Tag: sakura
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The Beautiful Village of Yoshino
The town of Yoshino (yoshino-chō, 吉野町), near the old capitol of Nara, was a popular spot in ancient times and was often the subject of poetry in the Hyakunin Isshu anthology, for example poem 31 and poem 94. Last spring, the Yasaka Taxi company in Japan posted a terrific photo of Yoshino (original link on…
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Wishing This Moment Wouldn’t End: Poem Number 73
Cherry-blossom season doesn’t last long, so while there’s still time, I wanted to post one last poem on the subject: Japanese Romanization Translation 高砂の Takasago no Above the lower slopes 尾の上の桜 Onoe no sakura of the high mountains, the cherries 咲きにけり Saki ni keri have blossomed! 外山の霞 Toyama no kasumi O, mist of the near…
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Cherry Blossoms in Unexpected Places: Poem Number 66
Now that Spring is finally here, and cherry blossoms are blooming in Japan, I thought this poem was especially fitting: Japanese Romanization Translation もろともに Morotomo ni Let us think of each 哀れと思へ Aware to omoe other fondly, 山桜 Yama-zakura O mountain cherries! 花より外に Hana yori hoka ni For, outside of your blossoms, 知る人もなし Shiru hito…
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Happy Spring Everyone! Poem Number 61
Sorry for the lengthy hiatus everyone. Been a long couple of weeks, but I am excited to post this poem in honor of women poets this month, and timely because of the coming of spring: Japanese Romanization Translation いにしへの Inishie no The eight-petalled cherries 奈良の都の Nara no miyako no from the Nara capital 八重桜 Yae-zakura…
The Hyakunin Isshu 