8.19 PJCA第1回国際俳句アンソロジー2026 Sakura Fubuki 桜吹雪 8.19 Haiku Day "Haiku Day" is a commemorative day dedicated to haiku. In Japan, there have been various initiatives to designate August 19th as Haiku Day, based on a wordplay where the numbers 8 and 19 can be read as "ha" and "iku," respectively. Today, August 19, marks … Continue reading 8.19 PJCA’s First International Haiku Anthology 2026 Sakura Fubuki 桜吹雪
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Haibun “佐竹義宣 Satake Yoshinobu” (2) Tea House “Sen-An” by Hidenori Hiruta
739 Exchange with Bohai started in 739, when Akita Castle in Dewa Province served as a diplomatic facility. In 1603, Satake Yoshinobu built a new castle on Shinmeiyama in Kubota, Akita, Dewa Province, and named the castle “Kubota Castle (Kubota-jo久保田城).” Yoshinobu became the first lord of Akita Domain after he … Continue reading Haibun “佐竹義宣 Satake Yoshinobu” (2) Tea House “Sen-An” by Hidenori Hiruta
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