Japan Index

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INDEX for my trips in Japan





Daruma Pilgrims and other trips
Introducing temples and places of Japan

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Travelogue Japan


Travelogue Japan 1977/78, in Black and White.

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Abason Village, Okayama 阿波村 shrine Chiiwa Jinja 千磐神社


Chinese Dragon Park, Tottori Encho En Park 燕趙園


Chizu 智頭, Bizen Kaido　(Tottori)


Daisen, Mount Daisen in Tottori 大山

Doi Shrine, Mimasaka 土井神社

Ehime, Summer 2006 ..... Photo Album

Fukuyama Spring 2007 ..... Photo Album

Izumo Kaido, The Old Road of Izumo 出雲街道


Katsuyama Town with its Temples and Shrines 　勝山宿場

Koshihata Village, Temple Entsuu-Ji, Okayama ..... Photo Album

Kyoto, Hana no Miyako 花の都


Mitoku San, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji
Mitoku san, Nage-ire Doo, Kurayoshi ..... Photo Album 投げ入れ堂



Nagisan 那岐山, Mount Nagi and the plum blossom park in Kume
Nagi Hill Station / 那岐山麓山の駅 Yama no Eki

Nagi and Chizu ... ALBUM

Nara　奈良, the ancient capital


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Ohaga 大垪和西の棚田 - 道の駅 - 山里の駅

Ohaga Nishi, Tanada in May, 2010

Tanada Matsuri, Summer 2010

Takitani Pond　滝谷の池, Autumn 2010


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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Poems and Place names 小倉百人一首


Okutsu in Okayama Prefecture
Okutsu and Lake, November 2005 ..... Photo Album


Osorezan 恐山 Mount Osoresan
Hotoke-ga-ura　仏が浦
Aomori


Shimanami Road 2005
Shimanami Kaido and Imabari, Shikoku ..... Photo Album


Takahashi Town, July 2005..... Photo Album
Takahashi, Yakushi-In and Fukiya Bengara Village Spring 2008


Tokushima, Awaji Island ..... Photo Album
..... Awaji and Takadaya Kahei 高田屋嘉兵衛


Tottori ... Sand Dunes, Castle Park, Jinpukaku
Tottori ..... Photo Album



Yonago and Mt. Daisen, April 2005 ..... Photo Album

Yonago Flower Park, April 2006 ..... Photo Album


Yoshitsune Temple Gikeiji at Minmaya
「義経寺」（ぎけいじ） 三厩村 - Dragon Horse Temple　龍馬山



Fukuyama Castle


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. DARUMA PILGRIMS
Places and People of Japan


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- Kaido Roads in Japan -

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. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .
. Legends about the Kaido highways .
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Kaido: The Ancient Highways and Roads of Japan
日本の街道

Japan developed a nationwide network of roads and highways already in the 7th century to carry things on foot, horseback, and wheeled traffic and to transport goods between towns and villages. The major roads, called kaido, started from the capital in Kyoto (then known as 平安京 Heiankyo).

There were seven major roads. The most important ones ones were the westbound route from Kyoto, the Sanyodo, and the eastbound route to Edo, the Tokaido. These historical names have been preserved in the names of major railway lines and modern highways.

In due time lodgings for travelers along these highways grew into towns which served their local specialities and sold souveniers.
Some routes with easier access, avoiding steep passes through the mountains, came into being, as travelling and pilgrimages became more popular. But the construction of bridges and operation of ferries across some rivers were prohibited for reasons of military defense, and travelers were carried over on the shoulders of porters or in palanquins.
During heavy rainfall, crossing these rivers was too dangerous and travellers had to stay in lodgings, enjoying the "rice serving girls", or all kinds of gambling.



Kaido Walking ”街道ウオーキング”
Some roads were famous for transporting food or salt to Kyoto and other cities.

The old kaido roads enjoy a revival these days, with people walking them again, taking photos and exchanging information in many BLOGS.


Travelling with Matsuo Basho
. Oku no Hosomichi 2007 　


. Kaido Ancient Roads - Yokai and Yurei
街道の妖怪 - 幽霊 .

. Legends about the Kaido highways .



. shukuba 宿場　post station, postal station .
Edo shishuku 江戸四宿 The four most important SHUKUBA out of Edo
- - - . hatago (旅籠, 旅篭) lodgings .

It will take some time
to introduce these roads in more detail.　They will be listed here
. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .

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ookan 往還 Okan, main road
kaidoo かいどう【海道】sea road

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. Gokishichidō 五畿七道 Gokishichido -
Five provinces and seven roads .
kinai shichidoo 畿内七道 .


