kubotajo ettou no gan hori ni sumu</div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">Kubota Castle -</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong><em><span style="font-size: large;">wild geese wintering in</span></em></strong></div>
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