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Words with no explicit seasonal context used in haiku have been labeled in many ways：

keywords, non-seasonal topics, all-season topics,
miscellaneous haiku: zakku 雑句; zappai　雑俳
haiku without a season word : muki, mu-ki,
無季, 無季の句, 無季俳句 ...
"free format haiku" as used by the Shiki Monthly Kukai
context-setting words, cultural keywords

... problematic terms (these should NOT be used):
all season kigo, all year kigo (!), quite a contradiction in terms, since KI 季 means season.
... "muki kigo" "no-season season word", "seasonless season word"
"muki-kigo" "non-season season word" (!) ...

... add your definition ... :o)

A word of caution:
Words introduced in ALL YEAR or MISCELLANEOUS sections of a saijiki are not kigo, but all-year haiku topics.

Here is a discussion about the use of "all year haiku topics", NOT "all year kigo", listed in "Haiku World" :
non-seasonal topics by Bill Higginson

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An allusion
is a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication.

. CULTURAL KEYWORDS 　
place names and allusion used in haiku

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KIGO – Its use in traditional Japanese haiku .

Seasons and Categories Learn the Basics of World Kigo.

!!!!! List of Haiku Topics of our Database !!!!!

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Poetry is for poets,
classifications for editors and scholars.

If you combine a haiku topic with a kigo, you get one big step closer to a traditional Japanese haiku !

Without, your poem might read more like a Senryu, Zappai, others ... .

Many groups now accept "haiku without kigo" (muki haiku), so you have to check with your group, editor or haiku teacher for details of classifications and definitions.
We also have poetic categories like "short poetry in the Japanese style", "short lyrics", "free verse" and many more.

micropoetry
twaiku, twihaiku (twitter haiku, twitter poetry)
concise poetry

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The Season of 'No-Season' in Contemporary Haiku:
The Modern Haiku Association Muki-Kigo Saijiki
Richard Gilbert et al

In this paper, we would like to offer the reader an introductory look at the most unique of the five volumes, the 'no-season' or Muki Saijiki, which represents a great innovation in modern haiku.
Simply Haiku, Summer 2006

現代俳句歳時記　無季
Gendai Haiku Saijiki / Muki
Modern Haiku Saijiki / "No Season"
..... meaning haiku without a season word or haiku without a seasonal reference

無季（天文,地理,人間,生活,文化,動植物）
http://www.7andy.jp/books/detail?accd=31376818

Detailed discussion about the terminology
"no-season season word" MUKI-KIGO
and MUKI-KIGO SAIJIKI

List of non-seasonal haiku words from the "Gendai Haiku Saijiki / Volume "No Season"
A very long and useful PDF file.

The Online Japanese Modern Haiku Database
現代俳句データベース lists
12684 haiku with a kigo and
150 without a kigo (a lot of them by Kaneko Tohta), as of March 2007.
These numbers speak for themselves, I think !
季語が「無季」の俳句
Modern Haiku Database

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Discussion Forum for Haiku Translations, by Gabi Greve

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000 Non-seasonal Haiku Topics, keywords <> Back to our BLOG
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Use your browser to search the page here below.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/

001 ..... ..... Japanese Culture and Haiku
LIST of haiku and their cultural introduction. By Gabi Greve
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/WORDS_in_cross_cultu_001145423811/

002 ..... ..... PLACE NAMES of Japan
as they are used in Haiku
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/PLACE_NAMES_of_Japan_001210983537/

003 ..... ..... PLACE NAMES of the WORLD
as they are used in Haiku
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/links/PLACE_NAMES_of_the_world_001210983560/

Alzheimer, memory loss, senility, dementia ...
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/05/memory-loss.html

Amulets and Talismans in haiku (o-mamori, fuda)
a lot about Japanese culture
http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/search/label/haiku

Asama Mountain　... This is also listed in the PLACE NAMES ...
waku shimizu asama no keburi mata miyuru
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/mount-asama.html

Aum, A-Un, Om, Ohm
Humanity. India
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/aum.html

Bamboo, including Asian Art
Plant
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/02/bamboo-take.html

Beans and Peas (mame)
Plant.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/beans-mame.html

Beard, (hige)
Humanity.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/message/2466

Beggar, begging, Bettler
homeless, poor people (begger)
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/04/beggar-beggars.html

Bell, temple bell (kane). Bronze Bell (dootaku)
Humanity. Japan.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/bell-kane.html

Berlin Wall, Berliner Mauer
Humanity. Germany
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/berlin-wall.html

Bible (baiburu)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/sugita-hisajo.html

Bicycle (jitensha)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Bird droppings (tori no fun)
Animals. uguisu no fun, nightingale droppings
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/bird-droppings.html

Birth (o-san, umu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Birthday (tanjoobi)
Humanity
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/10/birthday-tanjoobi.html

Blind woman (goze) from Echigo: Echigo goze
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/blind-woman.html

Blindness, blind people
Humanity. Can blind people write haiku ?
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/blind-people-haiku.html

Bloodtype, blood tpye, blood group (ketsuekigata)
Blutgruppe, A-Gata, B-Gata ...
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2005/01/kanda-myoojin-and-zenigata.html

Blue, the color of sky and water
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/sky-sora-ten.html

Body (karada)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Bonsai, small pots of trees and plants
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/ikebana.html

Book, reading (hon o yomu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Boredom, to be bored (taikutsu)
and more emotions used in haiku
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/09/boredom-to-be-bored-taikutsu.html worldkigo

Bowing, bow (o-jigi)
Humanity. Bowing deepy, but how deep ?
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/04/bowing-deeply.html

Box, stationary box (bunko, tebunko)
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/01/museum-eisei-bunko.html

Bread (pan)
our daily bread give us today !
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/11/bread.html

Breakfast (asagohan, asameshi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/asagohan.html

Bridge (hashi) . Nihonbashi and other famous bridges
Humanity. Japan and worldwide . Yatsuhashi
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/bridge-hashi.html worldkigo

Buddha, Great Buddha. Daibutsu and Hotoke
Humanity
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/06/daibutsu-and-hotoke.html

Buddhist and Shinto Ceremonies
Observance. Mostly Japan
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2004_11_01_worldkigo2005_archive.html

Buildings tall and famous, skyscrapers matenroo
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/buildings-tall-and-famous.html

Bunraku and Joruri, puppet theater
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/07/bunraku-and-joruri.html

Candle (roosoku)
roosoku ni shizumari kaeru botan kana / Morikawa Kyoroku
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/candle-roosoku.html

Car (kuruma)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Cartoons about haiku
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/cartoons.html

Castle (shiro), mountain castle (yamashiro)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/castle-shiro.html

Cheese, with some kigo
Humanity
http://europasaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/12/cheese.html

Chesapeake Bay Saijiki, USA
Including Miscellaneous, all year, non-seasonal topics
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/chesapeake-bay.html

Chicken (niwatori)
Animal.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Chigo (temple acolytes)
Humanity.
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/04/chigo-temple-acolytes.html

Child, children (kodomo). World Childen Haiku Forum
Humanity. Read haiku about children and from children !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/children-kodomo.html

Chinese Medicine (kanpo, kampo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/chinese-medicine-kanpo.html

Chiyogami - colored printed paper
http://omamorifromjapan.blogspot.com/2011/09/tatsu-dragon-info.html

Chocolate (chokoreeto)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/06/chocolate.html

Chopping board, cutting block (manaita)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/manaita-chopping-board.html

Chopsticks hashi
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/05/hashi-chopsticks.html

Chopsticks, for eating in Asia
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2004/05/spagetti-with-chopsticks.html

Church, Cathedral, Chapel
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/10/church.html

Chuugen, o-chuugen, chugen
Middle third of the year; gift-giving season in Japan
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2007/02/first-third-of-year-joogen.html

Clock (tokei) and Time (jikan). Uhr und Zeit
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/04/clock-tokei.html

Clouds (kumo) . Sea of Clouds (unkai)
Sky.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/cloud-kumo.html

Coffee, Tea, Iced Coffee (koohi)
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/iced-coffee-aisu-koohii-japan.html

Coin, paper money, money (zeni, satsu, kane)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/coin-zeni.html

Colors of Traditional Japan. Introduction
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/05/shades-of-grey.html

Computer and Haiku
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/computer.html

Cotton wrapper cloth (furoshiki)
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/furoshiki-cotton-wrappers.html

Crow (karasu) Raven
Animal. Including some kigo.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/03/crow-karasu.html

Daiji ... important, serious ... so much depends
daiji kana ... used by Kyoshi.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/12/important-things-daiji.html

Dance, Dancing (mai, odori, kagura)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/dance.html

Darkness (kure)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dawn (asahi, yoake)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dead body, deceased person, hotoke
Humanity. shisha, shitai (Japanese)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/dead-body-hotoke.html

Deer leather handicraft (inden)
from Yamanashi
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2010/05/inden-deerskin-products.html

Delicacy , delicacies (chinmi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/delicacy-chinmi.html

Dentist, toochache, Zahnweh
something we all know too well
http://traveloguegokuraku.blogspot.com/2007/07/zahnwehgott.html

Dice (saikoro) and gambling
humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/02/bakuchi-gambling.html

Dog (inu)
Animal. with some related kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/dog-inu.html

Donburi meal with rice with a topping in a pot
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/donburi.html

Door curtain (noren)
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/03/noren-door-curtains.html

Dorayaki bean-jam pancake
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/dorayaki.html

Dragon, including Asian Art
Humanity.
http://dragondarumamuseum.blogspot.com/2006/03/haiku.html

Dream, dreaming (yume)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Dried food (kanbutsu)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/kanbutsu-dried-food.html

Drinks, hot and cold
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008_06_01_archive.html

EGO and Haiku. Riddles
Some reflections and further LINKs
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/03/haiku-riddles.html

Earthen pan or plate (hooroku)
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/08/hooroku-jizo.html

Earthquake (jishin)
Earth.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/earthquake-jishin.html

Elephant (zoo)
Animal. Ganesh in India.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/buson-elephants-eye.html

Elevator, escalator
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/07/elevator.html

Embankment, dike, levee (dote, tsutsumi, teiboo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/bridge-hashi.html

Eros. as opposed to LOVE (aijoo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/eros.html

Evening (yuugata, hi no kure)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Eyes (me)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

FOOD TOPICS for haiku ... a LIST
from the WASHOKU BLOG
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/01/topics.html worldkigo

Face (kao, tsura)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Faith, belief, prayer, religion
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/faith.html

Famine (kikin) in Japan
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/famine.html

Fart, farting (he) and KAPPA, the Water Goblin
Humanity. Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/fart-farting-he.html

Field (hatake, tanbo)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Fish, as kigo and others
Animals.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/11/fish-as-kigo.html

Fishing (tsuri)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html

Flower and Hana, a Japanese problem
Plants.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/flower-and-hana.html

Flute (fue, yokobue). Drums (taiko)
Bambooflute (shakuhachi) and a bit more about musical instruments.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/flute-fue.html

Fog, Mist, Haze and more
Heaven. Season.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/06/fog-mist-haze-and-more.html

Food (tabemono). Japanese food (washoku)
Humanity. food from India
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/06/food-from-japan-washoku.html

Fortune-telling, (mikuji) fortune cookies
Humanity.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/04/mikuji.html

Four directions, north south east west
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/four-directions.html

Fragrance bag, sachet (nioibukuro)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/nioibukuro-sachet.html

Frankenfood, frankengrass, frankenrice
gene-manipulated food. Info and Haiku
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/organic-world-news.html

Fukusuke, the eternal servant
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/shinko-haiku.html

Gambling (bakuchi)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/gambling-bakuchi.html

Garden, Japanese Garden, Temple Garden, Zen Garden
Humanity. niwa, tei-en
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/05/japanese-gardens.html worldkigo

Genji Monogatari, the tale of Genji
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/genji-monogatari.html worldkigo

Geta, wooden sandals of Japan
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/04/geta-sandals.html worldkigo

Ghosts (yookai, bakemono, yuurei). Monster, Demon, Devil
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/ghosts-yookai-bakemono.html worldkigo

Glass beads, beads (tonbodama, tombodama)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/08/tonbodama.html worldkigo

Global warming
Humanity
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/02/february-sun.html worldkigo

Go, a board game, Igo
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/go-game.html worldkigo

Goats (yagi). Kenya
Animal
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/goats.html gabigreve2000

Graves (haka). visiting graves ( haka-mairi)
Humanity. Grave markers (sotoba). Also including KIGO with grave visiting during the O-Bon Festival.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/grave-haka.html gabigreve2000

Graveyard warden (onboo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/graveyard-warden-onboo.html worldkigo

Groundbreaking ceremony for a new building
Humanity. (jichinsai )
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/groundbreaking-ceremony.html worldkigo

Guitar Gitarre
humanity. musical intstument
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/05/guitar-gitarre.html worldkigo

Gyoza, gyooza, Chinese dumplings
Humanity. Food
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/chuuka-chinese.html worldkigo

Hangover (futsukayoi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/hangover.html worldkigo

Hat, Straw hat, hood. Kasa, booshi, zukin...
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/hat-kasa.html gabigreve2000

Head mound, tomb for a severed head. Kubizuka
Humanity. Typical Japanese sight.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/04/kubizuka.html worldkigo

Heart Pond (kokoro no ike)
shin no ji ni mizu mo nagarete ume no hana / ISSA
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/heart-pond-kokoro-no-ike.html gabigreve2000

Hermit, mountain hermit (sennin)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2007/05/hermits-sennin.html worldkigo

Hiking, Walking, Trecking
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/08/trekking.html worldkigo

Homeland, Hometown (furusato)
Humanity. Japan
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2005/08/homeland-furusato.html gabigreve2000

Honey (hachimitsu), the sweet taste ...
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mulled-wine-gloegg.html gabigreve2000

Horse (uma). Various Kigo with this animal.
Animal.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/08/horse-uma.html worldkigo

Horse meat, raw (basashi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sashimi.html worldkigo

Hot Drinks / Cold Drinks
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/08/hot-drinks-list.html gabigreve2000

Hot spring, spa (onsen)
yu no sato ... Kurhaus ...
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/04/hot-springs.html worldkigo

Hotel (hoteru, ryokan)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Humanity and Observance
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2009/05/humanity.html worldkigo

Hunger, famine
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/famine.html worldkigo

Hyakudo mairi
100 prayers circuit (in a temple or shrine)
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/07/prayer-wheel-maniguruma.html

I, the first person in haiku. watakushi, ore ...
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/i-first-person.html worldkigo

INDIA has many regional HAIKU topics
Check them out here.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/ gabigreve2000

Ikebana, Flower Arrangement
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2005/09/ikebana.html gabigreve2000

Illness, disease (byooki). Hospital Stay
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/04/illness-and-haiku.html worldkigo

Incense
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/09/incense.html gabigreve2000

Inkstone, ink-stone (suzuri)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/10/inkstone-suzuri.html worldkigo

Jam and marmalade (Marmelade)
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2010/04/jamu-maamareedo.html worldkigo

Jewellery, bracelets, bangles, anklets
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/anklets-payal.html worldkigo

Judgement, Duality, Yin and Yang
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/judgement-duality.html worldkigo

Kaiseki . Japanese Food for the Seasons
Humanity.
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-BfzpZ0EmdLRDdKKhEty08iA-?cq=1&p=136 worldkigo

Kamakura, a town in Japan
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/kamakura.html worldkigo

Kettle, tea kettle, water kettle, chagama, tetsubin
Humanity.
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/04/water-kettle.html gabigreve2000

Kigo (and haiku) as Topics for Haiku !
Humanity. To have some fun !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/haiku-about-kigo.html worldkigo

Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/08/kimigayo-anthem.html worldkigo

Knife, knives (hoochoo, waboochoo, wabocho)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/knife-hoochoo.html worldkigo

Koan, educational story in Zen Buddhism
Humanity. Find more LINKs from here:
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/03/koan-and-haiku-01.html worldkigo

Labyrinth, Maze, Mandala
Humanity.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/mandala.html gabigreve2000

Lake, Pond (ike)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Large portions (yamamori)
Humanity. food
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/large-portions-yamamori.html worldkigo

Laugh, smile (warai, hohoemi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Letter, Mail (tegami, yuubinbutsu)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Life, my life, my fate (mi no ue)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/life-my-life-mi-no-ue.html worldkigo

Light, lights
all kinds of lights in all kinds of seasons
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/10/light-lights.html worldkigo

Loincloth (fundoshi). Hip-wrapper (koshimaki)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/loincloth-fundoshi.html gabigreve2000

Loneliness (sabishisa)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/loneliness-sabishisa.html worldkigo

Lottery (takarakuji), lottery ticket
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/lottery-takarakuji.html worldkigo

Love (aijoo)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/love-aijoo.html gabigreve2000

MOON, our nightly companion
Heaven.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/01/moon-and-his-links.html gabigreve2000

MU ... nothing or all ...
Humanity. Void, Shunyata
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/mu.html gabigreve2000

Manure, shoveling manure, raking manure
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/05/horseheaded-kannon.html worldkigo

Marishiten, Marishi-Ten
deity
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/12/santen-marishiten.html worldkigo

Matsushima
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/03/matsushima.html worldkigo

Matsuyama, a haiku town
And Masaoka Shiki
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/matsuyama-and-masaoka-shiki.html gabigreve2000

Meditation, Zen Meditation
Humanity.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/meditation-dhyana.html gabigreve2000

Mentaiko, marinated roe of pollok
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/05/fukuoka-hakata.html worldkigo

Meoto tablewear for couples
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/03/meoto-tablewear.html worldkigo

Metaphor in Haiku
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/07/metaphor.html worldkigo

Midnight (mayonaka)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Mirror (kagami)
The Mirror Moon Mind.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/mirror-moon-mind.html gabigreve2000

Misery, human misery, pity
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/misery.html gabigreve2000

Morning market (asa ichi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/03/morning-market.html worldkigo

