tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post116622149876188458..comments2023-05-02T03:50:11.195-07:00Comments on Haiku Topics, Theory and Keywords .. (WKD - TOPICS ): Samurai and ashigaruGabi Grevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-19742650813965791742022-09-07T20:52:53.272-07:002022-09-07T20:52:53.272-07:00Horo. A kind of protector for Japanese samurai on ...<b>Horo. A kind of protector for Japanese samurai on horseback </b><br />騎馬武者が用いた防具 - 母衣(ほろ)horo <br />One unusual addition to Japanese armor was the horo, worn by mounted bushi as early as the Kamakura period of 1185–1333. It was a silk cloak-type garment, usually attached to the back of the helmet and the waist; it caught the wind as the horse ran, and would fill with air like a balloon to form a buffer between the cloth and the soldier’s back.- <br />more<br />https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/26/samurai-wore-a-cloak-that-inflated-which-protected-him-from-incoming-arrows/<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-37657911038149809922022-08-24T21:01:59.733-07:002022-08-24T21:01:59.733-07:00Chiyo no kotobuki 千代寿 - 士 shi (samurai)
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Buke s...<b><br />Chiyo no kotobuki 千代寿 - 士 shi (samurai) </b><br />.<br />Buke shohatto 武家諸法度 Laws for the Samurai <br />.<br />https://edoflourishing.blogspot.com/2016/04/buke-shohatto-laws.htmlGabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-73244149245962459792020-08-18T21:37:04.998-07:002020-08-18T21:37:04.998-07:00ashigaru legend from Miyagi
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Hakoishi Jinja 箱石神社
...<b> ashigaru legend from Miyagi</b><br />.<br />Hakoishi Jinja 箱石神社<br />in Miyagi 石巻市 Ishinomaki city<br /><br />. ryuu, ryū 龍 竜 伝説 Ryu - dragon legends .<br />A ujigami 氏神 clan deity of the ashigaru 足軽 soldiers of the Sendai domain, who lived in 成田町 the Narita town, along 北上川 the river Kitakamigawa.<br />When 坂上大宿禰高道 Sakanoue Sukune passed here in 863 to fight the Emishi, he found his death here.<br />His soul turned into a dragon and caused great flooding. To appease his soul, the shrine was erected. <br />.<br />https://japanshrinestemples.blogspot.com/2020/03/ishigami-stone-deity-2.html<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-18996633265149692522020-06-16T22:00:54.085-07:002020-06-16T22:00:54.085-07:00The Samurai Sourcebook
Stephen Turnbull
Bra...<b>The Samurai Sourcebook <br />Stephen Turnbull </b><br /><br />Brave, invincible warriors, fighting sword in hand against overwhelming odds. Those were the Samurai. In this comprehensive, enthralling, illustration-filled look at their history, personalities, strategies, costume, and campaign you'll find every detail of their armor and weaponry, as well as information on the Samurai army's development, its organization, and the fighters' feudal obligation. <br />Follow the evolution of the sword and polearms, plus, the technology and deployment of explosives. Take a peek into castle life and the rituals of battle. Case studies, often based on contemporary chronicles, diaries and official records, focus in on the most important invasions and combat situations from 940 to 1638, and religious traditions. <br />A full range of maps chart wartime changes. 320 pages, 175 b/w illus., 7 3/4 x 10.<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/Samurai-Sourcebook-Stephen-Turnbull/dp/1854095234<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-49506858714519716352016-04-28T17:28:44.929-07:002016-04-28T17:28:44.929-07:00The Courage of a Samurai
Lori Tsugawara Whaley
W...<b>The Courage of a Samurai <br />Lori Tsugawara Whaley </b><br />Who were the samurai and how could a people dedicated to war and violence have such an impact on a culture known for its politeness, manners and aesthetic beauty? The samurai warrior of ancient Japan lived by a moral and ethical code known as bushido; ‘the way of the warrior.’ This code of chivalry sculpted a culture and influenced all aspects of their lives and society. After the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, the world witnessed the characteristics of bushido:<br /><br />Courage<br />Integrity<br />Benevolence<br />Respect<br />Honesty<br />Honor; and<br />Loyalty<br /><br />This book presents these principles as a guide for navigating the challenges we all face with examples of individuals who exemplify their meaning in today’s world. <br />.