Don't you think there are many famous autumn songs that touch your heart? Personally, when I hear nursery rhymes such as ``Makkana Autumn'' and ``Autumn Leaves,'' I am struck by a strong sense of sadness, as it also brings back memories from my childhood. In fact, many of these famous autumn songs have something in common. All of them are "Autumn evening...
When you think of autumn, you think of ``moon viewing.'' The moon that falls on the fifteenth night of the eighth month in the lunar calendar is hailed as the "Harvest Moon of Mid-Autumn" and has been loved by Japanese people since ancient times. However, you need to be a little careful about how you enjoy this "moon viewing." When will the Harvest Moon be this year? If you look it up...
Japan's traditional events have been overtaken by Western events such as Halloween and Christmas, but Tanabata has remained deeply popular from the Nara period to the present day. → Related article "Tanabata legend and romantic love songs" Songs related to Tanabata are found in the oldest collection of poems "Manyo...
Speaking of autumn in Kokin Wakashu, it is definitely ``Autumn Nanakusa.'' There is a lineup of unique songs that capture the characteristics of each of the seven types. →Related article ``Nanakusa of Autumn'' →Related article ``Tobachiri dayo Jōroka'' However, when it comes to the era of Shinkokin Wakashu, Nanakusa...
Fujiwara Toshinari was the father of the famous poet Teika, and was the master of major poets of the modern and ancient times, such as Gotobain, Imperial Princess Shikiko, Fujiwara Yoshitsune, and Lady Toshinari. Sashizume is said to be the ``godfather of Japanese poetry!'', but unlike the great Corleone family...
The style of waka poetry is often roughly divided into three types: ``Manyo style'', ``Kokin style'', and ``Shin Kokon style''. These three collections, ``Manyoshu,'' ``Kokin Wakashu,'' and ``Shin Kokin Wakashu,'' are called the ``Three Great Collections'' of waka, and are considered particularly important among the many waka collections.
I like Hyakunin Isshu and waka! I think there are actually quite a few people who say that. For example, this kind of song immediately evokes traditional scenes of flowers, birds, wind and the moon, and any Japanese person will feel deeply moved by it. ``It's too spring and summer is here...''
``Yamato songs are the seeds of people's hearts, and can be interpreted as the leaves of various words.'' Kokin Wakashu (Kana Preface) This is the famous phrase at the beginning of the Kana Preface to Kokin Wakashu by Tsurayuki Ki. Waka poems written from the human heart have been composed countless times. This time, the huge...
Recently, there was an uproar over the plagiarism of the official emblem of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, but did you know that acts similar to ``copying'' are rampant in the world of Japanese poetry? Yes, that is the honkatori. Honkatori is a famous old song (honka...
Waka poetry has ``types'' (rules) that have been cultivated through tradition. By understanding the kata, you will be able to appreciate and compose waka correctly and efficiently. At the Reiwa Poetry Center, we welcome people who want to compose (or compose) classical waka like the Heian poets they admire...
Many collections of Saigyo's poems have been published, but novels in which Saigyo is the main character are probably rare. Saigyo is a representative poet of the late Heian period who has been selected for the most entries in the Shinkokin Wakashu. ``Hopefully, spring will die under the flowers, around the time of the clearing mochimozuki.'' Saigyo...
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