Morning star (myoojoo) Venus
Heavens
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/morning-star.html gabigreve2000

Morning star, evening star, venus
Heavens
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/morning-star.html worldkigo

Mortality (shi ni yuku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/mortality-shi-ni-yuku.html worldkigo

Mountain (yama) Peak (gake) hill (oka)
Earth. Mountain Goblin (tengu)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/mountain-yama.html worldkigo

Museum, Exhibition, Gallery
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/museum-haiku.html worldkigo

Music (ongaku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Music of India. With many subsequent entries.
Humanity
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/01/music-of-india.html gabigreve2000

My country, my province (waga kuni)
Humanity. Japan
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/my-country-waga-kuni.html worldkigo

Nail (kugi, kui)
Humanity
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2009/10/quote-nail.html worldkigo

Neck, nape (bon no kubo)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/07/nape-of-neck.html gabigreve2000

Netherworld, the other world (meido)
and the 13 protector Buddhas (juusanbutsu)
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2005/02/juusanbutsu.html worldkigo

Numbers used in Haiku, two and more
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-haiku.html worldkigo

Numbers used in Kigo
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-haiku.html worldkigo

Numbers, also used in kigo
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/11/numbers-used-in-kigo.html

Official, bureaucrat (yakunin)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/06/official-yakunin.html

Old people, senior citizens, getting old, growing old
Humanity. Old age.
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/07/senior-citizens-day.html

Olympic games
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/olympic-games.html

Onomatopoetic Words
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/onomatopoetic-words.html

Origami, folding paper, folded paper
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/origami.html worldkigo

Pagoda (too) stupa
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2010/04/pagoda-too.html

Pain, physical pain (itami)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/pain-itami.html

Palanquin (kago) sedan chair
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/08/palanquin-kago.html worldkigo

Paradise (gokuraku)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/11/namu-amida-butsu.html worldkigo

paperweight (bunchin)
and - samurai residence (buke yashiki)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/10/paperweight-bunchin.html

Peace (heiwa)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/peace-and-war.html

Pearls, mother-of-pearl (shinju)
Animal. Oysters (kaki)
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/03/oyster-kaki.html

Pigeon, pidgeon, dove (hato)
Animal.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/pigeon-hato.html

Pissing, pee (shooben, shomben)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/pissing-shooben.html

Pottery, Plates and Pots in Haiku
Humanity. For the Art Lover.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/04/pottery-yakimono.html

Power-Stones, Stones and Stories ...
Humanity.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/04/power-stones-chikara-ishi.html

Prayer Wheel (maniguruma)
Humanity. Wheel of the Law. Tibet.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/07/prayer-wheel-maniguruma.html

Prostitute, courtesan (oiran)
Humanity.
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2005/01/daruma-and-courtesans.html worldkigo

RAIN in various kigo and countries
Heavens.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/06/rain-in-various-kigo.html

Railway, Train, Trainstation, Platform
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/11/railway-haiku.html worldkigo

Raw Fish: Sashimi and Sushi
Humanity. ... rice balls (onigiri, o-nigiri)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/09/raw-fish-sashimi-and-sushi.html

Rice wine, local, jizake
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/06/jizake-local-rice-wine.html

River (kawa)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/river-kawa.html worldkigo

River Boat, takasebune, Japan. Katsuyama Town
Humanity.
http://darumapilgrim.blogspot.com/2006/12/katsuyama-boat-landing.html

Roadside shrines (tsujidoo)
wayside Buddhas (nobotoke, roku jizoo)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/07/tsujido-roadside-sanctuary.html

Saints, Christian and Others.
Humanity. A Collection.
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/2006/07/saints-memorial-days.html

Sake and Santoka / Ricewine
yoote koorogi to nete ita yo
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/santoka-and-sake.html

Sake flask (tokkuri)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/12/sake-flask-tokkuri.html

Sand (suna)
Earth. Including Yellow Sand (koosa)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/sand-suna.html

Saucer for Japanese tea cups (chataku)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/10/chataku-saucer.html worldkigo

Saumrai, bushi, buke, warrior, warriour. Japan
Humanity. Samurai Residence in Katsuyama.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/12/samurai.html gabigreve2000

Sea, Ocean (umi)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Seaweed (kaisoo)
Plants. Many Japanese varieties are kigo !!!
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/seaweed-kaisoo.html gabigreve2000

Secret Buddha Statues, hibutsu, kaichoo, kakebotoke
Humanity, Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/hibutsu-secret-statue.html gabigreve2000

Shadows (kage)
Earth. Season
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/shadow.html worldkigo

Shamisen (musical instrument) Japan
Humanity. shamisengusa (sheperd's purse)
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-BfzpZ0EmdLRDdKKhEty08iA-?cq=1&p=105 worldkigo

Sheep (hitsuji)
Animal.
http://kenyasaijiki.blogspot.com/2005/07/goats.html gabigreve2000

Ships and boats, fune
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/ship-boat-fune.html gabigreve2000

Shrine (jinja, miya, guu), Shinto Shrine
Humanity. Shintoo Shrine in Japan
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/shrine-jinja.html gabigreve2000

Silence ... Silence ...
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/silence.html gabigreve2000

Sky (sora, ten)
Heaven.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/09/sky-sora-ten.html worldkigo

Smell and Fragrance, Aroma
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/09/smell-and-fragrance.html worldkigo

Smoke (kemuri)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/happyhaiku/message/5829 worldkigo

Snacks with Tea (cha no ko)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/04/snacks-with-tea-cha-no-ko.html worldkigo

Soga Brothers, Soga story of revenge
Soga Monogatari. Humanity
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/10/soga-monogatari.html worldkigo

Sommelier (somurie) , the wine steward and food steward in Japan
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009/12/somurie-sommelier.html worldkigo

Soul, spirit (tamashii)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/kyoshi-itechoo.html gabigreve2000

Sound of water, mizu no oto
Earth. All the problems involved in translating this phrase.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sound-of-water.html worldkigo

Spaghetti, Spagetti, spaghetto, spagette
Humanity, Food (supagettii)
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2004/05/spagetti-with-chopsticks.html gabigreve2000

Spices and condiments (yakumi)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/yakumi.html worldkigo

Stamp, postal stamp, stamps (kitte)
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/08/stamp-stamps-kitte.html worldkigo

Station lunch box (ekiben)
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html worldkigo

Stimulation .. through coffee
... or poetry :o)
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2009/02/stimulation.html worldkigo

Stomach (hara)
Proverbs and sayings. hara hachibu, betsubara ...
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/hara-hachibu.html worldkigo

Stone (ishi) Rock (iwa)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Stone Buddha (ishibutsu, sekibutsu, ishibotoke)
Humanity
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/01/stone-buddhas.html worldkigo

Stone cliff Buddhas (magaibutsu)
Humanity
http://fudosama.blogspot.com/2006/06/magaibutsu.html worldkigo

Stone lantern (ishidooroo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/stone-lantern-ishidooroo.html worldkigo

Stone wall, stonewall (ishigaki)
Humanity.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2005/10/stone-wall.html worldkigo

Storehouse (kura) , warehouse
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/storehouse-kura.html worldkigo

Straw bag (kamasu)
Humanity
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/01/straw-bag-kamasu.html worldkigo

Sumidagawa, river sumida
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/01/sumidagawa-river.html worldkigo

Sumo, Sumoo wrestling in Japan
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/03/hattori-ransetsu.html worldkigo

Sun (taiyoo, o-hisama)
Heavens.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Sunset (nichibotsu, yuuhi, hi no iri)
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/06/sunset-yuuhi.html worldkigo

Sushi, dishes with sushi rice
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sushi.html worldkigo

Sushi, food
Humanity
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/04/sushi.html worldkigo

Sutra, sutras, Buddhist scriptures (o-Kyo)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/08/sutras.html worldkigo

Sweet potato dumplings (imo dango)
from Satsuma imo
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/07/satsuma-imo.html worldkigo

Sweets, Haiku Sweets (haika)
Humanity. Cakes named after haiku for all seasons !
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/05/haiku-sweets-haika.html worldkigo

Tantra. The HERE and NOW
Humanity.
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2008/07/tantra.html worldkigo

Tanzaku , Shikishi (Tansaku)
Decoration slips and paper boards
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/05/tanzaku.html worldkigo

Target in Archery, Bow, Arrow, and more
Humanity. (mato and Kyudo in Japan)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/04/target-mato.html gabigreve2000

Tatoo, tattoo (irezumi, horimono)
Humanity.
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2008/01/tatoo.html worldkigo

Tattoo (irezumi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Teacup (yunomi)
Humanity
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/03/cups.html worldkigo

Teapot, tea pot , kyuusu, kyusu
special pot for green tea
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2009/09/kyuusu-teapot.html worldkigo

Teething ring (oshaburi)
humanity
http://darumasan.blogspot.com/2010/07/oshaburi-teething-ring.html worldkigo

Temple (tera) . Japan / India
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/temple-tera.html worldkigo

Tofu bean curd
toofu, Sagadoofu from Saga
http://wkdfestivalsaijiki.blogspot.com/2010/01/saga-in-kyoto.html worldkigo

Toilet, Outhouse (benjo, tearai, toire)
Humanity. Cross-cultural misunderstandings !
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/12/toilet-outhouse.html worldkigo

Torii, gate of a shinto shrine
http://darumamuseumgallery.blogspot.com/2009/10/torii-gate.html worldkigo

Tradition ... sometimes not your own
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/12/tradition.html worldkigo

Travel, Traveler's Sky (tabi, tabi no sora)
Humanity. skies of a journey, Away From Home, Journey in the Air.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/travel-travelers-sky.html gabigreve2000

Tray, dinner tray, box, tray. Zen, hakozen
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/dinner-tray-zen.html worldkigo

Tree (ki, jumoku)
Plant.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/tree-ki-jumoku.html worldkigo

Udatsu - firewall, sleeve wall
to prevent fire
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2011/09/udatsu-wall.html

Urban Haiku and Senryu
city scenes
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2011/01/urban-haiku.html

Utsu, Mount Utsu
Earth
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/02/mount-utsu.html worldkigo

Venus (biinasu). A planet in the sky
Heaven.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html gabigreve2000

Verbs used in Haiku
Discussion
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/12/verbs-used-in-haiku.html gabigreve2000

Violett, purple , Murasaki the color
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2008/06/murasaki-color.html worldkigo

Voice of animals ... marumaru no koe
Animals. Various animals and their way of making a sound are discussed.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/07/voice-of-animal-xx-no-koe.html gabigreve2000

Volcano (kazan)
volcanic ash (kazanbai)
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2010/04/volcano-kazan.html worldkigo

WIND in various kigo and countries
Heaven. Seasons.
http://worldkigo2005.blogspot.com/2006/11/wind-in-various-kigo-kaze.html gabigreve2000

Wabi and Sabi
Humanity.
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/10/wabi-and-sabi.html worldkigo

War (sensoo)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/08/peace-and-war.html gabigreve2000

Warrior, brave warrior (tsuwamono)
Humanity. Benkei and Yoshitsune
http://wkdhaikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/02/warrior-tsuwamono.html gabigreve2000

Wasambon, wasanbon sweets from Shikoku
Humanity. and sugar
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/02/sweets-from-shikoku.html worldkigo

Water (mizu)
Earth. with a list of related kigo
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2007/01/water-mizu.html worldkigo

Wave, waves (nami)
Earth.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/03/more-topics.html worldkigo

Weed, weeds (zassoo)
Plant
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/wonderful-weeds.html worldkigo

Weeds (zassoo)
Plants. Wonderful Weeds.
http://happyhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/09/wonderful-weeds.html gabigreve2000

Well (ido) , Brunnen
Humanity.
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/04/well-cleaning-sarashi-i.html

Whiskey whisky
Suntory and others
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2008/03/suntory-old.html

White (shiroi)
Humanity.
http://haikutopics.blogspot.com/2006/05/white-shiroi.html

Window (mado) Japan
Humanity.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/translatinghaiku/message/203

Woman, women, onna, josei
Humanity. with some KIGO
http://wkdkigodatabase03.blogspot.com/2007/12/woman-and-haiku.html

Yoga
Humanity. India
http://indiasaijikiworlkhaiku.blogspot.com/2006/12/yoga.html

Yuba, soy milk skin
Humanity.
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/2008/08/yuba.html

ZEN and Haiku
Some reflections and further reading
http://haikuandhappiness.blogspot.com/2007/01/zen-and-haiku.html

ZZB List of non-seasonal words
from the Modern Haiku Association. a PDF file, takes a while.
http://www.iyume.com/research/kigo/05-muki-saijiki-TOC.pdf

ZZZ WASHOKU ... Japanese Food
Food kigo and topics
http://washokufood.blogspot.com/

ZZZ World Kigo Database
The ABC Index. Worldkigo by Gabi Greve
http://worldkigodatabase.blogspot.com/ w

paper torn to make pictures (chigiri-e)
http://darumamuseum.blogspot.com/2007/06/tissue-paper-box.html

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. HEAVEN SAIJIKI
Introduction and ABC list 　

. HEAVEN in SPRING - SAIJIKI

. HEAVEN in SUMMER - SAIJIKI

. HEAVEN in AUTUMN - SAIJIKI

. HEAVEN in WINTER - SAIJIKI

. HEAVEN in the NEW YEAR - SAIJIKI

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KIGO CATEGORY : EARTH

. EARTH SAIJIKI
Introduction and ABC list 　

. EARTH in Spring ... SAIJIKI

. EARTH in Summer ... SAIJIKI 　　

. EARTH in Autumn ... SAIJIKI 　

. EARTH in Winter ... SAIJIKI 　

. EARTH in the New Year ... SAIJIKI 　　

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KIGO CATEGORY : OBSERVANCE

Ceremonies and Festivals Saijiki
Buddhist, Shinto and other Japanese Events Saijiki

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KIGO CATEGORY : HUMANITY

Humanity and Daily Life ... kigo for all seasons

Memorial Days of Famous People, Celebrities .....
WORLDWIDE SAIJIKI

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KIGO CATEGORY : ANIMALS

. Animals in Spring ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Summer ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Autumn ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in Winter ... SAIJIKI 　

. Animals in the New Year ... SAIJIKI 　

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Bird Saijiki

Fish and Seafood Saijiki Saijiki

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KIGO CATEGORY : PLANTS

. Plants in Spring 　

. Plants in Summer

. Plants in Autumn

. Plants in Winter

. Plants in the New Year

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Vegetable Saijiki 野菜歳時記 Yasai Saijiki

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.. .. .. .. Saijiki about special topics

Placenames PLACE NAMES used in Haiku Japan and Worldwide
Ortsnamen, utamakura

Sweets Saijiki 和菓子歳時記 Wagashi Saijiki

Tea Ceremony Saijiki 茶道の歳時記　

WASHOKU ... Japanese Food Saijiki

. . . History of Japanese Saijiki 　

Sunset at Shiraishi Island, 2008

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Healing and therapy

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Healing and Therapy through Haiku

The motto of my own haiku forum is:

A Haiku a day keeps the Doctor away!
And a Happy Haiku works Wonders on a Weary Soul.

. Haiku Forum : Musings about Happiness .

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The Healing Spirit of Haiku
David H. Rosen, Joel Weishaus, Arthur Okamura

For David H. Rosen and Joel Weishaus, haiku represents a healing union of intuition and sensation, past and present, self and other, ordinary and extraordinary, and current and ancient memories. In this simple, compelling book, the authors, who have lived and traveled extensively in Japan, offer 172 haikus that resonate with Zen Buddhist, Shinto, and Taoist insights. Underscoring the philosophy "moments, moments, that is life," the book takes readers beyond the ego into a healing realm of simple, archetypal words.
This book is a haibun of psyche, an exchange of poetry and prose between two old friends who set out to accomplish a soulful journey together.
source :　www.amazon.co.jp

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Friends have asked about the healing effect of haiku and its use in therapy:

Question:
does anyone here know where I can find literature about haiku and psychotherapy?

source : facebook

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temple in summer -
the power of healing
in prayer and stone

夏の寺　祈りと石に癒されし

Tempel im Sommer -
die Kraft der Heilung
in Gebet und Stein

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The Breath of Surrender:
A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku
edited by Robert Epstein, Published by MET Press

In The Breath of Surrender, haiku poet and psychotherapist Robert Epstein brings together the haiku and recovery communities, whose unique perspectives expand our appreciation of the world within and around us. Whether new to, or widely traveled on, the path of recovery, readers will discover new wholes in their lives sparked by the courage, strength and hope in these inspiring poems.

Baltimore, Maryland November 4, 2009
The Breath of Surrender: A Collection of Recovery-Oriented Haiku edited by Robert Epstein has been published as a trade paperback by MET Press of Baltimore, Maryland. Often described as
"wordless" due to its brevity and directness, haiku poetry highlights, and celebrates, our often unseen connection with nature.
Recovery from the hell realms of addiction: alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, over-eating, makes possible a reunion with life and one's fellow beings.

In The Breath of Surrender he first collection of its kind Haiku poet and psychotherapist Robert Epstein brings together the haiku and recovery communities, whose unique perspectives
expand our appreciation of the world within and around us. Whether new to, or widely traveled on, the path of recovery, readers will discover new wholes in their lives sparked by the courage, strength and hope in the inspiring poems that fill these pages.

"The addicted brain is a museum of distorted pictures. Recovery brings forth a new framing of images that is well-captured in this unique collection of poems.
Those at every stage of recovery can hang these poetic images on the mental walls that have been left so bare by addiction."
Fred Von Stieff, MD, MBA,

About Author:
Robert Epstein is a licensed Clinical Psychologist who practices psychotherapy in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in the field of recovery treatment since 1980. ...
source : haikuinformation

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There is a Zen story about
how a single breath can free us
from the confines of our intellectualizing
and unite us with all creation.