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Akagane Kaido あかがね街道　/ 銅山街道, 銅街道 足尾銅山 Ashio Dozan

Akiba Kaido　秋葉街道

Asuke Kaido 足助街道　－Aichi

Buzen Kaido 豊前街道

Chikoku Kaido 千国街道　- Nagano

Fuji Oyama michi ふじ大山道

Fukiya Orai　吹屋 / ふきや道 Fukiya michi

Genpei Roman Kaido 源平ロマン　街道

Hagi Okan 萩往還

Harima Oji 播磨

Hita Kaido 日田街道　- Oita

Hoki Orai 伯耆

Hokkoku Kaido 北国街道

Kamiyama Kaido 神山街道 - Tokushima

Kanagawa Okan　神奈川往還

Kichiji Kaido 吉次街道

Kiiji 紀伊路

Kitsurei Kaido　吉例街道　－Fukui Gifu

Kunigamihosei Kaido 国頭方西海道 - Okinawa, sea road

Kurihan Kaido 九里半街道

Matsumoto Kaido 松本街道

Matsunoyama Kaido 松之山街道　- Echigo

Miike Okan 三池往還　- Echizen

Musashi Michi　武蔵道

Nishihama Kaido 西浜街道　－Aomori Akita

Ryujin Kaido 龍神街道　- Wakayama

Shichikajuku Kaido　七ヶ宿街道 - Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata

Shimizu Kaido 清水街道

shugaa roodoo シュガーロード "Shugar Road" "highway of sugar" Nagasaki

Shuzan Kaido 周山街道　- Kyoto

Suyama Kaido 須山街道　- Kyoto Fukui

Takachiho Kaido 高千穂街道 - 高千穂神話街道 Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima

Takeuchi Kaido 竹内街道

Tanabue Kaido 田名部街道 - Aomori

Tobeto Kaido 砥部陶街道　- Ehime

Togakushi Kodo 戸隠古道

Totsukawa Kaido 十津川街道　- Nara Wakayama

Ushu Kaido 羽州街道　
a subroute of the Ōshū Kaidō and the Sendaidō

Yagifuda no tsuji　八木札の辻

Zenkoji Do 善光寺道


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- - - - - Old Highways

Ani Kaido 阿仁街道 - Akita

Hakone Hachiri 箱根八里　- Odawara, Mishima

Iraka no michi いらか道　/ 甍 - Nara

Ogi Akadomari Dochu 小木・赤泊道中 - Sado

Wakamatsu Kaido 若松街道　- Aizu

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- - - - - wikipedia

Iida Kaido 飯田街道 - in various regions

Konpira Kaido 金毘羅街道

kosumosu kaido コスモス街道 - Cosmos flowers

meruhen kaido メルヘン街道 - Maerchen

romanchikku kaido ロマンチック街道 Romantische Stasse - Nagano

sarada kaido サラダ街道 "Salad road" in Nagano


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. Hime Kaido 姫街道 princess routes .
Hime kaidō, Hime Kaidoo
the name given to minor routes that created detours around the difficult crossings (or river crossings) of main routes during the Edo period in Japan. These routes could be found on many of the Edo Five Routes, as well as on other sub-routes that crossed the country.

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. Michinoku, Mutsu 陸奥 region in Tohoku .

みちのく路 Michinoku Roads

. Nikkoo Kaidoo 日光街道 Nikko Kaido .
日光例幣使街道 Nikko Reiheishi Kaido
御成道 Onarimichi Onari Michi for the Shogun only

. 会津街道 Aizu Kaido .
Aizu Nishi Kaido　会津西街道　
Echigo Kaido 越後街道 - 越後道

. Oshu Kaido 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō .

陸前浜街道 Rikuzen Hamakaido
石巻街道 Ishinomaki Kaido
遠野・釜石街道 Tono Kaido Kamaishi Kaido
宮古街道 Miyako Kaido
小本街道 Omoto Kaido
野田・沼宮内街道 Noda Kaido - Numakunai Kaido
七ケ宿街道 Shichigashuku Kaido
羽州街道 Ushu Kaido
笹谷街道 Sasaya Kaido
六十里越街道 Rokujuurigoe Kaido / Rokujuri Kaido - Yamagata
秋田街道 Akita Kaido
津軽街道 Tsugaru Kaido

Sendaidoo 仙台道　Sendaidō, Sendaido
Ooyama kaidoo 大山街道 Ōyama Kaidō, Oyama Kaido
(also called Atsugi Kaido or 矢倉沢往還　Yagurazawa okan)

Toosandoo 東山道 Tosando, Tōsandō
"Eastern Mountain Roads" "Higashiyama no michi"
to eight provinces in the North in Tohoku.
It leads through the Northern Alpes.
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..常総 -武甲 Joosoo . Fukoo

水戸街道 Mito Kaido - Mito Kaidō
成田道 Naritado / Narita Kaido 成田街道

. 川越街道 Kawagoe Kaido .
- - - Kawagoe Kodama Kaidō
. 青梅街道 Ome Kaido / Aome Kaido .

. 五日市街道 Itsukaichi Kaido
- - Ina Kaidoo 伊奈街道 Ina Highway .
. Kōshū Kaidō 甲州街道 Koshu Kaido Road .
- - Kooshuu Doochuu 甲州道中


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..東海・中部 Tokai and Chubu - Kantoo　関東　

. Tokaido 53 Stations 東海道五十三次 Tookaidoo 　

. Hime Kaido 姫街道 princess route .
... Waki Kaido 脇街道 side route


. 鎌倉街道 Kamakura Kaido Highway . 　

