Haiku about Autumn (28)

秋深し知覧の桜根を広ぐ

aki fukasi   chiran no sakura   ne wo hirogu

deep autumn

Chiran's cherry trees spreading

their roots

Notes:
On November 2, 2015, Hidenori Hiruta visited the Tokkō Peace Kannondō (特攻平和観音堂) when he went to Chiran Peace Park, in Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.  
The Tokkō Peace Kannondō is a temple having a statue of Kannon, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy inside. The image enshrined within is a 0.58m replica statue of the Yumechigai Kannon (夢違観音 Dream-Changing Kannon), a National Treasure at Hōryū-ji. The names of the 1,036 kamikaze pilots are written on paper within her womb.
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Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Autumn (27)

 

 

島見ゆる仙巌園や菊祭

 

shima miyuru   senganen ya   kiku matsuri
 

 

Sakurajima over there

here is Sengan-en --

Chrsanthemum Festival

 

 

Notes:

 

The Sengan-en was built in 1658 by the 2^nd lord of the Satsuma feudal clan (19^th generation of the Shimazu family).

The garden uses a traditional garden design technique called ‘borrowed scenery’,  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.

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Autumn (26)

 

 

城山の石仏祈る平和かな

 

shiroyama no   sekibutsu inoru   heiwa kana

 

 

Shiroyama stone Buddha

praying for

peace





Notes:

During his stay in Kagoshima （鹿児島）,  Hidenori Hiruta visited Shiroyama Observatory （城山展望台) on November 2, 2015.  He found the stone Buddha on a hill of the Observatory.

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Autumn (25)

城山の望む天下や秋の色

 

shiroyama no  nozomu tenka ya  aki no iro

 

Shiroyama observatory

commanding the world below --

autumn colors

Notes:

 

Hidenori Hiruta made a photo haiku above during his stay in Kagoshima （鹿児島）.

He visited Shiroyama Observatory （城山展望台) on November 2, 2015.

The observatory was built on a hill that is 107 meters high. It has panoramic views of the center of Kagoshima and Sakurajima （桜島）. Kagoshima is called “Naples of the Orient,” due to climate, location, temperament of the inhabitants and the nearby presence of one of the world’s most famous volcanoes, Sakurajima.

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Spring (34)

春の嶺太平の世を願ひけり
 

haru no mine  taihei no yo wo negai keri

 

Spring summit

wishing for world peace

Mt. Taihei

 

 

Notes:

「天下太平」means "Peace reigns over the land."

By Hidenori Hiruta

      蛭田　秀法

Haiku about Spring (33)

 

春夕焼今日の一日暮れにけり

 

haru yuyake  kyou no ichinichi  kureni keri

 

Spring sunset

everything all right

all day today

 

Notes:

The photo was taken from Shoheiji temple, the Ishiyama Peace Kannon temple.

You can see the estuary of the Omono River flowing into the Sea of Japan.

写真は石山平和観音像のある勝平寺の境内で撮影。

日本海に流れ込む雄物川の河口が見える。 

By Hidenori Hiruta

蛭田　秀法

 



 

Haiku about Winter (33)

 

雪の日も観音祈る世の平和

 

yuki no hi mo  kannon inoru  yono heiwa

 

 

Snowy days too

Kannon praying for

world peace

 

 

Notes:

In Japanese, Guanyin is pronounced Kannon (観音), occasionally Kan'on, or more formally Kanzeon (観世音, the same characters as Guanshiyin); the spelling Kwannon, based on a pre-modern pronunciation, is sometimes seen. This rendition was used for an earlier spelling of the well-known camera manufacturer Canon, which was named for Guanyin.^[11]

 

By Hidenori Hiruta