Tokusan was a brilliant scripture scholar who went to study with Zen Master Ryutan.
One night as Tokusan was leaving to go home to bed after a long evening of discussion, he noticed that it was pitch black outside. Zen master Ryutan lit a lantern and handed it to Tokusan. Just as Tokusan reached for the lantern, Ryutan blew it out.

In that moment, Tokusan experienced enlightenment and bowed in gratitude.

Tokusan realized that he was not dependent upon words and teachings to light the way for him. Even in times of darkness, he could experience his essential nature directly and be a lamp unto himself.

Ellen Birx in "Healing Zen"
Buddhist Wisdom on Compassion, Caring, and Caregiving for Yourself and Others

haiku -
a single breath
can free us

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early morning -
the healing power
of birdsong

Morgenfrühe -
die heilende Kraft
des Gesangs der Vögel

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Shoma Morita, founder of Morita therapy,
and haiku poet Shiki:
origin of Morita therapy.

A hypothesis that Shiki's struggle for life probably influenced the creation of Morita therapy is presented. Although Morita had no personal acquaintance with Shiki, they did have three common friends in Terada, Wakao and Katori. Considering this, as well as the renown of Shiki's works, Morita likely knew much of Shiki and may have been deeply impressed by his approach to life. Several essential concepts of Morita therapy such as absolute bed-rest, anguish and deliverance,
"Aru ga mama," "Jijitsu Yuishin," desire to live, and
the importance of keeping a diary can be found in Shiki's lifestyle and in his literary theory.

Moriyama N.
SourceYahata Kosei Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
source : ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

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Iyashi no Haiku 癒しの俳句 Healing Haiku

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Reference :
- Haiku and Psychotherapy

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HAIKU

Healing power of spring green

powerful buds
today’s green is
different
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all shades of green -
the painter
in silence
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hugging a tree
hugging a forest
hugging the world

Gabi Greve, Spring 2004

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Time and Space

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Time and Space

Japanese haiku are usually placed in the present tense.
. AHA, the HAIKU MOMENT .

The concept of shasei, sketching from life, also places a haiku in the present.
. Sketching from Nature , SHASEI 写生 .

And we have the time-space shifting MA:
. MA　間, the pause created by a cut marker .

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There are however haiku that talk about the past or the future.
Let us look at some of them here.

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the FUTURE

初蝶もやがて烏の扶食哉
hatsu choo mo yagate karasu no fujiki kana

first butterfly--
before long some crow's
snack

Shiinji Ogawa helped me understand this brutal haiku:
that sooner or later the first butterfly (or butterflies) will be eaten by a crow (crows).
Issa's poem recalls W. B. Yeats's lines,
"Cast a cold eye/ on life, on death!"

Tr. David Lanoue

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the PAST

月いづく鐘は沈める海の底
tsuki izuku kane wa shizumeru umi no soko

where is the full moon?
the war bell has sunk
to the bottom of the sea

Basho often alludes to events of the past.

. Basho in Kanegasaki, Tsuruga .

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By ROGER PULVERS

Japanese artistry, by design,
melds time and space into all its creations
Among the greatest of Japan's gifts to the world is surely the gift of design.

..... From the time Japan opened its doors to the outside world at the end of the feudal Edo Period (1603-1868) — after more than 200 years in which it was a capital offence to leave or enter the country without authority from the very highest level — people in Europe, America and China, in particular, became bewitched by the culture of Japan.

This was because they saw how Japanese culture brilliantly combined the abstract design of scale and the passage of time itself with a level of mastery in technique that had not been seen before. Indeed, to me, Japanese design is no less than design of space and time itself. This may sound rather obtuse, so let me explain.
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One feature of Japanese aesthetics that redesigns time is totsuzensa (suddenness).
Japanese culture is full of the unexpected, the unpredictable. In the traditional performing arts of kabuki and bunraku it can take the form of an instant transformation from one state or form to another — as when one character becomes another, such as a ghost. In ukiyo-e (woodblock prints), it is often evident in the poses and grimaces in the scene, capturing an unexpected instant of high drama.

The art of the haiku, too, which has become a universal symbol of Japanese emotional expression, beautifully illustrates the design of space and time in the engineering of scale.

Consider Issa Kobayashi's (1763-1827) haiku that jumps from the face of a traveler to the sky above:

Asleep with a fan
Across the face
The moon on the sea

Another poet who, in his haiku, presents startling images that redesign the spatial relationship between things was Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902). What is big? What is small? It all depends on your perspective and your personal viewpoint.

Sometimes, Shiki would present a spatial stretch of the imagination, but always in the presence of nature:

The snail is enticing
Rain clouds
With its antennae

Or sometimes he would offer a painterly scene in which the changing light plays a part:

Locusts buzz
The paths between the rice fields
As the daylight dims

Another characteristic of Japanese aesthetics, as is so sublimely evident in the following two haiku by Shiki, is the manipulation of color in order to achieve incongruity, contrast in scale and visual starkness:

The mountains in summer
All creation green ...
But a red bridge

And:

Hydrangeas
Pale blue in the rain
Bright blue under the moon

I would define haiku as "the redesign of space and time in 17 syllables."
By redesigning space in this way, Japanese culture places humans (including us who read the haiku, view the picture or observe the performance) properly in nature, as one small element with a highly personal viewpoint.

Only art can slow or prolong the ticking of the clock and allow people to appreciate their place in the scheme of the world; and Japanese art has demonstrated this ability in ways no other civilization has done.
source : Japan Times, December 11, 2011

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Sakai in Edo

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Sakai Cho in Edo

A pleasure quarter near the center of town at Nihonbashi.
One of the three famous Kabuki theaters of Edo was located in Sakai.

source :　carolyn staley prints.com
The Kabuki Theater at Sakai, Fukiyacho 葺屋町
Kitao Masayoshi Keisai (1764 - 1824)

Edo Sanza 江戸三座
the three famous Kabuki theaters of Edo
with a special permission from the city government （町奉行 machi bugyoo).

堺町・葺屋町 Sakai Machi
木挽町 Kobiki choo
猿若町 Saruwaka choo. later renamed Nakamura-za

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Famous places in Edo

Ukiyo-e ni miru Edo no meisho.
Tokyo: Iwanami shoten, 1993.

From Kyôhô period on to Meiji, there were three kabuki theatres, the “sanza,” of which the two oldest, Nakamura-za and Ichimura-za, were located along the single street of Sakai-chô Fukiya-chô (now Ningyô-chô 3-chôme).
(The Morita-za was in Kobiki-chô, some 2.5 km to the south, and rarely appeared in meisho-e.)

Here Masanobu shows us the view from the Sakai-chô end, with the Nakamura-za on the right; the play on the kanban here enables dating of the keikan to early spring (shoshun) Enkyô 2 (1745). Further down on the same side in Fukiya-chô is the Ichimuraza, and on the left are three ayatsuri-ningyô-koya. Some eight years later, Eisen shows the same place but from the opposite direction, with Ichimura-za on the front left, an ayatsuri-za on the right, and Nakamura-za in the distance.
The time is now autumn, at kaomise. It is intriguing to compare the two views to see what has changed, what has not.

Ten-odd years after Eisen’s print, on 10/7 of Tenpô 12 (1841), the Sakai-chô Fukiya-chô shibai-machi was destroyed by fire, and Mizuno Tadakuni, who had begun the Tenpô no kaikaku just five months before, refused to permit rebuilding on the same site. As a result, a new shibai-machi named Saruwaka-chô was constructed north of Asakusa Kannon, shown here by Hiroshige II in a view showing the three theaters in order of seniority on the west side of the machi: Nakamura, Ichimura, and Morita.
source : www.columbia.edu

and a Japanese link with more photos
Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信

芝居狂言舞台見世大浮絵
source : tisiruinoe

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Sakai is a name given to many towns and villages in Japan, which are situated at a border, to another domain or village or region.

Sakai (堺市, Sakai-shi)
is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the Medieval era.
Sakai is known for its keyhole-shaped burial mounds, or kofun, which date from the 5th century. The largest of these, Daisen Kofun, is believed to be the grave of the Emperor Nintoku and is the largest grave in the world by area. Once known for samurai swords, Sakai is now famous for the quality of its kitchen knives; most high-quality Japanese cutlery originates in Sakai, and its production is a major industry in the city.

In the Muromachi Period Sakai was one of richest cities in Japan. Sakai is located on the edge of Osaka Bay and at the mouth of the Yamato River, which connected the Yamato Province (now Nara Prefecture) to the sea. Sakai thus helped to connect foreign trade with inland trade.

Sakai was an autonomous city run by merchant citizens. In those days it was said that the richest cities were Umi no Sakai, Riku no Imai (tr. "along the sea, Sakai; inlands, Imai"; The latter is now a part of Kashihara, Nara). The famous Zen Buddhist priest Ikkyu chose to live in Sakai because of its free atmosphere. In the Sengoku Period some Christian priests, including St. Francis Xavier in 1550, visited Sakai and documented its prosperity.

Sen no Rikyū, known as the greatest master of the tea ceremony, was originally a merchant of Sakai. Because of the close relationship between the tea ceremony and Zen Buddhism, and because of the prosperity of its citizens, Sakai was one of the main centers of the tea ceremony in Japan.
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source :　edococo

Edo no Ame 江戸の雨 Rain in Edo
More rain illustrations on this link.

雨の日や世間の秋を堺町
ame no hi ya seken no aki o Sakai choo

this rainy day -
(I leave behind) the autumn of the every-day-world
entering Sakai town

Matsuo Basho, age 35, in 1678

seken ... has a special notion as a place including the hardships and vicissitudes of every day life.

　
秋雨がしとしとと降っている。こんな秋の日は淋しいものだが、堺町だけは別で随分賑わっていることだ。
堺町は日本橋にあった色街。秋の淋しさを境で分ける意と、泉州堺の賑わいとをかけた。
source :　www2.yamanashi-ken.ac.jp

Even on such a rainy day
This world's autumn has
A border with the pleasure quarter.
Tr. Thomas McAuley

a rainy day
the autumn world
of a border town
Tr. Jane Reichhold

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Rain in Modern Japan - Photos
source : Lets Japan

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. Edo - Nihonbashi 日本橋 .

. The town of Edo, Ooedo, Great Edo, Old Edo
江戸　大江戸　 .

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Udatsu wall

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"sleeve wall" (udatsu)　firewall

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udatsu 卯建 / 袖壁　/ うだつ / 梲 fire-preventing wall
sode udatsu 袖うだつ "sleeve wall"

卯立 / 宇立 - udachi, odachi, odatsu
a kind of truss post, supporting the ridge purlin.

This is a screen wall of the upper floors between town houses, to prevent a fire from reaching the next neighbour.

Some towns are famous for their beautiful udatsu, showing off the rich merchants who lived there.

Look at many photos :
source : udatsu.html

source : Mino Town

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Udatsu nomachinami　うだつの街並み
Streets Featuring Udatsu

Streets featuring 'udatsu' may be seen in the town of Waki, Tokushima. The Agency of Cultural Affairs has designated these streets as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings in Japan. In addition, The Ministry of Construction has selected these streets to be included among 100 (Famous) Streets of Japan and 100 (Famous) Urban Landscapes.

Udatsu are the white-plastered parts above the first floor of the houses, and were originally built to act as firewalls between each house. However, they slowly took on a more decorative function, becoming increasingly gorgeous. Eventually, roof tiles came to cover the plaster.

Fine udatsu were created for the houses of merchants around the Kansai area. The proverb 'Can’t build up the udatsu' comes from these udatsu.

To preserve these streets, the town of Waki followed national regulations for urban scenery in 1998, which led to Waki's streets being selected as the 28th Urban Landscape of Japan by The Agency of Cultural Affairs.

These streets featuring udatsu have a calm and nostalgic feel that makes you think of everyday life in Edo times.
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. Postal Town Tsuboi 坪井宿 .
My trip along the old road of Izumo Kaido.

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Udatsu is built on the edge of the roof of the house.
It shows that the family who can build Udatsu is richer than other families, because it costs a lot of money to built Udatsu on their roof.

In the Edo era, there were so many fires throughout the city. Once a fire started up, it was not easy to extinguish. Udatsu was used to solve this problem, to prevent fires from spreading, yet it takes a lot of money to build Udatsu.

Also, the word Udatsu is the source of the saying
“Udatsu ga agaranai.”
Literally meaning “unable to raise Udatsu,”
it is an expression that means someone is not active or vigorous in their life style and economic performances.

The old streets of Udatsu: the symbol of wealth and advancement of life.
source : hashtagcloud.net

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春風や梲の上がる町を歩く　　　
harukaze ya udatsu no agaru machi o yuku　　

spring breeze -
walking in a town
with many firewalls 　

Sensenko 扇々子
source :　karasuyama

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Style personal style

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Personal style in Haiku

. compiled by Larry Bole

What is Basho's style?
His style evolved over his career, from the early Danrin school influence, through Genroku 'keiki' style with its Chinese influence, to his final 'karumi' style.

And as Blyth points out, Basho could write from a lot of different points of view.

Blyth says (perhaps under the influence of Shiki):

Basho's verses are comparatively few in number, about two thousand in all, of which about a hundred are really good, but one thing that strikes us about them is their variety. We can see in his verses the tendencies which later poets developed.

[all translations below are by Blyth]

Epic

ふきとばす石も浅間の野分かな
fukutobasu ishi wa Asama no nowaki kana

The autumn blast
Blows along the stones
On Mount Asama.

Chinoiserie

よぎはおもしごてんにゆきをみるあらん
yogi wa omoshi goten ni yuki wo mieu aran

The bedclothes are so heavy;
The snow of the sky of the Kingdom of Wu
Will soon be seen.

Still life

しおだいのはぐきもさむしうおのたな
shio-dai no haguki mo samushi uo no tana

In the fish-shop
The gums of the salted sea-bream
Are cold.

Unconventionality

野を横に馬牽むけよほとゝぎす
no o yoko ni uma hikimuke yo hototogisu

Lead the horse
Across the moor
To where the hototogisu is singing!

Humour

麦飯にやつるる恋か猫の妻
mugi-meshi ni yatsururu koi ka neko no tsuma

The lady cat,
With love and barley-rice
So thin!

Picturesqueness

しぐるるや田の新株の黒むほど
shigururu ya ta no arakabu no kuromu hodo

First winter rain,--
Enough to turn
The stubble black.

Delicacy

粽結ふ片手にはさむ額髪
chimaki musubu katate ni hasamu hitaigami

Wrapping rice-dumplings in bamboo leaves,
With one hand she fingers
The hair over her forehead.

And David Landis Barnhill says,
regarding Basho's style when it comes to use of language:

Basho's hokku have been called a "poetry of nouns" because of its tendency to rely primarily on image rather than statement. We can look back at the Sado Island, crow on a withered branch, and old pond poems as examples. In each case we have the same pattern of noun, noun-verb, noun. Much of the dynamism of these poems is in the stark imagism that turning them into a statement would only dilute.
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And here is how Ryu Yotsuya
describes the styles of some 20th-century haijin:

Kyoshi:
Kyoshi's haikus are not limited to a fixed style. Among his haiku, several are splendid and virile, whereas others are subtle and delicate; several give free rein to his imagination, others describe simply daily facts. The world of Kyoshi is a true chaos, varied like a field full of wild flowers and grasses.

Kijoo, Suiha, Fura, Dakotsu, Sekitai, and Hisajo:

These poets are generically called "poets of Taisho Hototogisu".
大正ホトトギス

Taisho Hototogisu Magazines 1912

The characteristic of their poems is to describe the nature and to express the worship to the eternal and mysterious existence, in a traditional style with a lofty tone. And their themes are the great landscapes (mountain, valley, sea, or sky) or the life of men in the great nature.

One of the characteristics of the Taisho Hototogisu poets is the technique to create a pseudo-perspective by combining the distant view and the foreground.

Taisho Hototogisu Magazines 1912

--comments taken from "History of Haiku,"
by Ryu Yotsuya:
http://www.big.or.jp/~loupe/links/ehisto/ehisinx.shtml

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***** . Chimaki 茅巻 rice cakes
for the Boy's Festival, May 5

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Pompei

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Pompei (ponpei )

***** Location: Italy
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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Pompei is a city and comune in the province of Naples in Campania, southern Italy, famous for its ancient Roman ruins.

The city of Pompeii is a partially buried Roman town-city near modern Naples in the Italian region of Campania, in the territory of the comune of Pompei. Along with Herculaneum, Pompeii was destroyed and completely buried during a long catastrophic eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius spanning two days in 79 AD. The eruption buried Pompeii under 4 to 6 meters of ash and pumice, and it was lost for over 1700 years before its accidental rediscovery in 1749.

Since then, its excavation has provided an extraordinarily detailed insight into the life of a city at the height of the Roman Empire. Today, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Italy, with approximately 2,500,000 visitors every year.
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ポンペイの蜥蜴はいつも濡れてゐる　　
ponpei no tokage wa itsumo nurete iru

the lizards
of Pompei
are always wet

Iwabuchi Kiyoko 岩淵喜代子

(The Japanese is written like one sentence.)

Pompei Lizzard

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Haiku Lessons

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Haiku Lessons

There is now a great difference in the concept of traditional Japanese haiku and haiku written in other languages, especially in the so-called ELH (English language haiku).

This might be confusing for a beginner.
Here I try to concentrate on the "parent",
the traditional Japanese haiku.

My advise for beginners :

keep the three lines : short long short
use one season word (kigo)
use one cut marker (kireji)

Write about a personal experience,
not a philosophical thought or idea.
Try to pay attention to the small things in life with all their details,
the seasonal changes of your daily human life.
Every moment of your life counts!
Be Here and Now !

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. Definition of HAIKU . 　　

. 5 7 5 and short/long/short . 　　

. Kigo - the season word . 　　

. Cut (kire), cutting word (kireji), cut marker . 　　

. Basic haiku theories . 　　

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Study KIGO with me !

. WKD : Kigo Hotline . 　　

Ask about translations !