伊勢路 Ise ji / 伊勢街道 Ise kaido
美濃路 Mino ji
身延道 Minobu michi
下田街道 Shimoda Kaido

. Nakasendoo　中山道 Nakasendo Highway .
Azuma Kaido 東街道
- - - small side roads along the Nakasendo, mostly used by horse transport or on foot to carry salt to inland
sanshuu kaidoo 三州街道 Sanshu Kaido. Kaido of three provinces
. Ina Kaidoo 伊奈街道 Ina Highway (Ina Kaido 伊那街道） .
- and chuuma no michi 中馬のみち Chuma "road for transport horses"


. 秩父往還 Chichibu Okan - Chichibu Kaido .

佐久甲州街道 Saku Koshu Kaido - Kooshuu Kaidoo

浜街道 Hama Kaido (kinu no michi 絹の道 silk road)
- from Hachioji to Yokohama 八王子市八日町

Toogane Onari Kaidoo東金御成街道 Tōgane Onari Kaidō
In Chiba prefecture, former Boosoo 房総往還 Boso Okan
leading to Togane Goten 東金御殿, a hunting ground of the Tokugawa Shoguns.

古峰ヶ原街道(コブガハラカイドウ Kobugahara Kaido / Tochigi, Kanuma


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. Edo Gokaido, Gokaidō 江戸五街道 Edo Five Kaido .
Five Kaido starting at Nihonbashi, Edo
Koshu Kaido 甲州街道 Kōshū Kaidō
Nakasendo 中山道 . 中仙道 Nakasendō
Nikko Kaido 日光街道 Nikkō Kaidō
Oshu Kaido 奥州街道 Ōshū Kaidō
Tokaido 東海道 Tōkaidō

. 甲州裏街道 Koshu Ura Kaido .
starting from Oome, Ōme 青梅 / おうめ Ome town


. Three famous barrieres (sankan 三関) checkpoints
leading out of - into Kyoto:
Ise no Suzuka 伊勢の鈴鹿(すずか)
Mino no Fuwa 美濃の不破(ふわ)
Echizen no Arachi 越前の愛発(あらち)

..... and then one more

Out of Kyoto and into the "Eastern Countries"
located on the Tokaido road, Otsu:
Oosaka no seki 逢坂の関 Osaka no seki - The Osaka Barrier.


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Matsumaedō, Matsumaedoo　松前道 / Matsumae Kaido 松前街道 - Hokkaido


.. 北国路 Kitakuni / Hokkokuji Northern Japan

会津通り Aizu doori
三国街道 Mikuni Kaido
北国街道 Kitakuni Kaido
北陸道 Hokurikudo Hokurikudō

飛騨街道 Hida Kaido
. Hida no Takumi Kaido 飛騨の匠街道 .

野麦街道 Nomugi Kaido
郡上街道 Gujo Kaido . Gujoo Kaidoo
白川街道 Shirakawa Kaido
塩硝街道 Ensho Kaido
美濃街道 Mino Kaido
上保街道 Kamiho Kaido

. 千国街道 Chikuni Kaido 　
"salt road" 塩の道 shio no michi


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. Abe Kaido 安倍街道 - Shizuoka .


..近畿路 Kinki

. Kyoo Kaidoo 京街道　Kyōkaidō　- Kyo Kaido (Kyoto Kaido) .
(linking Kyoto and Osaka),
- and - roads leading to Kyoto, including
Osaka Kaido 大阪街道　Ōsaka Kaidō
Fushimi Kaido 伏見街道　Fushimi Kaidoo
Toba Kaido　鳥羽街道 Toba Kaidoo

. Tango Chirimen Kaidoo 丹後 縮緬街道 Silk crepe road .

西近江路 Nishi Omi ji
若狭路 Wakasaji
周山街道 Shusan Kaido - Shuuzan Kaidoo
丹波路 Tanbaji
奈良街道 Nara Kaido
. 柳生街道 Yagyu Kaido - Nara .
伊賀街道 Iga Kaido
山の辺の道 Yamanobe no michi
竹内街道 Takenouchi Kaido
初瀬街道 Hase Kaido
大和街道 Yamato Kaido, Yamato no Kodō
紀州街道 Kishu Kaido

. Kumano Kaido 熊野街道 Roads to Kumano .
熊野街道・大辺路 Kumano Kaido Ohechi
熊野街道・中辺路 Kumano Kaido Nakahechi

高野街道 Koya Kaido (Kooya) - Kōya Kaidō


. Saya Kaidoo　佐屋街道 The Saya Road .
from Atsuta Shrine, Nagoya, to Kuwana


Shita Kaidoo 下街道 "Lower Kaido Road" in Gifu, an OFF road from the Nakasendo.
- - - - - part of the Road to Temple Zenkooji 善光寺街道 -
from Nagoya via Kasugai 春日井, Tajimi　多治見, Mizunami 瑞浪 to Ena 恵那市.
(about 57 km)
善光寺道、釜戸筋、内津道、名古屋道、伊勢道 are other names.

