Monthly Archives: February 2023
HAIKU February 2023
2023年2月1日 HAIKU
春寒き手を握りたる別哉 子規
haru samuki
te o nigiritaru
wakare kana
parting —
a handshake
in the spring chill
Season word: spring chill (春寒し harusamushi), spring
Composed by Masaoka Shiki in 1899, at age 32. Born
in Matsuyama, Shiki is …
FESTIVALS February 2023
2023年2月1日 FESTIVALS
Feb. 3 SETSUBUN
Setsubun literally means the parting of the seasons and it is the eve of the first day of each season (Rishun spring, Rikka summer, Rishu autumn, and Ritto winter). Gradually it came to indicate only the …
TOPICS February 2023
2023年2月1日 TOPICS
Memories with Guests into Books
Ms. Hirayama, who runs a guesthouse in Miyakubo-cho, Imabari, northern Ehime, has compiled her nine notebooks containing messages and illustrations from her guests, and photos she took of them into two books.
Her guesthouse opened …