. WKD : Translating Haiku . 　　

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Enomoto Kikaku

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Kikaku Takarai Kikaku 宝井其角
Enomoto Kikaku (1661-1707)
寛文元年7月17日(1661年8月11日) -
宝永4年2月30日（一説には2月29日）(1707年4月2日)）

a Japanese haikai poet and among the most accomplished disciples of Matsuo Bashō. His father was an Edo doctor, but Kikaku chose to become a professional haikai poet rather than follow in his footsteps.

One day, Kikaku composed a haiku,

Red dragonfly / break off it wings / Sour cherry

which Bashō changed to,

Sour cherry / add wings to it / Red dragonfly

鐘ひとつ賣れぬ日はなし江戸の春
kane hitotsu urenu hi wa nashi Edo no haru

Springtime in Edo,
Not a day passes without
A temple bell sold.

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「我が雪と思えば軽し笠の上」　
waga yuki to omoeba karushi kasa no ue

其角は
「我がものと思えば軽し傘の雪」
waga mono to omoeba karushi kasa no yuki

と２つ詠んだそうです。

Kikaku wrote these two versions.
http://araraoasys.web.infoseek.co.jp/oashp/youtisyodoukan.htm

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

わが雪と思えばよろし傘の上
waga yuki to omoeba yoroshi kasa no ue

其角 Kikaku

http://naojiro.at.webry.info/200512/article_1.html
http://www.tsukiji.or.jp/nikki/9907/9907.html

我が雪と思えば軽し笠のうへ

宝井其角 Takarai Kikaku
blog.livedoor.jp/kokorozawazawa/

waga yuki to omoeba karushi kasa no ue

Kikaku Takarai (1661-1705)
www.mcedit.com/archive/Wingspan/2004/December/CSP.html

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"It's mine," I think . . .
and the snow seems lighter
on my straw hat.

waga yuki to / omoeba karoshi / kasa no ue

by Mukai Kyorai
Translated by Steven D. Carter

ooo ooo ooo

This snow is mine
thinking that way it seems lighter
on your sedge hat

Kikaku (1661-1707)

Translated by Michael K. Bourdaghs

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/14454

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

In Russian

Это мой собственный снег!
Каким он кажется легким
На плетеной шляпе моей!

This translation of Kikaku is published in
Matsuo Basho : The great in the small,
St. Petersburg "Tertsiia" 1999.

............... and this version

from: One Hundred Famous HAIKU

Selected and translated into English by Daniel C. Buchanan
Japan Publications, INC
Tokyo and San Francisco 1973
ISBN 0-87040-222-6

page 115

Waga yuki to
Omoeba, karoshi
Kasa no ue.

--Kikaku

When I think of it
As my snow, how light it is
On my bamboo hat.

Composed by the poet on seeing a picture of Su Tong P'o, a famous Chinese literary figure, wearing a large hat covered with snow.
The general meaning -- what is our own never seems burdensome.

In the above text, the kanji for 軽し is read KAROSHI .

(Contributed by Natalia Rudychev)

ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo

if I think the snow mine
my hat
becomes light

Enomoto Kikaku (1661-1707)

Tr. by DR. MICHAEL HALDANE
http://www.michaelhaldane.com/HaikuNonJapanese.htm

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More English versions, collected by Larry

When I think it is my snow
On my hat,
It seems light.

--Blyth, (Haiku, Vol. 4, pp. 250-51)

Blyth then makes a tedious comparison to a Chekov story about a stray dog. He sums up his comments with an unattributed quote from Milton:

The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a heavan of hell, a hell of heaven.

Blyth then says:

"Shiki rightly says that it must be [written Japanese] 'When I think it is my snow.'

"As a haiku, the poetry lies in the intimate feeling of ownership by the poet of the snow which is on his own umbrella, but the verse lends itself to generalization so easily that it cannot be called a good one."

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This snow is mine
thinking that way it seems lighter
on your sedge hat

--Bourdaghs

"It's mine," I think . . .
and the snow seems lighter
on my straw hat.

--Carter

if I think the snow mine
my hat
becomes light

--Haldane

Waga yuki to omoeba karushi kasa-no ue
My snow thus when-think is-light straw-hat's top

"My snow!"--when I think that,
it weighs almost nothing
on my umbrella-hat!

--Henderson, "An Introduction to Haiku."

"It's my snow"
I think
And the weight on my hat lightens

--Kerr, "Lost Japan."

Think it's your snow, and it's light on your hat

--Sato, "From the Country of Eight Islands."

Collected by Larry

And more is here
With Annotations, collected by Larry

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Here are my attempts to express the haiku's idea.

Think of the snow on your hat
as a belonging,
and it'll feel weightless.

When I think the snow
on my hat is my belonging,
it seems weightless.

Zhanna P. Rader
translatinghaiku/message/135

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it's quite light
when I think it's mine --
snow on my hat

Grzegorz Sionkowski"
translatinghaiku/message/198

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The conical shape of the Japanese straw hat calls to mind a mountain, thus the hat covered with snow looks like a mountain covered with snow, which enhances the feeling of burden to the person wearing it.
So when they think of it as their own hat, that helps to lighten their burden, but if they think of the 'mountain' of the imagery as belonging to them, then they must feel like a lord!

The verse below is not really a translation, but a verse that expresses the feeling I get from this poem.

my own mountain!
this snow-covered hat

~ translatinghaiku/Kei~

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Renku from Sakuo Nakamura

雪が金なら　重さも楽し
yuki ga kane nara omosa mo tanoshi

if the snow were money
the weight becomes my pleasure

ISSA Haiga by Nakamura Sakuo

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傘の雪 Kasa no Yuki, snow on the Umbrella, in Old Edo

江戸言葉で自分の物にしたいことを”傘の雪”と言う.

In the language of Old Edo, the expression "kasa no yuki" "snow on my umbrella" was used to indicate something that you would like to have, to posess.

http://www15.tok2.com/home/waon/hauta/hauta22.htm

我がものと思えば軽し 笠の雪。
これは宝井其角という俳人の句だが、彼の詠むとおり、俳諧というのも笠の上の雪に同じ。
http://www003.upp.so-net.ne.jp/p-para/gehou/gehou10_11.htm

蓑は、まだ着てみたためしはありませんが、笠は、着けて歩いたためしはあります。
思っているより笠の直径って大きく出来ていて、肩のあたりまで屋根をつくってくれるので、雨とかは結構だいじょぶでした。

ただ、雪の場合、笠の上に雪がつもってくると、歌沢ぶしの「わがものと思えば軽き傘の雪」とは違って直接頭に重みかかってくるだけに、重たいですけどね…。
A straw hat was rather large and covered also the shoulders, so if snow piled up on it, it must have been quite heavy、ｓince it was right on your head. On an umbrella, it might feel different.
http://www.kwai.org/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=90

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ichibito yo kono kasa uroo yuki no kasa

market-shoppers!
let me sell you this hat
full of snow

Basho (Tr. Haruo Shirane)

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Various Questions arise from the above:

Who wrote this haiku ?

Writing in Romaji:
Is the original KAROSHI or KARUSHI or YOROSHI ?

If the original is YOROSHI, why translate it as LIGHT ?

KASA :　
1 笠　： straw hat, sedge hat, bamboo hat
2 傘 ..: umbrella (made from oiled paper in the Edo Period)

Umbrella, a kigo

KASA the straw hat of this discussion,
with illustrations in detail

Read more about this problem here:
Translating Haiku # 122

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Su Tung Po (Su Dong Po, Su Tong Po) 蘇東坡
1037 - 1101 (1036-1100) , China
He he wrote very simple poems based on Buddhist Philosophy.

Painting by Chi Un-Yeong (1853-1936) of the famous 11th-century
Chinese scholar-poet Su Dong-Po, in straw hat and wooden shoes.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/record/archives/vol21/vol21_iss29/record2129.23.html

......................................... Remembrance

To what can our life on earth be likened?
To a flock of geese,
alighting on the snow.
Sometimes leaving a trace of their passage.
www.poemhunter.com/su-tung-po/poet-38991/

His famous poem, Battle of Red Cliff
www.poemhunter.com/su-tung-po/poet-38991/

Read an amusing koan about BUDDHA AND COW DUNG
http://www.purifymind.com/CowDung.htm

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Suzuki Masajo

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Suzuki Masajo (1906-2003)

鈴木真砂女 (すずきまさじょ)

明治39年-平成15年）平成15年3月14日

Masajo Suzuki

. Reference .

Suzuki Masajo, author of
Love Haiku: Masajo Suzuki's Lifetime of Love,
has died.

Emiko Miyashita, a well-known haiku poet and a translator of Suzuki Masajo, wrote:

"I went to Masajo's wake this evening.. The wake was held in Gokokuji Temple in Tokyo from 6:00 p.m.This is her alter. All the attendants offered a white chrysanthemumn to this extraordinary lady who had lived her life so fully...."
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Last Farewells to Masajo
-- A Life of Love and Haiku

Susumu Takiguchi, Oxford, England

One of the most distinguished and best loved haiku poets, Suzuki Masajo (1906-2003), has passed away. She was 96. She died a natural death peacefully at a retirement home in Tokyo
on Friday 14 March 2003. Her life was one of love and haiku, which is chronicled in her own unforgettable poems and essays.

Masajo was a successful business woman and restaurateur, beside being a poet. She ran the famous watering place in Ginza, Tokyo, called "Unami", of which she took personal charge every day until she was 90. Born nearly a century ago into an old family of hoteliers in Chiba, dating back to the Edo Era (1603-1867), she lived a life comparable to those of heroines in operas such as La Traviata or Tosca. Her first husband "disappeared". Her elder sister, who inherited the inn business, suddenly died. Masajo took over the family business and married the sister's husband. They had a troubled married life from which she "walked out" to start her own new life in Tokyo at 50.

She opened Unami and then her business and career as a haijin went from strength to strength, blooming and flowering even more beautifully every passing year. She made friends with some of the most famous writers and celebrities, was adored by them and became the heroin of at least two best-selling novels, one by Niwa Fumio and the other by Setouchi Jakucho. Incredibly, she never lost her humility and personality to put other people's interest first.

Her haiku teachers included Kubota Mantaro and Anju Atsushi. They must have had an easy time as she was a born poet and a natural haijin and above all her life itself was poetry. Copies of her anthologies such as "Yu-botaru" (evening fireflies, 1976) and "Shi-Mokuren" (purple magnolia, 1999) are treasured by her ever-increasing fans as something more than haiku books.

Her haiku poems follow traditional Japanese lines in form, style and themes. However, these are mere stage sets. The content, impact and originality have come from her life itself. She was one of the best "actresses of life", where poetry, nature, human existence and events were all one. This is partly because she lived through one of the most dramatic times in Japanese history. As such, her haiku poems are rich and deep, ranging from despair and sadness to the rupture of sensual pleasure, from macabre tales to the lightest touch of humour.

haku-to ni hito sasu gotoku ha wo ire-te

pushing the knife
into white peach's flesh
as if to stab someone

kon-jo no ima ga shiawase kinu-katsugi

this life of mine
now is my happiness --
boiling taro

Her love poems are too numerous to quote. Having been born and brought up along a coast, the sea was her "home" and waves were one of her frequently favoured themes, whether they were waves of the sea or waves of the vicissitudes of life. The name of her small restaurant, "Unami", means summer waves. Masajo of course knew that one was born and died but she also believed in the eternity of things. The transitory and the permanent lived happily together within her. As someone who is fortunate enough to have been given a tiny sliver of friendship by this most generous of the generous hearts, I humbly wish to offer the following to Masajo, people's eternal love:

izuku nite kurasu mo natsu no nami-gashira

wheresoever
one happens to live --
summer white horses

FIRE, BEAUTY AND HAIKU
Life, Love and Poetry of Suzuki Masajo
Susumu Takiguchi

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firefly light:
I step off the path
of woman's virtue

Masajo Suzuki followed her own path. She is not just a love poet in the sense of writing about her lover, but a love poet in the larger sense of loving life and living it fully.

"Inspired by a love story we heard at the Haiku North America conference at Evanston, Illinois in the summer of 1999, we began translating Masajo's haiku. This book contains 150 love haiku selected from the 2,576 haiku in her seven haiku books published between 1955 and 1998. We hope they will touch your hearts as they have touched ours."

Lee Gurga & Emiko Miyashita
Lincoln, IL (USA) & Kawasaki, Japan

© 2004 Randy Brooks
http://www.brooksbookshaiku.com/translations/masajolovehaiku.html

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春塵や東京はわが死にどころ　
shunjin ya Tookyoo wa waga shinidokoro　　

spring dust -
Tokyo is the place
of my death
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人は盗めどものは盗まず簾巻く
hito wa nusumedo mono wa nusumazu sudare maku

I may have stolen men,
but I have never stolen a thing
winding up the rattan blind

1973, Masajo (Tr. Susumu Takiguchi)

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I have stolen a man
but never a thing of value
I roll up the bamboo blind

Tr. Lee Gurga and Miyashita Emiko
"The British Museum Haiku" edited by David Cobb
(the British Museum Press, London, 2006)

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"Rolling up the bamboo blind"
may suggest the aftermath of a night of love. A court lady rolling up a bamboo blind on a snowy landscape is a classic subject going back to a poem by Po Chu-i.

Bamboo blinds also figure prominently in The Tale of Genji and The Pillow Book of Lady Sei Shonagon. Suzuki Masajo may be making an allusion to classic Japanese literature.

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白玉や愛す人にも嘘ついて
shiratama ya aisu hito ni mo uso tsuite

sweet rice dumplings---
even to my love
a little white lie
Tr. Lee and Emiko

. WASHOKU
Shiratama, white dumplings 　

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Haiku in the US

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Haiku in the US

Some thoughts by Jim Wilson
February 2011

I want to suggest that there are two haiku worlds in the U.S.
The first is a kind of 'official' haiku world. It is the world of the HSA and Northern California Haiku Poets, and other local Haiku organizations. They tend to be small but dedicated.

With the significant exception of Yuki Teiki, they all tend to advocate for free verse haiku. It is in this sense that I meant that American Haiku has become a type of free verse; that is to say that official, or organizational, American Haiku has become a type of free verse.

Outside of the context of official haiku organizations there is another type of haiku. It is not organized; that is to say it doesn't have any official organization advocating for its point of view. That's not unusual; there's no official organization advocating for an approach to the villanelle or the sestina. Haiku poets in this other, non-official, group tend to write syllabic haiku rather than free verse. They tend to approach haiku in the same way that a cinquain poet would approach cinquain. I mean that the syllable count and lineation are the starting points.

When I have communicated with this second group what I have learned is that they are aware that their approach differs from what something like the HSA advocates, but they nevertheless find a syllabic approach fruitful, often saying it 'works' for them. And so they continue.

What I am wondering, or suggesting, is that this second group is more extensive than at first one might guess. As I posted above, if one goes by publications, then the poets who write syllabic haiku are very active. I don't know how one would go about comparing quantity, but two free verse haiku poets (one of whom is very well known) have said to me that they suspect the majority of haiku written in the U.S. are syllabic. Again, this is a guess, but it is an informed one.

In my opinion the two types have become different forms of poetry.
For example, it would make sense to me to have a separate forum here at Aha for 'syllabic haiku' in the section where Jane has cinquain. The reason I think they have become distinct forms is because they have developed different standards of judgment.

The free verse haijin values succinctness, terseness, and a kind of rapid-fire minimalist syntax. The syllabic haijin tend to compose in a syntax that is more like common speech, often mimicking ordinary, overheard, conversations or even directly quoting from those and other sources like song.

From the free verse haijin's perspective the syllabic haijin is 'wordy' and 'padding'.
But from the syllabic haijin's perspective they are just being 'natural'.

From the syllabic haijin's perspective free verse haiku are often truncated and lack flow.
From the free verse haijin's perspective 'less is more'.

In other words, I'm tentatively suggesting that the two approaches have grown up and they have matured into differentiated poetic forms. Though they share the same name, 'haiku', they are composing differently, using different standards, and I believe as the years go by these differences will become greater and more apparent.

I don't think this is to be regretted.
But I believe recognizing this could prove helpful to all concerned.

Jim Wilson

Shaping words

Shaping Words is dedicated to the exploration of formal syllabic verse in English.
www.shapingwords.blogspot.com

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Prayer flag, prayer flags

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Prayer flag, prayer flags

***** Location: Japan, Tibet
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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A prayer flag is a colorful panel of rectangular cloth, often found strung along mountain ridges and peaks high in the Himalayas. They are used to bless the surrounding countryside and for other purposes. Prayer flags are believed to have originated with Bön, which predated Buddhism in Tibet. In Bön, shamanistic Bonpo used primary-colored plain flags in healing ceremonies. They are unknown in other branches of Buddhism.
Traditionally they are woodblock-printed with texts and images.

The Indian Buddhist Sutras, written on cloth in India, were transmitted to other regions of the world. These sutras, written on banners, were the origin of prayer flags.
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Prayer flags can be associated with a lot of things, that is the personal and cultural bias of each individual born into a certain cultural environment.

The World Kigo Database tries to explain the different cultural aspects of items that YOU (each one of you) find worthy to write a haiku about.

We should be proud of our different cultures and happy to explain it to our haiku friends worldwide. That is at least my effort with the database.
Please contribute your cultural heritage through haiku !

Gabi Greve

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Tibetan Prayer Flags

The flags are made in colors representing the five elements of the universe:

Blue is the sky
White is for the clouds
Red is fire
Green is water
Yellow is the earth

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. . Japanese Prayer Flags in Five Colors
(goshiki ban 五色幡) 　　　
ban　幡（ばん）doo 幢, hata 旗, dooban 幢幡（どうばん）

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Things found on the way

holding out
in the winter sky -
last cherry leaf

This leaf reminds me that things happen in nature
without our "willing" it.
When it is time, it will fall, no sooner, no later.