(There are other roads called "shita kaido" in Japan.)


Shimo kaidoo しもかいどう / 下街道　in Nara
From 大和国 - 高田 to 五條.

. Saba Kaido 鯖街道　Mackerel Road 　

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.. Chuugoku 中国路 Chugoku

西国街道 Saikoku Kaido - Saigoku Kaidō

(唐街道・山崎通り) Kara Kaido - Yamazaki doori
山陽道 Sanyodo San'yōdō
山陰道 Sanindo San'indō
篠山街道 Sasayama Kaido

. Arima kaidoo 有馬街道 Arima Kaido Highway .
- Yunoyama Kaido 湯の山街道

. 智頭街道 Chizu Kaido 　

伯耆往来 Hooki Orai
東城往来 Tojo Orai
北浦街道 Kitaura Kaido
石見街道 Iwami Kaido / . Iwami Ginzan Kaido 石見銀山街道 .
..... 石州街道 Sekishu Kaido Highway

出雲往来石見・安芸 Izumo Orai Iwami Aki
出雲往来美作・播磨 Izumo Orai Mimasaka - Harima

. Izumo Kaido 出雲街道
The Old Trade Road of Izumo 　

因幡街道 Inaba Kaido
from Himeji to Tottori, with 11 shuku 宿

若桜街道 Wakasa Kaido
from Tottori to Wakasa
- - - 若桜宿 Wakasa juku, 鳥取県八頭郡若桜町

. Hirata momen kaido 平田の木綿街道 Hirata Cotton Road .
Shimane

. Kagura Kaido かぐら街道 　

. Sakushu Kaido 作州街道 　

. unagi kaidoo うなぎ街道 Unagi Kaido Eel Highway .
From Izumo to Katsuyama

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. . 四国路 Shikoku . .

Nankaidoo Nankaidō 南海道 Nankaido "Southern Sea Road"
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. The old Highways in Shikoku　四国の古街道 .
阿波街道 Kaido
撫養街道 Muya Kaido
川北街道 Kawakita Kaido
伊予街道 Iyo Kaido
- - - - - Tosa Kaidō
土佐(北)街道 Tosa Kaido North
土佐(東)海道 Tosa Kaido East
丸亀街道 Marugame Kaido
野根山越え None Yamagoe
高松街道 Takamatsu Kaido
高松（丸亀）街道 Takamatsu Marugame Kaido
多度津街道 Tadotsu Kaido
長尾街道 Nagao Kaido
讃岐街道 Sanuki Kaido
小松街道 Komatsu Kaido
今治街道 Imabari Kaido
大洲街道 Ozu Kaido - Oozu Kaidoo
宇和島街道 Uwajima Kaido
宿毛街道 Sukumo Kaido
松山街道 Matsuyama Kaido
中村街道 Nakamura Kaido
梼原街道 Yusuhara Kaido
淡路街道 Awaji Kaido, one of the five Awa Kaido 阿波五街道

. Shimanami Kaido しまなみ街道　 　
from Honshu to Shikoku

. 志度街道 Shido Kaido .
Higashi Sanuki Hama Kaido 東讃浜街道
Hama Kaido 浜街道 Road along the Beach or 東下道


Dappan Michi, dappan no michi, Dappandoo　脱藩道
Taken by Sakamoto Ryoma in 1862

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..九州路 Kyushu

Saikaidō, Saikaidoo 西海道 Saikaido "Western Sea Circuit"
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長崎街道 Nagasaki Kaido - Nagasaki Kaidō
唐津街道 Karatsu Kaido
薩摩街道 Satsuma Kaido
日向街道 Hyuga Kaido (Hyuuga)

. 島原街道 Shimabara Kaido .
..... and
Uki Kaido 有喜街

日田往還 Hida Okan (Funai)
豊後街道 Bungo Kaido
人吉街道 Hitoyoshi Kaido


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Reference : 日本の街道

絹の道 - Kinu no michi - Silk Road
source : yumi no tabi

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. Choosenjin Kaidoo 朝鮮人街道　
Road of the Korean Ambassadors 　
The road led from Korea via Kyushu along the inland sea to Kyoto.


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藤棚を潜れば 王子街道哉
fujidana o kugureba ooji kaido kana

passing through
wisteria trellises
to the Oji Road
Kobayashi Issa

. Wisteria and Haiku 　

From Akabane, Edo to the temple Zensho-Ji (Zenshooji 善性寺) in Negishi, Arakawa ward.


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Hakata Men Kaido 博多めん街道 Hakata Noodle Street
だるま（博多めん街道） Shop called DARUMA


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External LINKS

街道文庫 街道歩き相談承り処
品川区北品川2、TEL 03-5462-0267
by 田中義巳 Tanaka Yoshimi
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shinkoo no michi　信仰の道 roads of faith
There are many famous pilgrimages in Japan.

