Mountain (yama)

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Mountains, Peak, Hill (yama, gake, oka)

***** Location: Japan, worldwide
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Earth

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Explanation

MOUNTAIN, just like that, is not a kigo.

Mountains are challengeing in every season.
But some kigo with mountains exist. Let us look at them.


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Kigo for Spring

mountains smiling, yama warau 山笑う


Mt. Daisen, Japan

yama warau - watashi datte waraimasu yo

.. .. .. mountains smiling-
.. .. .. and me of course
.. .. .. smiling too

Photo and Haiku © Gabi Greve

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

................. kigo for late spring

enjoying the mountains, playing in the mountains
..... yama asobi 山遊、yama isami 山いさみ

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Kigo for Summer

summer mountain, natsu no yama 夏の山,
..... natsuama 夏山
summer peaks, natsune 夏嶺
green peaks, aone 青嶺


ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

................. kigo for late summer

start of the mountain climbing season
"opening the mountain" yamabiraki 山開
Usually at a shrine at the foot of the mountain, with members then climbing the mountain for the first time in this new season.


mountain climbing, mounteneering, tozan 登山
trail head, tozanguchi 登山口
mountain hut, shelter, tozanyado 登山宿
..... yamagoya 山小屋

Trecking, Treck (Monsoon season in India)　　　　　　　　　　

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Kigo for Autumn

red-leaved mountain, momijiyama　紅葉山

"Mountain Whale" yamakujira, Wild Boar


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Kigo for Winter

wildfires, mountain fires, yamakaji　山火事

Mountains asleep (yama nemuru) 山眠る


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Kigo for the New Year

first view of the mountain, hatsu yama　初山
..... yama hajime 山初
first climb on the year, hatsuyamabumi 初山踏
..... hatsu nobori 初登り
..... yama-iri 山入

Mountain on the second of January, futsuka-yama　二日山
People who work in the mountain forests bring offerings for the gods and pray for the safety in the new coming year.


First view of Mount Fuji, hatsu Fuji 初富士


http://www.minobusanropeway.co.jp/photo/sunrize01.jpg

First Sunrise, Fuji seen from Mount Minobu


初富士のかなしきまでに遠きかな
hatsu fuji no kanashiki made ni tooki kana

first Mt. Fuji
until I have become sad
at such a distance

Yamaguchi Seison 山口青邨


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Worldwide use

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Mount Brocken , der Brocken 　
including the Walpurgis Night

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Things found on the way


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HAIKU

夏山やよく雲かゝりよく晴るゝ
natsuyama ya yoku kumo kakari yoku haruru

summer mountains -
often in clouds
often in sunshine

alternative

summer mountain -
sometimes in the clouds
sometimes in sunshine

Takahama Kyoshi 高浜 虚子
(Tr. Gabi Greve)

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yama warau -
even the funeral seems
lighter

Gabi Greve, May 2005

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初詣　山の神には　だれもこん
hatsu-moode　yama no kami ni wa　dare mo kon

first Shrine visit -
to our Mountain God
nobody comes

Gabi Greve 2004

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sleepless night—
man and mountain vibrate
in thunder

WHR: Gabi Greve, JP 　　　　　　　　　　

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Related words

***** Asama Mountain in Shinano

***** Aso, Mount Aso in Kyushu

***** Fuji, Mount Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujisan

***** Mountain temple (yamadera) Japan.

***** Nantaisan, Mount Nantai Nikko.

***** Tsukuba Mountain, First view of Mt. Tsukuba (hatsu Tsukuba) Japan

***** Utsu no Yama, Mount Utsu, Mt. Utsu near Okabe in Shizuoka

***** Himalaya Mountains INDIA


***** Kenya, Mount Kenya and Mount Kilimanjaro Kenya Saijiki


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***** Mountain Goblins (tengu)
Non-seasonal Topic

Enchanted tengu
legend of the dark forest
superphysical

Agustin Eastwood De Mello
http://www.inzenity.com/mythku/mythsrc.shtml


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beyond the trees
behind the clouds
Mount Kanchenjunga

Johannes Manjrekar, India, September 2006

Click HERE for more photos of
Mount Kanchenjunga - Sikkim 　

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***** Distant mountain, foothill (toyama　外山)
topic for haiku



*** alpenglow, Alpenglühen
kigo for spring


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