It is my teacher on the path of life and death.
It is my prayer flag.

. Gabi Greve, Winter 2009

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HAIKU

prayer flags -
in thin air
trembling lips in worship

Gabi Greve
McLeoud Ganj, Indian Himalayas, 1979

. Himalaya Mountains, India 　

. . . . .

moving wind
moving flag
moving mind

Zen Koan and
Prayer Flags in Bhutan

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prayer flags
the old pine swayes
unmoved

Trees and Prayer Flags in Japan

Gabi Greve

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first snow . . .
Tibetan prayer flags flapping
in the wind

richard kay
Australia

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Tibetan Plateau
faded prayer flags flutter
in the autumn wind

Chen-ou Liu
Canada

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The word FLAG (hata) just like that is not a kigo.

There are many different kinds of flags, some toys,
some important like the "national flag".

They can be used at any time of the year.

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Tibet and Daruma

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. Body Parts

2011-02-11T23:31:00.000-08:00

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Body Parts

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Here I will try and collect haiku about certain parts of the body.

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Spine, muscles along the spine (sesuji 背筋)

Carrying babies on the back was and still is common in Japan.

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春の日を背筋にあてることし哉
haru no hi o sesuji ni ateru kotoshi kana

exposing my spine
to the spring sun...
this year

Kobayashi Issa
Tr. David Lanoue

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麦秋や子を負ながらいはし売
mugi aki ya ko o oi-nagara iwashiuri

ripened barley--
with a child on her back
the sardine vendor

Kobayashi Issa

Read the comment by David Lanoue:
. WKD : Echigo and its food

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垂直に背筋伸ばして筆竜胆　　
suichoku ni sesuji nobashite fude rindoo

vertically
it streches its back -
this gentian flower

Daisuke 大介
with photo HERE
http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ryuusimutou2/53310402.html

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spring breeze
the little boy on her back
waves his hand

Chen-ou Liu
Candada

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on my back
two chunky avocadoes --
Indian bag

one drop rolls
off the goose’s back --
chasing coot chicks

a row
of upturned backs --
women planting

And then, this one which implies the mother's back :

selling red plums --
baby too bends
up and down

Isabelle Prondzynski
Belgium

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***** . Illness and Haiku 　

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Wilfredo R. Bongcaron - Urban

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John Daleiden - Urban

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Fred Masarani - Urban

2011-01-15T22:24:00.000-08:00

sunshine---
a poodle wears
snow boots

Times Square new year's eve---
too long a wait
for just a kiss

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New York Snowstorm, January 2011

morning blue sky---
where did all this snow
come from

the blizzard debacle---
but Bloomberg is
a lame duck

half-and-half---
blizzard clouds still over Manhattan
blue sky here

overcast sky---
a car skids on black ice
soiled blizzard snow

East River snow
covers it's banks---
Winter stillness

blizzard whiteouts---
beautiful to watch
from indoors

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Fred Masarani : BLOG
New York, USA

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Don Baird - Urban

2011-01-15T21:27:00.000-08:00

Chen-ou Liu - Urban

2011-01-13T18:13:00.000-08:00

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Chen-ou Liu
Toronto, Canada

a 5k
traffic jam on 401
a V of geese honks

traffic jam…
inside the SUV
silence

fleeting clouds
sale flyers scattered
here and there

ER waiting room
three white kids stare at me
I smile back

dimly lit room
face next to face they watch
online videos

Easter morning
a pad-down at the airport
something erected

window shopping
one face looks in
while ten others look out

airwaves jammed
the blizzard brings the highway
to a halt

into Zen Garden
none is allowed to enter --
birds excepted

streetlights lighten
the sign that reads No Parking --
under it, police cars

a boy left crying
Black Friday shoppers rush
for flat screen TVs

Toronto zoo
the setting sun in the eyes
of a lionet

foreclosed home
a half-smashed jack-o'-lantern
by the curbside

his toothless smile...
dropping a two dollar coin
in his coffee cup

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Labor Day
a 100-meter lineup
at the food bank

New Year's Eve fireworks --
smoke and flames pour out
of a rooming house

two strangers stop
in the middle of a road
dogs wagging their tails

New Year cleanup
she finds used condoms
under her son's bed

the harvest moon
caught between two highrises
overflowing dumpsters

starless night
a giant Christmas tree lit up
in Town Hall Square

Sunday sermon . . .
gazing at the cross that hangs
between her breasts

recession...
my Campbell's Soup Cans
is stolen

(Note:
Campbell's Soup Cans 33 x 24 print, a work of art produced by Andy Warhol.)

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Speakers’ Corner
he stands alone gazing
at a cold moon

gazing
into his eyes, the woman
wearing niqab

autumn clouds...
reading Remembrance of Things Past
during the flight

love poetry reading
I wonder where the moon was
when I went inside

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Urban Haiku August 2011

The following are my second set of urban haiku/senryu. I hope together we can rise to the challenge posed by Haruo Shirane:

One consequence of a narrower definition of haiku is that English-language anthologies of haiku are overwhelmingly set in country or natural settings even though ninety percent of the haiku poets actually live in urban environments. To exaggerate the situation, North American haiku poets are given the alternative of either writing serious poetry on nature (defined as haiku) or of writing humorous poetry on non-nature topics (defined as senryu).

This would seem to discourage haiku poets from writing serious poetry on the immediate urban environment or broader social issues. Topics such as subways, commuter driving, movie theaters, shopping malls, etc., while falling outside of the traditional notion of nature, in fact provide some of the richest sources for modern haiku, as much recent English-language haiku has revealed, and should be considered part of nature in the broadest sense.

Haiku:

midsummer night
a homeless man counting
the flea bites

winter dusk
even my puppy
looks old

job interview
just enough snow to bend
the maple branch

end of Ghost Month
a blue mist drifting
through the basement

a wren on the ground
gasping for its last breath...
glass high-rises

faces in the metro
crimson leaves blowing
in the wind

Senryu:

Rosedale Park playground
a teenage mom and her son
fight over ice cream

prayer meeting
he swats a fly
with the Bible

muffled footsteps...
he cancels a Windows session
and starts a new one

curfew at ten
the drunk father forgets
to lock the door

drunk again
I Love You uttered
from his mouth

home from gambling
he holds his baby
high up

downtown Toronto
women in burqa carry
their Birkins

her long stare
at the condom shelves
Double-Seventh Day

(Note:
The Double-Seventh Day refers to the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar. It is commonly viewed as Chinese Valentine's Day)

end of Ghost Month
a hard-core Kiss fan
smiles at me

(Note:
Kiss is one of the most (in)famous American rock bands formed in New York City in 1973, whose members are known for their face paints and flamboyant stage outfits)

The SlutWalk
her tight buttock
in police uniform

(Note:
The SlutWalk protest marches began on April 3, 2011, in Toronto, and became a movement of rallies across the world. For further information, please watch The Agenda's debate, entitled "Slut Walks" and Modern Feminism., which can be accessed at
http://www.tvo.org/TVO/WebObjects/TVO.woa?videoid?934463278001

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September 2011

Haiku:

For Sale sign
morning glories bloom
on the fence

shattered suns...
a school bus collides
with a truck

autumn sunset
stray dog carcass
cut in two

lovers' lane
a baby crying
in the garbage

broken skies...
a pane of glass falls
from a condo

Senryu:

home invasion
a broken Laughing Buddha
in the backyard

housewarming party
a couple debate
the house price

zen 101
he answers a question
with a question

recession...
a long snaking lineup
for the lottery

nursing home
he sexts
his support worker

To sext is to text someone dirty messages.

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Chen-ou Liu : Poetry in the Moment

. Confessions of A Germanophile
Chen-ou Liu in the German Saijiki

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Bill Kenney - Urban

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Vidur Jyoti - Semi Urban

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Alan Summers - Urban

2011-01-12T20:09:00.000-08:00

Urban Haiku and Senryu

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Urban Haiku and Senryu

Many poets live in the big cities all over our world and write about their daily life, sometimes haiku, sometimes senryu.
It is quite possible to find a lot of the changing seasons within an urban life, once you start paying attention.

The collection of season words from Nairobi, Kenya, is quite astonishing. Once the haiku poets get used to observe their surroundings with keen eyes, they find the gems.

City Scenes from the whole world.

Please click on the LINKS given for individual poets to read their collections.

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URBAN HAIKU AND MORE
Haiku, Senryu, Hay(Na)Ku and Other
Unrhymed Tercet Poetry
by Patricia Carragon

Wrecking Ball and Other Urban Haiku
Barry George

Contemporary Urban Haiku
Fred Simmons

by Anonymouslee4u

MORE
. Reference .

Suburban Haiku : Peyton Price
Many readers have asked, "Are you my neighbor?" The answer is yes, yes she is. She's the one counting to seventeen on her fingers, grabbing her smartphone, and furtively checking to make sure you can't read the screen.
source : www.suburbanhaiku.com

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external link

. Urban Haiku — Michael Dylan Welch

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Things found on the way

Haruo Shirane wrote :

Senryu, as it evolved in Japan in the latter half of the eighteenth century, when it blossomed into an independent form, was heavily satirical, poking fun at contemporary manners and human foibles. English-language haiku magazines have established a distinction between the two forms, of haiku and senryu, in which those poems associated with nature are placed in the haiku category and those with non-natural subjects in the senryu category.

According to the Haiku Society of America, haiku is the "essence of a movement keenly perceived in which nature is linked to human nature". Senryu, by contrast, is "primarily concerned with human nature; often humorous or satiric". While this definition of English-language senryu is appropriate, that for English-language haiku, which tends, by nature, to overlap with senryu, seems too limited.

One consequence of a narrower definition of haiku is that English-language anthologies of haiku are overwhelmingly set in country or natural settings even though ninety percent of the haiku poets actually live in urban environments. To exaggerate the situation, North American haiku poets are given the alternative of either writing serious poetry on nature (defined as haiku) or of writing humorous poetry on non-nature topics (defined as senryu). This would seem to discourage haiku poets from writing serious poetry on the immediate urban environment or broader social issues. Topics such as subways, commuter driving, movie theaters, shopping malls, etc., while falling outside of the traditional notion of nature, in fact provide some of the richest sources for modern haiku, as much recent English-language haiku has revealed, and should be considered part of nature in the broadest sense.

For this reason I am now editing a volume of New York or urban haiku, which, according to the narrow definition of haiku, would often be discouraged or disqualified, but which, in my mind, represents the original spirit of Japanese haikai in focusing on the immediate physical environment. Projects such as Dee Evett's "Haiku on 42nd Street", in which he presented urban haiku on empty movie theatre marquees in Times Square, are, in this regard, both innovative and inspiring. "

-- Haruo Shirane, Beyond the Haiku Moment:
Basho, Buson and Modern Haiku Myths,
first published in Modern Haiku, XXXI:1 (winter-spring 2000)

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Kamakura, Japan

by Gabi Greve
Summer 1990

鎌倉や観光客の夏の陣
Kamakura ya kankookyaku no natsu no jin

Oh Kamakura !
the "Battle of Summer"
of the tourists

. Kamakura

Osaka natsu no jin, the Summer Battle of Osaka
was a famous siege in Japanese history.

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London, England

. Alan Summers

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Los Angeles, California, USA

. Don Baird

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Manila, Philippines

　. Willie, Wilfredo R. Bongcaron

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. Nairobi City, Kenya 　　
The Haiku Clubs of Kenya

New Delhi, India

. Semi Urban Haiku
Vidur Jyoti 　

New York, USA

. Bill Kenney, haiku-usa

. Fred Masarani, Red Dog

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Phoenix, AZ, USA

. John Daleiden 　

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Toronto, Canada

. Chen-ou Liu 　

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Tokyo, Japan

良寛忌　東京駅で　友を待つ
Ryookan ki Tookyoo eki de tomo o mastu

Ryokan Memorial Day -
waiting for friends
at Tokyo station

Gabi Greve, 1994

Ryokan Memorial Day (Ryookan ki)

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Yemen

Heike Gewi

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A letter from a friend:

"These urban sections are important as too many people think haiku are nature poems rather than short form poetry with a season keyword or phrase.

When people think "nature" they often mean sentimental Victorian era type greeting card nature statements, rather from a wildlife or Natural History perspective, or from a historic hokku and haiku aspect.

Kigo can be as effectively incorporated into some urban haiku (though not all) as it can from a solely urban perspective. "

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*****. Bridges (hashi) and Haiku 　

***** . Place Names used in Haiku 　

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Important things (daiji)

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Important things (daiji)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Kyoshi uses the expressen daiji kana in his haiku.

daiji ... that can have a lot of meanings,
something important, a great achievement, something serious.

The Japanese say
"O-Daiji Ni お大事に" to a sick person to wish him well and "take good
care" of himself.

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source : cykopiy.exblog.jp

今日が大事　今が大事

today is important
now is important

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寒声に嗄らせし喉を大事かな
kangoe ni karaseshi nodo o daiji kana

I must take care of my throat,
which has become hoarse in the cold

ものの芽のあらはれ出でし大事かな
mono no me no araware ideshi daiji kana

the buds / all the buds / so many buds
are finally coming out -
daiji kana

Takahama Kyoshi
Paraversed by Gabi Greve

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mono no me no araware ideshi daiji kana

So much depends
on the coming into bud
of things

Kyoshi
Tr. Janine Beichman

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土塊を一つ動かし物芽出づ
tsuchikure o hitotsu ugokashi monome izu

moving one
lump of earth (a little bit)
a bud comes out

Takahama Kyoshi
Paraversed by Gabi Greve

. mono no me ものの芽, monome 物芽　
kigo for early spring

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Galileo Galilei

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Galileo Galilei

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Galileo Galilei
(15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642)
commonly known as Galileo, was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism. Galileo has been called the "father of modern observational astronomy",the "father of modern physics", the "father of science",and "the Father of Modern Science".
Stephen Hawking says, "Galileo, perhaps more than any other single person, was responsible for the birth of modern science."
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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桃栗三年柿八年達磨は九年俺は一生
momo kuri sannen, kaki hachinen
Daruma wa kunen
boku wa isshoo

武者小路実篤 Mushanokooji Saneatsu
［1885～1976］

source : art gallery Galileo
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℡03-3545-5660
Copyright(C) "Gallery galileo" 　

momo kuri sannen, kaki hachinen

"it takes three years
to harvest from a peach or chestnut tree
but it takes eight years to harvest from a persimmon tree.
Daruma took nine years (meditating)
I take my whole life (to gain perfection) "

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HAIKU

ガリレオの頭蓋もかくや寒の月
garireo no zugai mo kakuya kan no tsuki

this must be a shape
of Galileo’s skull
winter moon

Takaha Shugyo 鷹羽狩行　

source : Tr. Fay Aoyagi

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Traffic Jam (juutai)

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Traffic jam (juutai)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Humanity

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Traffic jams are quite common during the holiday seasons and can be more than 60 kilometers at the entry to a city or exit of a payed highway. We often spent some hours to get off the highway and into Kyoto.

Around the big cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and many others, the daily rush hour also brings traffic jams, even on the best highways, since there are so many bottlenecks to exit.

We used to get up at 2 in the morning and cross the Tokyo city circle from Kamakura in the south of Tokyo to the northern outskirts past Utsunomiya, on the way to Tohoku, the northern regions.

I wonder what Matsuo Basho would say to this kind of road congestion.

Gabi Greve

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Verkehrsstau

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HAIKU

渋滞を避けし渋滞冬山路
juutai o sakeshi juutai fuyu yamaji

to avoid a traffic jam
another traffic jam -
mountain road in winter

Inahata Teiko 稲畑　汀子

She was driving on her way back from Matsuyama to Tokyo. Near Tsuyama, she got into a traffic jam and tried a different road ... but alas ...
NHK, Haiku Okoku December 2010

I live close to Tsuyama (Western Japan) and know the problems on the mountain roads in the area.
If you do not have proper equipment, it is quite dangerous and traffic can be halted for a long time.

***** Inahata Teiko 稲畑汀子

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traffic jam ...
but my lesson plans
are on schedule

Ella Wagemakers, Holland December 2007

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Traffic jam
I'd rather be stuck
in marmelade.

Steve Broe
source : www.tweetcepts.com

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. Railway and Train Haiku

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Matsunaga Teitoku

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Matsunaga Teitoku 松永貞徳

(1571-1653)
1571年（元亀2年） - 1654年1月3日（承応2年11月15日）

He was born in Kyoto. His father was the haikai poet Matsunaga Eishu 松永永種.
His other names are
Shooyuu 逍遊（しょうゆう）、Choozumaru 長頭丸（ちょうずまる）, Endamaru 延陀丸（えんだまる) and some more.

He was the center of the TEIMON HAIKAI group 貞門俳諧（ていもんはいかい）.
Teimonha 貞門派.

Famous publications

御傘
貞徳独吟

The Teimon School was known for its use of colloquialism and puns in haiku. But he insisted on the use of Chinese words too (kango　漢語).

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七夕のなかうどなれや宵の月
tanabata no nakoodo nare ya yoi no tsuki

please become the matchmaker
for the Tanabata stars -
moon of this evening

(tanabata is the star festival on the night of July 7.)
WKD : Star Festival (Tanabata)

花よりも団子やありて帰る雁
hana yori mo dango ya arite kaeri kari

better eating dumplings
than watching cherry blossoms -
geese flying home

WASHOKU
Dango ... dumplings in Japanese culture

Tr. Gabi Greve
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Kitamura Kigin 北村季吟

Nishiyama Soin (Soo-In) 西山宗因

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Birthday (tanjoobi)

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Birthday (tanjoobi, tanjitsu)

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Explanation

Your individual birthday comes in the same season every year.
The concept of a "personal kigo" had been introduced at a HNA meeting in 2007.
. personal kigo .

The simple use of the word BIRTHDAY is not a kigo,
but a topic for haiku.

Other keywords in this context

birthday cake
birthday candle
birthday present . . .