. Junrei　巡礼 pilgrimages in Japan .

. Henro pilgrims in Shikoku 四国お遍路さん .

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. Kaido 街道 Highways - ABC Index .

INDEX for my trips in Japan

My Daruma Museum Japan
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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Poems

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Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Poems
小倉百人一首

Hyakunin isshu (百人一首)



is a traditional anthology style of compiling Japanese waka poetry where each contributor writes one poem for the anthology. Literally, it translates to "one hundred people, one poem [each]". It also refers to the card game of uta-garuta, which uses a deck composed of poems from one such anthology.

Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
The most famous hyakunin isshu, often referred to as "the" Hyakunin Isshu because no other one compares to its notability, is the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu, compiled by Fujiwara no Teika (or Sadaie, 1162 – 1241) while he lived in the Ogura district of Kyoto, Japan.

One of Teika's diaries, the Meigetsuki, says that his son, Fujiwara no Tame'ie, asked him to arrange one hundred poems for Tame'ie's father-in-law, who was furnishing a residence near Mount Ogura; hence the full name of "Ogura Hyakunin Isshu". In order to decorate screens of the residence, Fujiwara no Teika produced the calligraphy poem sheets.

In his own lifetime, Teika was well known for other work. For example, in 1200 (Shōji 2), Teika prepared another anthology of one hundred poems for ex-Emperor Go-Toba. This was called the Shōji Hyakushu.
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source :　nekoarena.blog31
box for writing utensils with motive of mount Ogura in autumn
小倉山蒔絵硯箱


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Many poems make a reference to a famous place in Japan.

. Utamakura 歌枕 place names used in Poetry .
"makura kotoba" 枕詞, 枕言葉, "pillow words"


. Karuta, Uta Karuta 歌留多 Poetry Card Game.



Matsuo Basho at Temple Jojakkoji 常寂光寺 ,
"Mountain abode at Ogura" 小倉の山院
. Matsuo Basho at Mount Ogura .
and
Shigure no Matsu 時雨の松 The Pine in Winter Sleet


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北斎百人一首　 Hokusai and the 100 Poems told by Nurses
姥がゑとき - 百人一首うばが絵説


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2 - Empress Jito Tenno, Jitō 持統天皇
. Ama no Kaguyama 天の香具山 "Mount of Heaven's Perfume".
Mount Kaguyama 香久山 Fragrant Mountain, Fragrant Hill- Nara


4 - Yamabe no Akahito 山辺赤人
. Tago no Ura 田子の浦 Tago no Ura Bay .
Tagonoura, port town, Shimizu, Shizuoka, with a view of Mt. Fuji


6 - Chuunagon Yakamochi 中納言家持
Kasasagi no hashi　かささぎの橋
The Magpie Bridge. stairway bridge in Kyoto, a metaphor for the Milky Way


7 - Abe no Nakamaro　安倍仲麿
. Mount Mikasa 三笠 - Wakakusayama 若草山.


8 - Monk Kisen 喜撰法師
64 - GonChunagon Fujiwara no Sadayori 権中納言定頼
(river Ujigawa 宇治の川)
. Ujiyama うぢ山 Mount Uji 宇治山 .


10 - Semimaru 蝉丸
25 - Fujiwara no Sadakata Sanjo Udaijin 三条右大臣
62 - Lady Sei Shonagon 清少納言
. Osaka no Seki 逢坂（あふさか）の関 Osaka Barrier .
Osakayama 逢坂山


11 - Ono no Takamura 参議篁
. Yasoshima 八十島 Eighty Islands .


13 - Emperor Yozei 陽成院
. Tsukubase 筑波嶺 Mount Tsukuba 筑波山 .


14 - Minamoto no Toru 源融, Kawara no Sadaijin 河原左大臣
. Michinoku みちのく - Mutsu 陸奥 .


16 - Ariwara no Yukihira, Chunagon 中納言行平
. Inaba no yama いなばの山 Mount Inaba 稲葉山, Tottori .
The White Rabbit of Inaba 因幡の白兎
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. Inaba-Manyo History Museum 因幡万葉歴史館 .
in honor of Otomo no Yakamochi, compiler of the Manyoshu poetry collection.



. 17 - Ariwara no Narihira Ason 在原業平朝臣 .
. Tatsuta-gawa 龍田川 River Tatsuta ?Tatta .


18 - Fujiwara no Toshiyuki Ason 藤原敏行朝臣
. Sumi no E 住の江/住之江/住吉（すみのえ）Suminoe Bay .
Osaka (Sumiyoshi)


19 - Lady Ise 伊勢
20 Motoyoshi Shinno 元良親王
88 - Koka Moin no Betto 皇嘉門院別当
. Naniwa gata 難波潟 Naniwa marsh (Osaka) 難波江 .


24 - Sugawara no Michizane 菅家 Kan Ke
. Tamukeyama 手向山 Nara .