<br />http://loriwhaley.com/the-courage-of-a-samurai/ <br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-84066916168660473592015-12-09T13:00:32.549-08:002015-12-09T13:00:32.549-08:00Samurai and the Culture of Japan's Great Peace...<b>Samurai and the Culture of Japan's Great Peace</b><br /><br />The samurai is a global archetype today: the perfect warrior-gentleman, calmly indifferent in the face of death but deeply moved by the beauty of art and nature. This is precisely how many samurai liked to see themselves. A few perhaps even lived up to this ideal.<br /><br />Samurai and the Culture of Japan’s Great Peace brings to life the many-layered history of the samurai and those they ruled—a history full of drama and paradox. In the 1500s, samurai nearly destroyed the Japanese state in their incessant wars. But after 1615, they presided over 250 years of peace, the longest that any large society has ever known. In the exhibition, you’ll encounter shimmering swords and intimidating armor, and discover that most were actually made at a time when war had passed from memory into myth. The primary function of the blades and armor was not to protect an owner or to fell foes, but to justify the inherited privileges of warriors who had not fought a battle in generations.<br /><br />Featuring more than 150 spectacular artifacts from four Yale collections<br /><br />Yale, Peabody Museum<br />http://peabody.yale.edu/exhibits/samurai-and-culture-japans-great-peace<br />.Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-69037004908780986272015-08-01T21:46:43.866-07:002015-08-01T21:46:43.866-07:00sankin kootai 参勤交代 Sankin Kotai Daimyo attendance ...<b>sankin kootai 参勤交代 Sankin Kotai Daimyo attendance in Edo<br />daimyoo gyooretsu, daimyō gyōretsu 大名行列 Daimyo procession </b><br />. . . a daimyo's alternate-year residence in Edo - was a policy of the Tokugawa shogunate during most of the Edo period of Japanese history. The purpose was to strengthen central control over the daimyo, or major feudal lords.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttp://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2015/08/sankin-kotai.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-11407062254991262562015-01-06T21:35:39.988-08:002015-01-06T21:35:39.988-08:00Kobayashi Issa
大名の鶯弟子に持にけり
daimyoo no uguisu deis...Kobayashi Issa<br /><br />大名の鶯弟子に持にけり<br />daimyoo no uguisu deishi ni mochi ni keri<br /><br />a master teaches<br />the lord's warbler <br />how to sing<br /><br />This hokku is from the second month (March) in 1824, when Issa was living with various students near his hometown. In Issa's time the goal of the samurai class was no longer to wage war but to maintain relative peace under the system of social control created by the shogunate in Edo. The great lords (daimyo) presided independently over local semi-feudal domains around the country, but they were essentially bureaucrats who could be removed from their position if they made any moves to oppose the shogunate. Their families lived as de facto hostages in the lord's mansion in Edo, and the lord himself was required to spend every other year in Edo, where he had to visit the shogun's castle from time to time to display his fealty to the shogunate in various symbolic ways. Lords were basically figureheads, and gradually became urbanized. Many of them spent more time on pastimes pursued by commoners in Edo than they did on domain or military affairs. Issa often evokes the hobbies of these rich lords who were deeply influenced by various commoner fashions, such as raising fancy chrysanthemums or keeping expensive songbirds with beautiful voices for the sake of winning prizes in contests. In Issa's time the songbirds most commonly kept in cages by the samurai elite and by wealthy commoners were bush warbler (uguisu) and the Japanese white-eye (mejiro, Zosterops japonicus). Singing contests between caged warblers had been held for centuries by Kyoto aristocrats, but in Edo the competition reached fever pitch.<br /><br />read more<br />by Chris DrakeGabi Greve - Issahttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/translatinghaiku/conversations/messages/4932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-81534885670882969922014-07-05T21:35:46.850-07:002014-07-05T21:35:46.850-07:00Lust, Commerce, and Corruption:
An Account of What...Lust, Commerce, and Corruption:<br />An Account of What I Have Seen and Heard, by an Edo Samurai<br />by Buyo Inshi 武陽隠士 <br /><br />世事見聞録<br />.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttp://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2014/07/book-samurai.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-12037584736055164002014-05-31T21:46:18.991-07:002014-05-31T21:46:18.991-07:00goyoogeikoo 御用稽古 "official training" of ...goyoogeikoo 御用稽古 "official training" of the samurai of Edo castle<br />swimming was especially taught to the elite of the group<br />okachigumi 御徒組 / 御徒方 shogun's foot guards <br /><br />suiei jooran 水泳上覧 day when the Shogun inspected the swimmers from his boat<br />.Gabi Greve - Darumapediahttp://edoflourishing.blogspot.jp/2014/06/sixth-lunar-month.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-71497460583315780482013-09-10T21:26:26.278-07:002013-09-10T21:26:26.278-07:00soohei, sōhei 僧兵 monk-warrior, monk-soldier
Sohei...soohei, sōhei 僧兵 monk-warrior, monk-soldier <br />SoheiGabi Greve - WKDhttp://gokurakuparadies.blogspot.jp/2013/09/soohei-monk-warrior.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1167912732487613362007-01-04T04:12:00.000-08:002007-01-04T04:12:00.000-08:00konbanwa Gabi san.I'm Aoi.thank you for adding my ...konbanwa Gabi san.<BR/>I'm Aoi.<BR/>thank you for adding my blog.<BR/>I added your website my Okiniiri.<BR/>nice webpage.<BR/>youe web is the encyclopedia of Japanese culture!! <BR/>I can study many things from this site.<BR/>thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1167899016771873662007-01-04T00:23:00.000-08:002007-01-04T00:23:00.000-08:00.Difference of Bushi (武士) and Samurai(侍) Read my ....<BR/><A HREF="http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-snyPB7I9fqMXbU3dPRMU0N8-?cq=1&p=239&n=28500" REL="nofollow">Difference of Bushi (武士) and Samurai(侍) </A> <BR/><BR/>Read my friend AOI about this subject.<BR/><BR/>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1166332396633443912006-12-16T21:13:00.000-08:002006-12-16T21:13:00.000-08:00I like Japanese Bushido very much too.I study Kend...I like Japanese Bushido very much too.<BR/>I study Kendo once a week by Master Fujimaki<BR/><BR/>Than, I thought that Bushido (samurai sprit) is almost same as<BR/>Haiku sprit.<BR/><BR/>I study Kamae of Kendo( how to take the posture of Katana for<BR/>competitor).<BR/>Correct posture and law of etiquette are a substructure of Bushido.<BR/><BR/>I found pictures site of Japan Kendo league.<BR/><BR/>http://www.kendo.or.jp/picture/index.html#02<BR/><BR/>You will see Japanese students of Kendo.<BR/><BR/>Etsuko<BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cherrypoetryclub/message/29395Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1166263167714682472006-12-16T01:59:00.000-08:002006-12-16T01:59:00.000-08:00horses on the plain ...which one was a samuraiin i...horses on the plain ...<BR/>which one was a samurai<BR/>in its former life?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1166254224029249262006-12-15T23:30:00.000-08:002006-12-15T23:30:00.000-08:00.a samurai,the ant, fightinglocustsrobert wilsonht....<BR/><B>a samurai,<BR/>the ant, fighting<BR/>locusts</B><BR/><BR/>robert wilson<BR/><BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/17291Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1166247628253088422006-12-15T21:40:00.000-08:002006-12-15T21:40:00.000-08:00Dear Gabi, you are a GREAT poet. I have read only ...Dear Gabi, you are a GREAT poet. <BR/>I have read only a few of your haikus and each one is a :<BR/>" mirror of beauty".<BR/>I'm honoured to know you, read you, and be led to writing good haiku by you.<BR/>I have the sun and the moon, you and Robert Wilson, by my side, guiding me.<BR/>thank you.<BR/> <B><BR/>a sharp sword<BR/>in the hand of Bosatsu-<BR/>the ancient warrior<BR/><BR/>the sleepless eyes<BR/>of Bosatsu, watch the way-<BR/>of Samurai </B><BR/><BR/>Rita<BR/><BR/>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/17282Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27162317.post-1166242268576307332006-12-15T20:11:00.000-08:002006-12-15T20:11:00.000-08:00.a colored leaffloating in the river -samurai's li....<BR/><BR/>a colored leaf<BR/>floating in the river -<BR/>samurai's life<BR/><BR/>wonderful haiku. Is it yours Gabi?<BR/>Thank you for every effort you make for us.<BR/>I'm on my way to read about the samurai, just count the hours..<BR/> <BR/>Rita<BR/>................................<BR/><BR/>Yes, of course, it is my haiku!<BR/>GABI<BR/>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Gabi Grevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16362456518166174106noreply@blogger.com