Happy Birthday !

However

we do have some kigo with this word as compound.

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. Busshoo-e 仏生会
Buddha's Birthday Celebrations

. Christmas, birth of Jesus Christ

. tennoo tanjoobi 天皇誕生日 Emperor's Birthday 　
..... ..... Tenchoosetsu 天長節（てんちょうせつ）　
koogoo tanjoobi 皇后誕生日 (こうごうたんじょうび)
Empress's birthday
..... chikyuusetsu 地久節（ちきゅうせつ）　

. senja sei Yohanne tanjoobi 洗者聖ヨハネ誕生日
birthday of Saint John, the Baptist 　

. take tanjistu 竹誕日
"birthday of the bamboo" 　
in June

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topic for haiku

. Sixtieth Birthday (kanreki 還暦, manroku) 　

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Geburtstag

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. Cicada Birthday 　蝉の誕生　
in my garden

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秋晴を夜までたまひて誕生日
akibare o yo made tamaite tanjoobi

I get a bright autumn day
all until the evening -
this is my birthday

Yamaguchi Hatsujo 山口波津女
(1906, October 25 - 1985, June 17)

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おもかるの石の雪や誕生日
omokaru no ishi no yuki ya tanjoobi

heavy or light
stones in morning snow -
her birthday

. Gabi Greve, 2006
Stones for strong people, chikara ishi 力石

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birthday party --
she puts some more cream
on her biscuits

Duncan Omoto, Kenya

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SAIJIKI 　

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Matsuyama and Masaoka Shiki

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Matsuyama and Masaoka Shiki (松山と正岡子規)

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A haiku friend asked: WHO was Matsuyama?
Well, here is the answer.

Matsuyama is an old castle town on the Western side of the Island of Shikoku, where Masaoka Shiki used to live and teach haiku.

The famous novel "Botchan" by Natsume Soseki also takes place in Matsuyama. It is a town full of literature inspirations.

And the old hot spring Dogo Onsen is a great place to relax.

Gabi Greve

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俳句は季題を詠む詩である。
Haiku is poetry
that expresses itself through season words.

Masaoka Shiki 正岡子規

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Visiting Shiki’s House

The home of Masaoka Shiki in the Negishi District of Tokyo was often referred to as
"Negishi no sato no wabizumai", the simple abode of the retired poet.

. Shiki in Negishi .

His younger sister Ritsu cared for him lovingly.

律といふ子規の妹木の実降る
Ritsu to iu Shiki no imooto kinomi furu
　
Ritsu
the younger sister of Shiki -
nuts are falling

Miyasaka Shizuo 宮坂静生

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Now back to Matsuyama!

"Spring season
reminds me of the capital town of 150,000 goku."

Matsuyama implied in the Shiki's haiku remains as a capital of haiku.

When you walk around in the Matsuyama town, you will find, in many places, haiku monuments and haiku posts at which you can mail a brandnew haiku you have just created. Do you know why? Haiku artists noted in connection with this haiku town are Shiki Masaoka, Kyoshi Takahama, Kusatao Nakamura, Hagyo Ishida, etc. who are very famous.

Soseki Natsume who participated in the haiku parties convened by Shiki, etc. left several haikus such as
"A long day, we pass yawns and depart."

Santoka Taneda, a wandering haiku artist who demonstrated free-style haikus, became a resident of Matsuyama when he got old. In the Isoan house where he lived, you will see a haiku monument showing
"Dirty water becomes clear while flowing."

How about taking a walk in the Matsuyama town along with these haikus. The sky in Matsuyama seen by Shiki and other artists will open before you.

Matsuyama ya akiyori takaki tenshukaku
"Oh Matsuyama,
the castle tower looks higher than the autumn sky."
http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/matsuyam/haiku-e.html

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Touring Haiku Monuments in Matsuyama
松山の句碑

Matsuyama is blessed with mild natural feature and climate, in addition to that, is well known for the oldest hot spring Dogo-spa.
So many of the gratest names in literature and culture visited Matsuyama from old time and a good many Tanka were composed in Manyohshu and other collection of Tanka from ancient time.

Recently, Matsuyama has produced many Haiku Originator, Kyokudoh Yanagihara ,Kyoshi Takahama,Hekigoto Kawahigashi,Kusatao Nakamura,Hakyoh Ishida and so on, under the leadership of Shiki Masaoka, Matsuyama is named "Town of Haiku".

Consequently, we can catch sight of a number of literature monuments and remains that amount to well over 480 in the city. Ehime University Library plans to make the Touring Haiku monuments to refer to "Haiku Country - Matsuyama ".

Tour of Haiku Monuments (Haiku Country - Matsuyama)

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Dogo Onsen,

in the outskirts of Matsuyama, is one of Japan's oldest spa baths, and is characterized by a heavy wooden, late 19th c. public bath house, which is almost like a castle. Inside, the baths come in several classes, the highest consisting of private rooms. The baths themselves, filled with colorless and odourless water, are rather small - even the economy class bath -, so it can get crowded.
Natsume Soseki, in his novel Botchan, has the hero swim around in it, but that seems quite a feat. Anyway, as the bath is invariably overrun by noisy tourists, it is better to head out for the Masaoka Shiki Memorial Museum in Dogo Park for a cultural experience...

松山市立子規記念博物館
http://www.xs4all.nl/~daikoku/haiku/meguri/kuhi-23.htm

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Shiki Masaoka, Masaoka Shiki　正岡子規
the haiku poet, was born in Matsuyama in 1867. He died on September 19,1902.
Shiki is well known in Japan for introducing a new style of haiku, a short poetic form, and for enhancing the arts.

The word Shiki can also mean "The four seasons　四季"　in Japanese.
The seasons are very important in Japanese haiku, so Shiki is an appropriate name for the haiku server.

Shiki's career
Shiki's paintings
Shiki's menu
Shiki's haiku (in Kim's haiku world)
After Basho,Buson & Issa
Gudabutsuan

©　http://haiku.cc.ehime-u.ac.jp/~shiki/sm/sm.html

In his youth, he was called NOBO, or NOBO SAN by his friends
升（のぼ）さん（正岡子規の幼名） / のぼさん
This was short for his real name, Noboru 升（のぼる）.

Sometimes mis-spelled Nobu-San.

Masaoka Noboru

Masaoka Tsunenori (正岡常規)
Tokoronosuke (処之助) and later Noboru (升).

. Nobo san のぼさん
and Masaoka Shiki Memorial Days

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Memorial Hall of Masaoka Shiki,
Shiki-Do 子規堂

In the compounds of the temple Shoju-Ji
(Shoojuu ji 正宗寺(しょうじゅうじ).

haruka ni mo kishi Shikidoo no yoka no ame

I came from so far away
to the Shiki Hall -
rain on the late cherry blossoms
Tr. Gabi Greve

NHK, Haiku Okoku Member, May 2008

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ふるさとや親すこやかに鮓の味
furusato ya oya sukoyaka ni sushi no aji

my dear hometown -
my mother is well and
the taste of sushi

. Matsuyama sushi 松山鮓 and Masaoka Shiki 　

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quote
Masaoka Shiki: the Misunderstood Reformer, Critic and Poet
Carmen Sterba, 2011
A "Sketch from Life" was One of Shiki's Many Techniques

According to Japanese poetry expert, Ueda Makoto, "Shiki mentored numerous amateur poets; therefore, he devised the sketch-of-life technique to avoid "decorative words, ornamental language, and self-conscious imaginings." In Modern Japanese Poets, Ueda shares that Shiki believed it was vital to write from experience and saw "at least two fatal flaws" to avoid: The falsification of fact and the tendency to be overly intellectual." Some other suggestions Shiki gave were
(1) to "pay more attention to lesser-known locales" rather than famous places,
(2) to walk and observe nature, but afterwards write at home,
(3) to focus on "material and theme in a way that will reveal [your] individuality,"
(4)to read other's haiku to be informed, and
(5) to know something of the history of tanka (originally called waka).
Ueda also suggests that Basho wrote about the "beauty of external nature" and Shiki wrote haiku based on "internal, psychological reality of what is truthful (makoto)."

Shiki Admired Basho Even While He Criticized Him
Shiki's Last Years and the Importance of His Friends

source : carmen-sterba.suite101.com

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Centenary of the Death of Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902)
Masaoka Shiki’s literary carrier burst into literature when the majority of authors were copying limitlessly the European and American literature of the Meiji restoration period. His poetical style was the shasei, meaning “drawing from life”. Using this informal, spoken language, he dared to enounce the importance of going back to the traditional roots of Japanese poetry, calling it a source in the process of defining modern Japanese modes of expression.
source : World Haiku Review . Susumu Takiguchi

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External LINKS about Matsuyama and Haiku

The Matsuyama Declaration, 1999

Let's Give Poetry Back to the People...
A World Poetry Revolution in the 21st Century

It has been about 100 years since the death of Shiki, who ignited the haiku reform movement. Precedents for the declaration which we propose here are Shimazaki Toson's preface to his poetry collection of about 100 years ago in which Toson stated that "The age of new poetry has finally come" and the Surrealism Manifesto of Andre Breton that appeared about 75 years ago. But it has been a long time since we have witnessed the birth of this kind of new poetic manifesto. In the world of Japanese haiku also, there has recently been a demand for reform and for an end to a prolonged state of stagnancy.

In this declaration, we have concentrated on the essential universality of haiku that has been present since the days of Shiki's reform. By taking into account the circumstances in which haiku spread to the world in the past, we have made projections about its future possibilities globally. In the context of universalization of haiku we think it should be presented to the poets all over the world to work with the application of fixed-form and season words. We wish to openly welcome those poems from all over the world that possess the haiku spirit. By making use of a traditional fixed form of poetry, the Japanese have succeeded in applying a grammar unique to the Japanese language, such as kireji, and condensing the poem to 17 syllables.

We feel that in all languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Spanish, we can find ways to condense diction for the purpose of poetic expression. We also believe that an understanding of the value of silence will greatly contribute to the broadening of poetic space in each language. We hope that the poets of the world will share the achievements of the Japanese haiku masters with us and that they will take part in this poetic movement to resolutely pursue ways to condense their own language.

The Matsuyama Declaration of 12 September, 1999 is a statement made by the following people:
Arima Akito, Minister of Education of Japan Haga Toru, President of Kyoto University of Art and Design, Ueda Makato, Professor Emeritus of Stanford University Soh Sakon, Poet Kaneko Tohta, President of the Modern Haiku Society Jean Jacques Origas, French Oriental Language Research Institute

Read more here:
http://www.ecf.or.jp/shiki/1999/dec7.html

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The Matsuyama Message 2000(Supplement to the Matsuyama Declaration)
http://www.ecf.or.jp/shiki/2000/message2000-e.html

Kiyose - Collection of season words in Japan
http://haiku.cc.ehime-u.ac.jp/~shiki/kukai.html

more about kigo
http://www.ecf.or.jp/shiki/1999/dec4.html

NOBO List: A Haiku International mailing list
http://haiku.cc.ehime-u.ac.jp/~sumioka/htdocs/nobo-ml.html

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Matsuyama City Tourist Photo Guide

Matsuyama Tourist Information (Ehime)

Haiku and kigo used by Shiki
http://www.webmtabi.jp/200803/haiku/matsuyama_masaokashiki_index.html

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Matsuyama and Daruma Dolls
By Gabi Greve
. Matsuyama Daruma Princess Dolls

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A good friend of Shiki

. Natsume Soseki (Sooseki 夏目漱石) .

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春や昔千五百石の城下哉
haru ya mukashi sen gohyaku man goku no jooka kana

"Spring season reminds me of the capital town of 150,000 goku."

Masaoka Shiki
http://www.infocreate.co.jp/hometown/matsuyam/haiku-e.html

Aaa. I do not know who did this translation, but it does not reflect the kire after spring, and it uses the word GOKU as if a non-Japanese reader would know what this means ...

it's spring - in olden times
the castle town of
great riches

(my first tentative rendering into English)
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the richness of a domain in the Edo period was calculated in barrels or bags of tax rice (koku, goku) and 150.000 barrels was not that much, but Shiki was proud of his hometown.

jooka , below the castle, is short for .. jooka machi 城下町 .. , the town at the feet of a domain's caslte. Nowadays the word is often used with a lot of nostalgia for the good old times in the Edo period.
The castle of Matsuyama is right up on a large hill, overlooking the city and can bee seen from many small streets in the town.
Gabi Greve : Translating Haiku Forum

Comment by Larry Bole:

This is a haiku which is not found in the major English translations of Shiki's haiku, probably for the reason that Ad G. Blankestijn gives: "[it] is unfortunately not very beautiful in translation..."

According to Blankestijn, there is a haiku stone with this haiku on it just outside the JR Matsuyama station. For an interesting discussion by Blankestijn of this haiku and Matsuyama Castle, go here
http://www.xs4all.nl/~daikoku/haiku/meguri/kuhi-22.htm

it's spring!
when this was a castle town
it was a prosperous one!
(Tr. Larry Bole)

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Inspired by the Matsuyama haiku of Shiki:

One should know that legend has it that the island of Manhattan was said to have been "purchased" from the Native Americans living there (or simply passing through) for approximately $24 worth of trinkets and beads.
(New York)

dreary autumn day...
I'd give the whole city back
for trinkets and beads

Larry Bole

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Masaoka Shiki
17 September 1867 – 19 September 1902
Details in the WIKIPEDIA

More Haiku by Masaoka Shiki
Discussed in the Translating Haiku Forum

Now, To Be! Shiki’s Haiku Moments for Us Today
今、生きる！子規の世界
edited by Masako Hirai (Hirai Masako 平井雅子).
Gyouga-Manroku 仰臥漫録 Gyooga Manroku, Gyōga manroku, GYÔKA-MANROKU
(Stray Notes While Lying on My Back).
http://www.modernhaiku.org/bookreviews/Shiki2004.html
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http://www.simplyhaiku.com/SHv5n1/features/Hirai.html

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"teizen　庭前"　Front　Garden

鶏頭の十四五本もありぬべし
keitoo no juushigohon mo arinubeshi

Cockscombs;
There should be
Fourteen or fifteen.
tr. Blyth

My comment
In a recent documentary about the life of Shiki, I saw the cockscombs in his garden, a flower he liked very much. When he could not move around any more, his sitster, who cared for him lovingly, planted the flowers a bit closer to the veranda. Later, when he had to be in bed all the time, she re-planted them again so that he could still see them when he uplifted his upper body, holding on to a crutch under his arm. Counting the blossoms was one of his daily joys in his sickbed.

When he became completely bedridden, she replanted many flowers, including the hechima gourds, directly on the veranda in pots, so he could see them while lying on his back in bed.

Gabi Greve, January 2010

Read more about the translations of this haiku
. Cockscomb and Shiki

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松杉や枯野の中の不動堂
matsu sugi ya kareno no naka no Fudōdō

pine and cypress:
in a withered field,
a shrine to Fudō

すゝしさや神と佛の隣同士
suzushisa ya kami to hotoke no tonaridoshi

in the coolness
gods and Buddhas
dwell as neighbors

Read many more here:
Poetry of Shiki, translated by Janine Beichman

Shiki about Basho, Issa and Chiyo-Ni

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春風や城あらはるゝ松の上
harukaze ya shiro arawaruru matsu no ue

spring breeze -
the castle shows
above the pines

Here he talks about his beloved Matsuyama castle.

春の霜糸遊となって燃えにけり
haru no shimo itoyuu to natte moenikeri

spring frost
becomes a heat shimmer and
burns to its end

Masaoka Shiki
Tr. Gabi Greve

haru no shimo ?shiyuu to natte moenikeri

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. ooyudachi kuru rashi Yufu no kakikumori 　
Mount Yufudake in Oita, Kyushu

akaki ringo aoki ringo ya taku no ue
haiku about apples

ankoo ni ichizen meshi no andon kana
haiku about the anglerfish

ine no hana Dookanyama no biyori kana
Haiku about Ota Dokan and Mount Dokan in Edo

akikaze ya kakoi mo nashi ni Koofukuji
Temple Kofuji-ji in Nara

o-shiro kara miru ya tanemaku sanjuu ri
kigo about sowing seeds in spring

ji ni ochishi aoi fumiyuku matsuri kana
at the Aoi festival in Kyoto

fune to kishi to hanashite iru hinaga kana
discussion of anthropomorphism and haiku

rengyoo ni ikkanbari no tsukue kana
Ikkanbari laquer ware, Matsuyama

Shimabara ya fue mo ookawa mo fuyu no oto
fuyu no oto 冬の音 sound of winter

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Shiki has written many haiku including the name of a temple or shrine during his travels in Japan.

罌粟さくや尋ねあてたる智月庵

右京左京中は畑なり秋の風

般若寺の釣鐘細し秋の風

無住寺に荒れたきままの野分哉

摘草や三寸程の天王寺

MORE are here
source : haiku/siki

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WASHOKU
Food, Haiku and Masaoka Shiki

Shinshuu no samusa o omou sobayu kana
Soba Buckwheat noodles and Haiku

omoshiro ya mate no iru ana iranu ana
Seafood and Haiku

haru oshimu yado ya Nihon no toofujiru
Tofu and Haiku

omoshiro ya tsuki ni sanshoo no kawa hageba　
Sanshoo mountain pepper and Haiku

hio yasete tsuki no shizuku to tokenu beshi
Hio, saffron cod

yama wa kaze no hiyatsuku himuro kana
Ice cellars in Japan

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fuku Daruma kowaki ni burari Shiki no machi

. a lucky Daruma
under my arm - walking leisurely
in the town of Shiki

source : mineotose

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***** WKD : Santoka and Sake 山頭火と酒

Introducing Japanese Haiku Poets　

Fudo Myo-O, a Japanese Deity
Fudōdō

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Boredom, to be bored (taikutsu)

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Bored, to be bored (taikutsu)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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Explanation

Boredom
is an emotional state experienced during periods lacking activity or when individuals are uninterested in their surroundings. The first record of the word boredom is in the novel Bleak House by Charles Dickens, written in 1852, in which it appears six times, although the expression to be a bore had been used in the sense of "to be tiresome or dull" since 1768.