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葛飾北斎　Katsushika Hokusai
百人一首うばが絵説（100 Poems told By Nurses）


26 - Teishi Ko 貞信公 Fujiwara no Tadahira　藤原忠平

小倉山峰のもみじ葉心あらば
今ひとたびのみゆきまたなむ

Ogurayama Mine no momijiba Kokoro araba
Ima hitotabi no Miyuki matanan

If the maple leaves
On Ogura mountain
Could only have hearts,
They would longingly await
The emperor's pilgrimage.

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27 - Chunagon Kanesuke 中納言兼輔 Fujiware no Kanesuke
Mika no Hara みかの原 and River Izumigawa 泉川
Flows into Kizugawa 木津川 in Kyoto
Fujiwara no Kanesuke (877—933)
©　More about Kanesuke in the WIKIPEDIA !
- Plain Mika no Hara, Izumigawa, Kyoto


31 - Sakanoue no Korenori 坂上是則
94 - Sangi Fujiwara no Masatsune 参議雅経
Yoshino no Sato 吉野の里 - Miyoshi no Yama みよし野の山
. Yoshinoyama - 吉野山 .


34 - Fujiwara no Okikaze 藤原興風
Takasago no Matsu 高砂の松　Pine at Takasago
. The Takasago Legend 高砂伝説 .


42 - Kiyohara no Motosuke 清原元輔
Sue no Matsuyama 末の松山 - Iwate, Hachinohe
. Michinoku 陸奥 .


46 - Sone no Yoshitada 曽禰好忠
Yura no to 由良のと - Yura no Minato 由良の湊
. River Yuragawa 由良川 in Tanba .


51 - Fujiwara no Sanekata Ason 藤原実方朝臣
Ibuki いぶき - Mount Ibuki 伊吹山, Shiga
. Mount Ibuki yama 伊吹山 .
. 藤中将実方 Tono Chujo Sanekata .
His exile in Kasajima 笠島.


58 - Daini no Sanmi, Lady Kataiko 大弐三位
Arimayama ありま山
. Arima Tosen Shrine 有馬 湯泉神社 Toosen Jinja .


60 - Koshikibu no Naishi 小式部内侍
Ooeyama 大江山 Oeyama, the Ikuno plain いく野-生野
and Amanohashidate
. Ama no Hashidate 天橋立, Wakasa .


61 - Lady Ise no Osuke 伊勢大輔
98 - Junii Fujiwara no Ietaka 従二位家隆
Nara no Miyako 奈良の都
. Nara 奈良 the ancient capital .


69 - Monk Noin Hoshi 能因法師 (Nooin Hooshi)
. Mimuroyama 三室の山- 御室山 Mount Mimuro .
Mount Miwa in Nara
and
Tatsutagawa 龍田の川 - (see Nr. 17)


72 - Lady Yushi Naishinno-ke no Kii 祐子内親王家紀伊
Takashi no Hama 高師の浜 - 高師浜
At Osaka Bay, Takaishi town 大阪府高石市.
- Takashi no Ura 高師の浦 -


74 - Minamoto no Toshiyori Ason 源俊頼朝臣
Hatsuse はつせ Hase
. Temple Hasedera 長谷寺 Nara .


78 - Minamoto no Kanemasa 源兼昌
Awaji island and Suma 淡路島 - すま
. Suma and Iro no Hama 須磨 と　色の浜 .
. Awaji island 淡路島 .


90 - Inpu Moin no Taifu 殷富門院大輔
Ojima 雄島 in Miyagi, Matsushima
. Matsushima 松島 .


95 - Abbot Saki no Daisojo Jien 前大僧正慈円
比叡山にすむこと
. Mount Hiei, Hieizan 比叡山, Hiei-zan .


97 - GonChunagon Sadaie 権中納言定家
Fujiwara no Sadaie, Fujiwara no Teika
Matsuho no Ura まつほの浦 - 松帆の浦
at Awaji Island 淡路島北端の松帆崎
. Awaji island 淡路島 .


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- - - - - External LINKS

Text in Japanese and English - Virginia University
Tr. by Clay MacCauley
source : etext.lib.virginia.edu

Sources of the Texts and Images
source : hyakunin/sources.

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A Hundred Verses from Old Japan
translated by William N. Porter (1909)

English only
source : www.sacred-texts.com



One Hundred Poets in One Hundred Poems
with intensive explanations - bilingual
source : www.heliam.net





Pictures of the Heart:
The Hyakunin Isshu in Word and Image
Joshua S. Mostow
source : googleusercontent.com






One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each:
A Translation of the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu
Peter McMillan


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David Bull's 'Hyakunin Isshu' Woodblock Print Series - "Hyakunin Issho"
"I carved and printed each one using exactly the same techniques that were used to create the original book in 1775. For a master reference, I used a copy in the possession of the Toyo Bunko, a research library in Tokyo, whose staff were most helpful, and to whom I am grateful for permission to reproduce this work."
source : woodblock.com/poets



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100 Poems - 100 Poets
Steve Mangan (Köy Deli), Jane Reichhold
annotated translations
source : 100 poems-100 poets.blogspot.jp




The wonderful worlds of 100 waka
For 1,500 years, people in Japan have being writing poems in lines of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables each. Even today they're a part of daily life — and especially at New Year's, the role played by the revered 'Hyakunin Isshu' collection often becomes decidedly unpoetic . . .

