Akita International Haiku Network
Gray clouds trail across the sky. In the pale winter sun a flock of geese (Ben Grafström–Akita, Japan)
En no Gyōja 「役 行者 634-701」 En no Gyōja, or En no Ozunu, is said to have been born on January 1st, 634, in Gose, Nara Prefecture. It is also said that his mother was not blessed with a child for a long time, and that she prayed to Benzaiten, or Saraswati, and was given … Continue reading Haiku beyond Earth「天上俳句会」En no Gyōja (2)
Ishida Mitsunari （石田三成）is familiar in Akita Prefecture, Japan, as is shown in Hidenori Hiruta's e-book “HAIKU Surmounting 山上” published as (English Edition) Kindle版 through Amazon on September 9, 2019. Hiruta's haiku book has a page on a present sent from Ishida Mitsunari to Satake Yoshinobu（佐竹義宣）, the first lord of the Akita Domain. Here is a copy … Continue reading 石田三成辞世420周年：the 420th Anniversary of Ishida Mitsunari’s Farewell Tanka
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