Boredom has been defined by C. D. Fisher in terms of its central psychological processes: “an unpleasant, transient affective state in which the individual feels a pervasive lack of interest in and difficulty concentrating on the current activity.”
M. R. Leary and others describe boredom as “an affective experience associated with cognitive attentional processes.”In positive psychology, boredom is described as a response to a moderate challenge for which the subject has more than enough skill.
These definitions make it clear that boredom arises not from a lack of things to do but from the inability to latch onto any specific activity.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !

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Langeweile, langweilig

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Hatamoto Taikutsu Otoko 旗本退屈男
Bored Hatamoto Samurai / Bored Samurai

The main hero is Saotome Mondonosuke 早乙女主水之介.

played by
Ichikawa Utaemon 市川右太衛門
later his son, Kitaoji Kinya 北大路欣也.

A movie and well-loved TV series.

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人間に退屈しおり葱坊主
ningen ni taikutsu shiori negi boozu

getting tired of
being a human -
Welsh onion heads

Matsuzaki Tetsunosuke 松崎鉄之介

. WASHOKU
Welsh Onion Head (negi boozu) 　

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退屈な午後になりそう青瓢
taikutsu na gogo ni narisoo ao-fukube

it looks like
another boring afternoon . . .
this green gourd

Tamura Kiyoko 田村清子

. gourd 瓢箪 hyootan, fukube 　

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かすむ日やさぞ天人の御退屈
kasumu hi ya sazo tennin no o-taikutsu

misty day--
no doubt Heaven's saints
bored stiff

Kobayashi Issa

An ironic view of Paradise.
Pure Land Buddhists maintain that there are "Six Ways" of possible future life reincarnation: (1) as a sufferer in hell, (2) as a hungry ghost, (3) as an animal, (4) as an angry demon, (5) as a human being, or (6) as an enlightened saint in the Western Paradise. This haiku is poem 6 of a six-poem series on the Six Ways. Two versions of this series exist; one appears in the 1812 book, Kabuban, while the other was published posthumously by Issa's students in Issa hokku shuu in 1829. The present haiku appears in both versions.

Tr. David Lanoue

. Rokudo (Rokudoo) 六道... The Six Realms of Existence.

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A day of mist and haze:
The Dwellers of Heaven
May well feel bored and listless.
trans. Blyth

A hazy day--
even the gods
must feel listless.
trans. Hass

'Taikutsu' appears to have a connotation of describing a state of weariness, from which I assume both Blyth and Hass arrived at their English translation of "listless."

"Bored stiff," although more colloquial, has, for me, a connotation of restless, pent-up energy that is being frustrated by being caught in a boring situation with no opportunity for release. This is not quite the same thing as weariness or listlessness, although weariness and listlessness can be caused by boredom.

Again, for me, being "listless," when I'm feeling that way, is a state of being I tend to wallow in. Being listless is when I don't really want to do anything, even if there is something to do. Being "bored stiff" is a state of being I'm anxious to escape from, when I'd rather be doing something, but I just can't think of what to do.

Discussion of the translations:
Larry Bole

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Kimigayo anthem

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Kimigayo, the Japanese Anthem

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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Explanation

"Kimigayo" (君が代) is the national anthem of Japan.
It is also one of the world's shortest national anthems in current use, with a length of 11 measures and 32 characters. Its lyrics are based on a Waka poem written in the Heian period (794-1185), sung to a melody written in the imperial period (1868–1945). The current melody was chosen in 1880, replacing an unpopular melody composed eleven years earlier.

During the imperial period, Kimigayo was the official national anthem. When the “Empire of Japan” (imperial period) fell and the “State of Japan” (democratic period) started in 1945, polity was changed from absolutism to democracy. But, the national anthem Kimigayo was not abolished, had long been de facto national anthem during the democratic period (1945–present). It was only legally recognized in 1999 with the passage of Law Regarding the National Flag and National Anthem. During the democratic period, there is controversy over the performance of the anthem at public school ceremonies. Along with the Hinomaru flag, Kimigayo is claimed by some people to be a symbol of Japanese imperialism and militarism.

May your reign
Continue for a thousand,
eight thousand generations,
Until the pebbles
Grow into boulders
Lush with moss

The lyrics first appeared in a poem anthology, Kokin Wakashū, as an anonymous poem
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According to a survey by the Ministry of Education and Science, this spring's graduation ceremonies' enforcement rate of singing "Kimigayo" (the Japanese national anthem) crept ever closer to their target of 100%.

Graduation (sotsugyoo) as KIGO

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君が世やから人も来て年ごもり
kimi ga yo ya karabito mo kite toshi-gomori

Great Japan--
a foreigner also attends
the year's end service!

Kobayashi Issa

"Great Japan" is my translation of kimi ga yo, a phrase that refers to the emperor's reign and begins the Japanese national anthem.
In 1793, Issa visited the port city of Nagasaki, where he encountered, possibly for the first time, a European-- most likely a Dutchman.

拙者儀も異議なく候君が春
sesshagi mo igi naku sooroo kimi ga haru

even I
have no objection
"Happy New Year!"

Issa

Kimi can signify "you," "my friend," or "the emperor."
Kimi ga haru could therefore mean: "Happy New Year to you" or "Happy New Year to the emperor."
Tr. David Lanoue

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kimigayo ya tsukuma matsuri mo nabe hitsotsu
kojin 1691

In our lord’s time, just one pot each,
Even for the old Tsukuma Festival!
Tr. Robin D. Gill

. Tsukuma Festival (Tsukuma matsuri 筑摩祭 ) 　

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***** . Banzai" (萬歳)Ten thousand years
a Japanese battle cry 　

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Rock (iwa)

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Rock (iwa)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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The word ROCK 岩 iwa 　just like this is not a kigo,
but a common topic for haiku.

talk to me -
your moving silence
makes me shiver

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kigo for all spring

iwa oboro 岩朧（いわおぼろ）rock in spring haze

. Spring haziness, Spring mistiness , haze, hazy 朧 oboro

kigo for early spring

. iwa nori, iwanori 岩海苔いわのり "rock laver"seaweed 　

kigo for late spring

. shiohi iwa 汐干岩（しおひいわ）rocks in the tideland

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kigo for all summer

. iwa shimizu 岩清水 fresh water from the rocks

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kigo for late autumn

Iwakura matsuri 岩倉祭 (いわくらまつり) "festival of the rock cave"
shiritataki matsuri 尻たたき祭（しりたたきまつり）
at Iwakura Town, Kyoto
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Uluru (Ayers Rock) Australia

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rock garden, stone garden 枯山水 karesansui
"dry garden"

Reference

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. Stone Garden at Takahashi, Japan 　

enlightenment stones
in the temple garden -
summer heat

Gabi Greve, Summer 2005

. Kobori Enshu 小堀遠州 (1579 - 1647) 　
and his rock gardens　

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. Rocks and stones called DARUMA だるま岩 / 岩だるま

. Rocks called FUDO 不動岩 Fudo Myo-O Cliffs 　

. Iwaza 岩座（いわざ）"rock seat"
for a Buddhist Deity statue
　

. meoto-iwa 夫婦岩 rock-formation like "a loving couple"

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静けさや岩に染み入る蝉の声
shizukesa ya iwa ni shimi-iru semi no koe

deep silence -
the shrill of cicadas
seeps into rocks

grosse Stille -
das Schrillen der Zikaden
dringt in die Felsen

Matsuo Basho
Tr. Gabi Greve

Discussing various translations
. WKD : Basho at temple Yamadera

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waiting for balmy days
a boulder stands
counting stars

Bamdev Sharma
Nepal, December 2010

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Inkstone (suzuri) and related KIGO Japan

Power Stone, Strenght Stone (chikara ishi, Japan)
weight lifting

Silence and Stones

Stepping stones Kenya in the rain

Stone buddha (sekibutsu, ishi botoke) Japan

Stone Lantern (ishidooroo) Japan

Stone wall (stonewall) (ishigaki) Japan

iwagaki 岩牡蠣 "oysters from rocky shores"

. iwa hibari 岩鷚 (いわひばり) Alpine Accentor, a kind of lark
..... "rock sparrow", take suzume 岳雀（たけすずめ）
Prunella collaris

. iwagani 岩蟹 rock crabs

. iwa tsutsuji 岩躑躅（いわつつじ） "rock azalea" robes

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Guitar Gitarre and Cello

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Guitar

***** Location: Worldwide
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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Explanation

The guitar is a musical instrument of the chordophone family, being a stringed instrument played by plucking, either with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number but sometimes more, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with either nylon or steel strings.
Some modern guitars are made of polycarbonate materials. Guitars are made and repaired by luthiers. There are two primary families of guitars: acoustic and electric.
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Gitarre

gitaa ギター

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HAIKU

Shimmering in the night
Light wave vibrates in -
Just a guitar

Alex Serban, Romania

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voices
with a life of their own ...
guitar

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at the dawn
a weeping guitar ...
silent bird

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he strums the strings
and changes the things ...
upon his guitar

Heike Gewi, Yemen

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a blind beggar
playing the guitar for attention --
jingle of the coins

~ Peter Nguribu

children
play the guitar --
birthday party

~ paul omondi

Kenya Saijiki Forum

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sero セロ / チェロ cello

セロ弾けば月の光のうづたかし
sero hikeba tsuki no hikari no uzutakashi

while I played my cello
the moon climbed so high
up in the sky

. Shinohara Hosaku (Hoosaku) 篠原鳳作 (1905-1936) 　

セロを弾くのに夢中になり、
いつの間にか月が高く昇ってしまった

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Allusion

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Allusion used in Haiku

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An allusion is a reference to, or representation of, a place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art, either directly or by implication. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as "a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person, place or event, or to another literary work or passage". It is left to the reader or hearer to make the connection (Fowler); an overt allusion is a misnomer for what is simply a reference.

An allusion is a literary term, though the word also has come to encompass indirect references to any source, including allusions in film or the visual arts. In literature, allusions used to link concepts that the reader already has knowledge of, with concepts discussed in the story.

In discussing the richly allusive poetry of Virgil's Georgics, R.F. Thomas distinguished six categories of allusive reference, which are applicable to a wider cultural sphere.

These types are

Casual Reference, "the use of language which recalls a specific antecedent, but only in a general sense" that is relatively unimportant to the new context;
Single Reference, in which the hearer or reader is intended to "recall the context of the model and apply that context to the new situation"; such a specific single reference in Virgil, according to Thomas, is a means of "making connections or conveying ideas on a level of intense subtlety";
Self-Reference, where the locus is in the poet's own work;
Corrective Allusion, where the imitation is clearly in opposition to the original source's intentions;
Apparent Reference ""which seems clearly to recall a specific model but which on closer inspection frustrates that intention" and
Multiple Reference or Conflation, which refers in various ways simultaneously to several sources, fusing and transforming the cultural traditions.

Allusion differs from the similar term intertextuality in that it is an intentional effort on the author's part. The success of an allusion depends in part on at least some of its audience "getting" it. Allusions may be made increasingly obscure, until at last they are understood by the author alone, who thereby retreats into a private language.
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Modes of allusion
Earl Miner

The modes include the following:

metaphoric allusion in which an echo of the previous work imports the tenor of the previous work to the new context;

imitative allusion in which a quotation of the exact language or representation of generic characteristics of the previous work creates an equivalence between the previous context of utterance and the new context;

parodic allusion in which a quotation of the language or representation of generic characteristics of the previous work suggests a discrepancy between the previous context of utterance and the new context; and

structural allusion in which repetition of structural elements (e.g., recognition and reversal) of a previous work gives form to the new work by analogy to the previous work. ("Allusion")
source : www.semo.edu

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quote

Cor van den Heuvel

“The writing of variations on certain subjects in haiku, sometimes using the same or similar phrases (or even changing a few words of a previous haiku), is one of the most interesting challenges the genre offers a poet and can result in refreshingly different ways of ‘seeing anew’ for the reader.
This is an aspect of traditional Japanese haiku which is hard for many Westerners, with their ideas of uniqueness and Romantic individualism, to accept. But some of the most original voices in haiku do not hesitate to dare seeming derivative if they see a way of reworking an “old” image.”

quote from
Make Haibun New through Chinese Poetic Past:
Basho’s Transformation of Haikai Prose
by Chen-ou Liu
Simply Haiku July 2010

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In haiku, allusion could be seen as

cultural keywords, a kind of haiku topics.
The various regional saijiki of the WKD provide many samples of "cultural keywords".

"Poetry Pillow words" utamakura　歌枕

. Utamakura in Japanese poetry and haiku
Discussion

. Placenames used in Haiku / a LIST
Japanese and worldwide

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Allusion, Poetry about Poetry

The emphasis on the "haiku moment" in North American haiku has meant that most of the poetry does not have another major characteristic of Japanese haikai and haiku: its allusive charcter, the ability of the poem to speak to other literary or poetic texts. I believe that it was Shelley who said that poetry is ultimately about poetry. Great poets are constantly in dialogue with each other. This was particularly true of haikai, which began as a parodic form, by twisting the associations and conventions of classical literature and poetry.

One of Basho's innovations was that he went beyond parody and used literary and historical allusions as a means of elevating haikai, which had hitherto been considered a low form of amusement. Many of Basho and Buson's haikai in fact depend for their depth on reference or allusion to earlier poetry, from either the Japanese tradition or the Chinese tradition.

. Beyond the Haiku Moment : Haruo Shirane

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Allusion in Haiku
Art Durkee

Allusions are references to literary works, to art, to cultural, historical, and political events. They can be explicit or indirect, evocative or direct. They are connections to a shared pool of cultural imagery and conception, and the reader is expected to understand the reference. Allusion in poetry is expected to deepen the meaning of a poem, for example by connecting a contemporary scene to one from ancient Greek mythology.
http://artdurkee.blogspot.com/2008/06/allusion-in-haiku.html

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A Sampling of Cultural Haiku
First published in Hermitage 3:1–2, 2006 (Romania), pages 79–83.

Haiku in English—or at least in North America—is sometimes criticized for lacking the geographical, cultural, literary, or personal references that frequently enrich haiku in Japanese. However, a sampling of just one issue of a recent journal, the June 2004 issue of The Heron’s Nest (VI:5), calls this criticism into question. Indeed, the following sample poems all provide allusions and references that make for a richer reader experience.
http://sites.google.com/site/graceguts/essays/cultural-haiku

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Haiku Allusion - (1) On the Theme of Death
Susumu Takiguchi

after your death
a good epitaph, only for others
and autumn wind
[William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, Hamlet, II, ii, 553]

autumn ending . . .
I’d rather die once, and let others
in life die many times
[William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar, I, i, 134]

winter night . . .
even the fair of unparallel’d beauty
in death’s possession
[William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra, II, ii, 199]

MORE
source : simplyhaiku.com, Autumn 2005

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Honka-dori is an action to write a new poem but alluding to a honka (original poem).
Unison (shoowa　唱和)
Plagiatism
Déjà-ku ... coincidence
. 'honka-dori, honkadori ほんかどり【本歌取り】　

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With allusion and with honkadori,
if the reader does not know the original you are referring to, he will think all the lines of a haiku are original from the poet.

So if you write a haiku with an allusion, better give a footnote with the quote you are referring to.
I tend to call this "Haiku in Context".

Japanese haiku poets were lucky to write in a rather closed society during the Edo period, educated poeple knew what they knew and could compose haiku with allusions to the Chinse classics and old waka without a problem. A translation for a European or American audience is usually not enough, it needs more information of the Japanese background.
Therefore when translating from Japanese, I can not expect the European reader to know all the cultural implications, so I give more background information and present the translation as a "Haiku in Context".

Haiku should be a "stand alone",
but only if the proper context is know to all readers.

This is hard to accomplish in a worldwide online haiku scene.
Therefore I propagate

Haiku in Context

also for haiku magazines and publications.

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another thought

The poet uses an allusion/a rather not well known kigo

Now we can imagine three situations with readers of various kinds of understanding, educational background etc.

the reader does not get the allusion/kigo -
reading the haiku at face value

the reader gets the allusion/kigo -
reading at the same cultural level

the reader gets a different allusion -
reading at a different level, getting a different image than the poet intended (and in worst-case cenario: writes a comment about the haiku as he understood it ...)