By STUART VARNAM-ATKIN
Explanations and some translations
. The wonderful worlds of 100 waka .


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All in Japanese, info about the poets
source : ja.wikipedia.org


All in Japanese, explanations about the poems
source : kazuchan



Shinwa no Mori 神話の森
source : nire.main.jp

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. Arare crackers devoted to the Ogura collection .

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Fujiwara no Teika 藤原定家
also known as Fujiwara no Sadaie or Sada-ie,
(1162 – September 26, 1241)


a Japanese poet, critic, calligrapher, novelist, anthologist, scribe, and scholar of the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


Fujiwara no Teika and the Four Seasons

According to his diary MEIGETSUKI 明月記

kachoo waka 花鳥和歌各十二首
Twelve-Month Poem Series on Flowers and Birds

. gachoo 画帳 - 画帖 painting collections .



Fujiwara no Teika and
. Daruma Uta 達磨歌 Daruma-sect poems .



散る花を 追ひかけて行く 嵐かな
chiru hana o oikakete yuku arashi kana

chasing after
the falling blossoms,
the tempest

Tr. Robin D. Gill


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. Soojoo Henjoo 僧正遍照 Sojo Henjo .
Sōjō Henjō (遍昭 or 遍照, 816 – February 12, 890)


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地旅 jitabi - a local trip





A small trip where you enjoy the local products and buy local souveniers.


地酒 local ricewine sake
地ビール local beer
地魚 local fish

地元グルメ local food
地元の野菜　local vegetables


. jibiiru, local beer, regional beer 地ビール . 　　


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Hime kaidō, Hime Kaidoo 姫街道 princess route
was the name given to minor routes that created detours around the difficult crossings (or river crossings) of main routes during the Edo period in Japan.
These routes could be found on many of the Edo Five Routes, as well as on other sub-routes that crossed the country.

When there were difficult passes or river crossings on the main routes, hime kaidō were established to avoid them. Because there were fewer travelers, less danger, a lower chance of being attacked by bandits (compared with the main route they were avoiding), it was said that people could relax while traveling the route. It was for these reasons that women often chose to travel these routes, giving rise to the routes being called hime kaidō or onna kaidō ("women's route").

There were different definitions of what made a hime kaidō, as some detours just went around one difficult area, while others were much longer and avoided most of the dangerous routes. Because of the various definitions, the Nakasendō was sometimes referred to as a hime kaidō, because the distance was much greater and the danger was much less than that of the Tōkaidō, which started and ended at the same location.

Other features employed the same naming conventions, including hills. Some hills in front of temples and shrines that had steep gradients were called
"men's hills" (男坂 otoko no saka), while hills that were easier to climb were called
"women's hills" (女坂 onna no saka)

©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. Women's slope, Woman's hill (onna-zaka 女坂) .


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. The 53 stations of the Tokaido Road 東海道 .

The Tokaido Road 東海道　

The Hime Kaido passed from Mitsuke-juku in Shizuoka (Nr. 28 on the Tokaido) to
Goyu-shuku in Aichi, bypassing six other stations.

It was also called Waki Kaido 脇街道.



The Road passed Honzaka Toge 本坂峠.

見附宿 Mitsuke juku
see below

市野宿 Ichino juku
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. 浜松宿 Hamamatsu juku . - connecting with Tokaido

気賀宿 Kiga juku
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三ケ日宿 Mikkabi juku
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嵩山宿 Suse juku
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吉田宿 Yoshida juku - connecting with Tokaido
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !

. Goyu Shuku 御油(ごゆ)宿 .

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Mitsuke-juku (見附宿)
was the twenty-eighth of the fifty-three stations of the Tōkaidō. It is located in what is now the central part of the city of Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The post station received its name, which means "with a view," because it was the first place from which Mount Fuji could be seen by travelers coming from Kyoto.

Mitsuke-juku is located on the left bank of the Tenryū River, but boats generally used the nearby Ōi River, as it had a deeper channel and fewer difficult places to navigate. However, much like Shimada-juku, whenever the Ōi River overflowed, travel through the town became impossible.

In addition to being a post station, Mitsuke-juku also flourished as the entry to Tōtōmi Province's Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine (見附天神, Mitsuke Tenjin) and
as the point at which the Tōkaidō separated with a hime kaidō.

When the Tōkaidō Main Line railway was established, the train station was built to the south of Mitsuke in the village of Nakaizumi. In 1940, Mistuke and Nakaizumi merged, forming the town of Iwata, which became a city in 1948.



The classic ukiyoe print by Ando Hiroshige (Hoeido edition) from 1831-1834 depicts travelers changing boats on a sandbank while crossing the Tenryū River by ferry.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !