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Uchida Hyakken

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Uchida Hyakken Memorial Day

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Uchida Hyakken 内田百間
May 29, 1889 — April 20, 1971

Uchida Hyakken Memorial Day
Hyakken Ki 百閒忌（ひゃっけんき）
Hyakki-En Ki 百鬼園忌（ひゃっきえんき）
(the title of one of his works and his poet name)
Mokuren Ki 木蓮忌（もくれんき）

The name HYAKKEN (in Chinese characters written with the MOON, not the Sun in the KEN　間)　derives from the river Hyakken 百間川 in Okayama.
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He was a Japanese author and academic. He was born in Okayama, to a family of sake brewers whose business later went bankrupt. His real name is Eizo Uchida (内田栄造 Uchida Eizo).
He became a pupil of Natsume Sōseki in 1911. He graduated from Tokyo University (Tokyo Imperial University) in 1914. He became professor of German at Imperial Japanese Army Academy in 1916. He later taught at Hosei University (Tokyo). He is the main subject of Akira Kurosawa's last film, Madadayo.
His novel, Disk of Sarasate (サラサーテの盤 Sarasāte no ban) is the inspiration for the film, Zigeunerweisen.
He is the author of more than fifteen volumes of writings including I am a Cat: The Fake Version, and Gates Close at Dusk.
In Japan he is well known as a passionate railfan and he made some works on railway travel. A great literary figure in Japan, he has but one book translated into English: Realm of the Dead, a collection of short stories whose title work is perhaps his most well known.
A translated excerpt from another collection, Hyakkien Zuihitsu [Jottings from the Goblins' Garden], appeared in the JAL inflight magazine Skyward, January, 2006: "Small Round Things."
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阿房列車 Ahoo Ressha Train

Reference

Some of his work and about him
「全輯百間随筆」全６巻（版畫荘、昭11）
「内田百間全集」全１０巻（講談社、昭46～48）
「私の「漱石」と「龍之介」」（筑摩書房、昭40）
「百鬼園戦後日記」上下＜昭20～24＞（小沢書店、昭57）
「百鬼園日記帳」（論創社、昭56）＜昭10～11発行の正続合わせての復刻＞
「百鬼園先生雑記帳」（三笠書房、昭44）
「回想内田百間」（津軽書房、昭50）
「詩琴酒の人」（小沢書店、昭59）
「實歴阿房列車先生」（朝日新聞社、昭40）
「阿房列車物語」（論創社、昭56）
「内田百間論」（川村二郎著、福武書店、昭58）
「百鬼園寫眞帖」（旺文社編・刊、昭59）
「内田百間」日本文学研究資料新集22（酒井英行編、有精堂、昭61）
「百鬼園残夢」（伊藤隆史・坂本弘子共著、朝日新聞社、昭60）
source : xwww.libnet.pref.okayama.jp

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鯛網や浜街道は山に入り　　
tai-ami ya hama-kaidoo wa yama ni iri

net for sea breams -
the old beach road leads
into the mountains
　　　　　　　　　
Uchida Hyakken
Tr. Gabi Greve

Hamakaido is one of the old trading roads from Edo via Mito toward Iwanuma in Northern Japan, along the Sanriku Beach 三陸浜街道.

Haiku with SEA BREAM

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Volcano (kazan)

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Volcano (kazan)

***** Location: Japan
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
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A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.
The word volcano is derived from the name of Vulcano island off Sicily which in turn, was named after Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.

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kazan 火山 volcano
kazanbai 火山灰 volcanic ash

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アイスランドの火山噴火
エイヤフィヤトラヨークトル氷河

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Southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier began erupting for the second time in a month on Wednesday, sending ash several miles (kilometers) into the air.

Thick drifts of volcanic ash blanketed parts of rural Iceland on Friday as a vast, invisible plume of grit drifted over Europe, emptying the skies of planes and sending hundreds of thousands in search of hotel rooms, train tickets or rental cars.

Polish officials worried that the ash cloud could threaten the arrival of world leaders for Sunday's state funeral for President Lech Kaczynski and his wife Maria in the southern city of Krakow.

The air traffic agency Eurocontrol said almost two-thirds of Europe's flights were canceled Friday, as air space remained largely closed in Britain and across large chunks of north and central Europe.

The agency said about 16,000 of Europe's usual 28,000 daily flights were canceled Friday — twice as many as were canceled a day earlier.

more in the Yahoo News of April 17
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/eu_iceland_volcano

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Passengers face further disruption after flight restrictions were extended until 1300 BST on Sunday as the danger from Icelandic volcanic ash continues.

Prof Brian Golding, head of forecasting research at the Met Office, said it was likely the volcanic cloud would remain over the UK for several days.
"We need a change of wind direction that stays changed for several days and there is no sign of that in the immediate future,"

BBC NEWS Saturday, 17 April
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8627545.stm

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April 19
Flights are still disrupted, Japanese are stranded, the mozarella (of all things) is running out of supplies, so are cancer medicine and fresh fish from the mediterranean.
Japanese worry about the travel during Golden Week, which starts on April 29. Many consider cancelling their trips to Europe, just to be safe.

April 20
Eyjafjallajokull, that spitty big volcano in Iceland, continues to ground air travel throughout Europe today, with new eruptions and a new cloud of ash aimed toward the suffering Continental across the Pond.

According to The Met Office, an official advisory department in Britain, 'Eruptions from Eyjafjallajökull have continued through today with debris being emitted up to [13,100 to 16,400 feet] for much of the time.

The Met Office continued, 'Weather patterns continue to blow areas of ash towards the UK.'
Although airports were supposed to be open throughout the UK today, this new development from Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland meant that in the United Kingdom, only Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Inverness airports in Scotland were open, while in England, flights were only going in and out of Newcastle.
http://news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978185954

April 21
Hundreds of flights remain cancelled at Britain's airports despite a lifting of the UK airspace ban which has allowed some passengers to land at Heathrow for the first time in six days.

source : reference

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quiet skies
all over Europe . . .
nature calls

Gabi Greve

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This news clip on a UK airport inspired my haiku:

Kites and joggers on empty runway
Staff at Bristol Airport have made use of the empty runway to fly kites and run the airstrip.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8625564.stm

empty runway
airline staff practise for marathon
in the spring sun

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This news item on the uncertain wait for the Polish State Funeral inspried the next:

Family insists ash must not cast cloud over state funeralPremium Article !
Date: 17 April 2010
THE family of late Polish president Lech Kaczynski has urged that his state funeral be held tomorrow in Krakow as planned, despite fears that the volcanic ash cloud emanating from Iceland may keep some world leaders from attending.
http://news.scotsman.com/world/Family-insists-ash-must-not.6234557.jp

Poland -
President and wife lie in state
under pall of ash cloud

Sonam Chhoki
Bhutan, April 17, 2010

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the black cloud
pushing from Iceland pushes
up our taxes

dick pettit
WHCsenryu

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crescent moon
the belly of Iceland
straight up

Nicole Hyde
Kigo Hotline

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. . . from WHCitalian

nell'aereoporto
un vuoto a perdere
sopra la pista

in the airport
a non-returnable bottle
on the runaway

Tarquinio Brodo

mentre passeggio
intorno al lago penso
questo è un vulcano...

walking
all around the lake I think
this is a volcano...

Paul Anthony

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NHK Haiku

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NHK 俳句

The Japanese National Television, NHK, features a variety of Haiku programs. Some are weekly, others monthly or four times in the year. This is a good chance for Japanese haiku poets to "meet" famous teachers and improve the understanding of various haiku theories and temporary haiku writing.

They also publish a KIYOSE, Kigo Almanach.

季を春・夏・秋・冬の四季に新年を加えて五つに区分した。一つの季全体にわたる季題(三春・三夏・三秋・三冬)と、季の移り変わりにより初・仲・晩に分かれる季題(例=初春・仲春・晩春)を分類して掲載した。したがって、連句にも利用できるものとなっている。
冬の部には、三冬・初冬・仲冬・晩冬のほかに、歳末の項を設け、「年の市」「除夜」など新暦、旧暦いずれにもわたる歳末の季題を集めた。

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NHK Haiku　NHK 俳句

Monthly Magazine for the weekly TV program

http://www.nhk-book.co.jp/text/syumi/index.html

From this LINK, on the right side, you can access the weekly programs.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/tankahaiku/

Archives of the Best
http://www.nhk.or.jp/tankahaiku/haiku_tokusen/index.html

The Best of this Week
http://www.nhk.or.jp/tankahaiku/haiku_tokusen/index_week.html

Detailed BLOG version:
ＮＨＫ俳句に学ぶ

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Five Seven Five with a Photo

NHK Foto Go Shichi Go

NHK　フォト　五七五 in Japanese, with photos.

Click on the whirl with the ribbon (今月の作品) to go to the collection of each month. Started in April 2006.

Sample from November 2006
Click on the downward arrow beside the little window of 2006年11月 to select another month.

Advise about writing haiku by
Yasuhara Yoo Sensei 安原葉, April 2007

More about Haiku and Photos, shahai 写俳
Gabi Greve

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NHK Haiku Ookoku .. Kingdom of Haiku
俳句王国
Haiku okoku

. 2008 「俳句ナンダこりゃコレクション」　
What, this is supposed to be haiku ?
Gendai ... Modern Haiku Interpretations

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鷹羽狩行の名句案内
Guide to Famous Haiku / meiku annai

By 鷹羽狩行 Takaha Shugyoo
ISBN 　 978-4-14-016151-7

Takaha sensei tried to define what is
a NOTEWORTHY, a FAMOUS HAIKU :

The use of the language (Japanese) should be in a proper and correct way.
The haiku must be easily understood at the first reading. Keep it simple.
And when reading it again and again, you feel a good taste (the depth) of it.
The kigo must fit the general theme of the haiku and be alive.

(quoted from my memory after viewing a TV show)

the chirping of tree crickets—
after having judged
a thousand verses in one day

Selected Haiku by Takaha Shugyo

. WKD : Introducing Takaha Shugyo 　

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列島縦断俳句スペシャル-
Special : Haiku from North to South of Japan

With Inahata Teiko and Kaneko Tohta.

NHK Haiku Marathon October 2006

NHK Haiku Marathon October 2007

NHK 俳句日和
NHK Haikubiyori October 2009

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Great Annual Haiku Meeting
NHK全国俳句大会

The best during the course of a year of all the above mentioned programs come together again in January and choose the very best. All the honorable sensei are present and argue a bit on the reasons for the best. Inahata Teiko and Kaneko Tohta are among the great elders who take part every year!
This year, 2007, Kaneko sensei is 87 years old! He also appeared on the last NHK program in March, giving his advise to the nationwide students.

In 2007 there were 50,122 haiku to choose from the grown ups and 30,547 from the junior section.

The LINK below shows the names of the judges and then has further links to read the winning haiku in Japanese.

平成19年1月21日にNHKホール（東京・渋谷）

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Oku no Hosomichi/ Matsuo Basho
Walking the Narrow Road to the North of Japan

©　NHK New Program
September / October 2007

My Take on the Unbeaten Tracks with Basho / NHK
Gabi Greve

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Hasegawa Kai 長谷川櫂
Teaching about the CUT, starting from April 2007

"ときには俳句はその人の人生を変えてしまうことさえある。
芭蕉は旅のうちに人生を送り、子規は六尺の病床で人生を終えた。しかし、芭蕉は旅のつれづれの慰めに俳句を詠んだのではなく、子規もまた病の気晴らしに俳句を詠んだのではない。
芭蕉は俳句に誘われて旅立ったのであり、
子規は俳句に助けられて重い病と闘った。"
俳句的生活

季語は、宇宙的な言葉。
Kigo are like a cosmic words.
世界をひらく言葉

Kigo to Saijiki no Kai
Since January 2008

. . . 季語と歳時記の会 / NPO法人

Office in Niigata, Temple Soheki-Ji
事務局がある新潟県加茂市の双璧寺
（０２５６・５２・０６３７）

ひやひやと赤貝のぬた春の雪
haiku about the ark clam with miso paste

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Kidai and Kigo. Hon-i

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Kidai and Kigo　季題と季語

kidai - seasonal topic, seasonal theme
seasonal activity, seasonal event, subject matter . Usually the first word or head entry given in the list of kigo for one item.

kigo - seasonal word, season word
seasonal aspect of the vocabulary. Kigo are not only nouns, they can also include verbs and adjectives.

hon-i 本意 - "the real meaning" (honto no imi 本当の意味)
Poetic essence, other associations with this word. Essential nature. The most difficult part, to explain the cultural background of a word. Without the full understanding of "hon-i, honi, hon'i" it is hard to appreciate the use of kigo. A Japanese saijiki tries to explain the hon-i of a word.
In Japanese poetry, a lot of the hon'i dates back to classical Chinese poetry.

I remember some Japanese sensei discuss the problem of mountain climbing as a kigo "yamanobori" , maybe widely meaning "the summer season of mountain climbing", but the verb form, which might be translated as I climb a mountain, "yama o noborishi, yama o noborite" would not be a seasonal reference, since you can climb a mountain at any time.

When translating kidai and kigo into English, even more possibilities of the wording arise for one word. The distinction of this kind will be even more difficult.

Gabi Greve

Haiku are poems about the season, the changes of the seasons, their theme is the season and KIDAI / KIGO is the means to bring the season alive.

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Like other Japanese saijiki, the Nyūmon Saijiki is a compilation of the major kidai (seasonal topics) and kigo (seasonal words) in traditional and modern Japanese haiku. In turn, haiku are the traditional Japanese poetic form characterized by 17 sound symbols in metrical units of 5, 7, and 5.

The Nyūmon Saijiki includes approximately 800 kidai, or headwords, and 2,100 kigo, or subtopics. An example of a kidai for the season of spring is risshun (beginning of spring). Kigo under the headword risshun are haru tatsu (spring begins) and haru kuru (spring comes).

For each kidai the saijiki includes a prose discussion of the meaning and usage of the kidai, together with examples of Japanese haiku that make use of the kidai and/or kigo.

©　University of Virginia Library: Japanese Text Initiative

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　© Glossary of Jane Reichhold 2002

kidai - KEY-DAY'EE (J: season topic)
A system that designates a season by agreement among poets which makes the full moon a sign of autumn. As this path is full of potholes and debates, there are dictionaries called saijiki which are devoted to the sport and explain little with many words.

kigo - KEY-GO (J: seasonal word)
Nouns which imply the season because they have been traditionally associated with certain times of the year in Japanese literature and/or real life. There are winter birds and summer plants, spring activities and winter skies, fall trees and summer holidays and the list goes on and on. Is a red balloon an indication of summer or fall?

hon’i – HONE-EE (J: essential characteristic).
An aesthetic principle that used convention to describe the character of certain things especially in renga writing. For example the subject of love require unrequited longing, travel had to denote the suffering. These codified versions which were gathered from previous admired literature were considered more poetic than reality.

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yo no hito no mitsukenu hana ya noki no kuri

few in this world
notice those blossoms--
chestnut by the eaves

Matsuo Basho, Tr. Makoto Ueda

This haiku sparked a discussion on the use of kigo and kidai:

As I understand it, the kigo in question is 'kuri no hana' (chestnut's blossom), yet that phrase does not appear in the ku itself. I had the impression that a kigo was a fixed phrase which wasn't open to this kind of manipulation, and now wonder was I quite wrong? I thought that the 'topic' of flowering chestnut was better called a kidai than a kigo?

Norman Darlington

kidai : flower of the chestnut, kuri no hana 栗の花
kigo :
..... chestnut flower, hanaguri　花栗
..... chestnuts flowering, kuri saku　栗咲く

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Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share and Teach Haiku
Excerpts online

Haiku Handbook: How to Write, Share and Teach Haiku
Glossary about kidai and kigo

William J. Higginson

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"The essence of traditional haiku consists of two things.
First, there is an association with nature through one of the seasons either by naming the season (kigo), like winter or spring, or by suggesting the season through specific elements of that season (kidai), like a frozen pond or cherry blossoms."
Bruce Ross

This gives an overview of the nature aspect of traditional haiku, but contains a serious error of fact. Kidai are traditionally recognized seasonal phenomena that often provide the main subject matter of a haiku. They also place haiku in the seasonal round that forms an important context for all such poems. On the other hand, kigo are the specific words or phrases in individual poems that refer to the kidai. For example, a Japanese phrase that might best be translated "remaining snow" is an important spring kidai.

Another phrase, perhaps best translated "left-over snow," often appears in haiku, and refers to this same phenomenon. A poem with the kigo "left-over snow" has "remaining snow" as its kidai. "Remaining snow" itself may also be used in a poem—in which case it is both the kidai and the kigo of that poem. In short, a kidai is a "seasonal topic"—some phenomenon one might write about—while a kigo is the word or phrase one uses to write about it—the "season word."

Kigo does not mean "naming the season"; "seasonal topic(s)" is the usual translation of kidai, not the confusing "elements of the season," which might be understood as referring to the weather.
William J. Higginson

Read more here
book review
How to Haiku: A Writer’s Guide to Haiku and Related Forms
by Bruce Ross

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hon-i 本意 - "the real meaning" (honto no imi 本当の意味)
poetic essence, “essential implications”
established essence
the essential nature of things
“genuine purports” （Kawamoto)
. Reference : Kawamoto Koji .

The “poetic essences” (hon'i) can capture the true nature of something and it can be handed down in the literary tradition.

The cultural context establishes this "true meaning" of a kigo within Japanese poetry. The WKD tries to add as much of this cultural context as possible.
(Please bear in mind that I am only one person with limited time . . .).

When adding new season words of other parts of the world, I try to explain its cultural context as best as I can with my haiku friends from the region.
A great thank you again to all who contributed.

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Beyond the Haiku Moment
Haruo Shirane

Nature and Seasonal Words

From as early as the eleventh century, the poet of classical poetry was expected to compose on the poetic essence (honi) of a set topic.
The poetic essence was the established associations at the core of the seasonal word.
In the case of the warbler (uguisu), for example, the poet had to compose on the warbler in regard to the arrival and departure of spring, about the emergence of the warbler from the mountain glen, or about the relationship of the warbler to the plum blossoms. This poetic essence, the cluster of associations at the core of the seasonal topic, was thought to represent the culmination and experience of generations of poets over many years.

By composing on the poetic essence, the poet could partake of this communal experience, inherit it, and carry it on. (This phenomenon is true of most of the traditional arts. The beginner must first learn the fundamental forms, or kata, which represent the accumulated experience of generations of previous masters.)

Poets studied Japanese classics such as The Tale of Genji and the Kokinshu, the first imperial anthology of Japanese waka poetry, because these texts were thought to preserver the poetic essence of nature and the seasons as well as of famous places.
source : www.haikupoet.com

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Reviving Japanese Haikai through Chinese Classics
Chen-ou Liu

the old pond's
frog is growing elderly
falles leaves

First of all, semantically speaking, the above poem is made up of two parts that are separated by a kireji (cutting word), kana. The first part is that in the old pond there is an aging frog, whose honi (poetic essence) is “suggestive of spring…[implying] vigor and youth.”
The second part introduces the reader to the scene fallen leaves, whose honi refers to winter.

source : www.haijinx.org/IV-1

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***** ..... Mu Kigo : The Season of 'No-Season' in Contemporary Haiku
A discussion !

Kigo and its use in Japanese haiku.

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