. Mitsuke Tenjin Shrine 見付天神 .
Shrine Yanahime Jinja 矢奈比売神社 and the Naked Festival
磐田市 Iwata city

Mitsuke Tenjin 見付天神
At 東海道の見付宿 the postal station of Mitsuke on the Tokaido Highway they celebrate the Festival at 天満宮 the Tenmangu Shrine, where the 神輿 Mikoshi palanquin with the deity is carried out at night. During this ritual, people are not allowed to make fire.
They are not allowed to talk aloud, otherwise they might experience bad luck and disaster in the coming year.


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Shimonita Kaido 下仁田街道
上州姫街道 Joshu Hime Kaido Princess Road
信州姫街道 Shinshu Hime Kaido
下仁田道 Shimonita Michi
From 本庄宿 Honjo to 軽井沢 Karuizawa at the 中山道 Nakasendo.



- 7 Postal stations along the Shimonita Kaido
Fujioka 藤岡
Yoshii 吉井
Fukushima 福島
Toyooka 富岡
Shimonita 下仁田
Honjuku 本宿
Tozawa 砥沢



. Nakasendo　中山道 Nakasendo Highway .
10. Honjō-shuku 本庄宿 (Honjo) - Gunma

. Shimonita negi 下仁田葱 leek from Shimonita .
During the Edo period, the area of Shimonita town was part of the 天領 Tenryo territory held directly by Tokugawa shogunate in Kōzuke Province.


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The Azuma - Nakasendo Road 東街道 - 中仙道
Kazu-no-miya and the Hime Kaido

When Princess Kazu, younger sister of Emperor Komei, received a letter from the Shogunate in the eastern capital of Edo, she was very upset. Although it was usual for young princesses to become administers of the clergy, Princess Kazu had been betrothed to Prince Taruhito of the Arisugawa-no-miya royal family at the age of 6.



The letter from the Tokugawa household asked for Kazu-no-miya's hand in marriage. From the very start, it was obvious that it was a political partnership. Foreign ships had started to enter the port of Yokohama. No longer could the Tokugawa family alone keep the farvour of the young clan leaders. A marriage between the Imperial house and the political rulers was thought to be the answer to the predicted troubles.

On Oct 20th in the first year of Bunkyu (1861), 15-year-old Princess Kazu boarded the carriage that would take her from home in Kyoto, and headed east towards Edo. Along with her went 10,000 servants and retainers sent from Tokyo to greet her and another 12,000 servants and retainers from Kyoto who would accompany her to her new home.

To spite the dwaining coffers of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the delegation to greet Kazu-no-miya took with them lavish gifts, and gifts of money to the empoverished elites in Kyoto. From Kyoto Princess Kazu took with her several personal items as well as the cabinets that contained them. Instructions were given that the young princess should feel no lonliness at leaving the city of her birth. Her room in Edo was decorated so as to mirror her room in Kyoto.

In total, her entourage stretched for some 50 kms, it is said, and took 4 days for the last person to pass through each station town along the way. Ariyoshi Sawako, in her novel Kazu-no-miya O-tome, describes the stress of travelling in such a tiny carriage without the usual contact with family and staff. While travelling, meals were but twice a day, and the party travelled an average of 30 kms per day on foot.

Princess Kazu passed through the Mino area between the 25th and 29th, staying overnight at
Akasaka, Kano, Ota, Okute, and Nakatsugawa.
In Ota and Okute, records remain describing how much rice, and charcoal, and how many pillows and dishes were needed to accomodate the troupe. From the two lists (for example 1,380 pillows for Ota, 6,000 at Okute), we can gather that the requirement was much greater than what the stations were able to provide. Even Toson's Before the Dawn describes the clammor to fulfill the designated quota.

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五十歩は蝶と道連れ姫街道
juugo ho wa choo to michizure hime kaidoo

50 steps
together with a butterfly -
Hime Kaido

Komada 駒田暉風
source :　www.a.zaq.jp/haiku/31


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. Tokaido 53 Stations 東海道五十三次 .


. Kaido 日本の街道 The Ancient Roads of Japan .


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Ohaga Taketani Pond Autumn 2010

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Takitani Pond　滝谷の池 peace by the lake - the green, the blue and the white .................................................................................

dear flower -
please teach me to grow old
so gracefully



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Abason Village

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Chiiwa shrine 千磐神社 famous for its huge trees and clear water the "lying down dragon" wisteria tree 臥龍藤 garyuu fuji ................................................................................. The Giant Cedar tree Chiiwa Shrine is famous for its cedar with two stems. The tree is more than 660 years old. Its biggest diameter is 4.5 meters. ................................................................................. water clears - to quench the thirst of all the demons

Abason, 阿波村, the village of Aba in Northern Okayama, north to Tomada district and bordering to Tottori, with a small pass leading over the mountains to Chizu town.

It is quite a rich community with beautiful forests around. In the middle of nowhere is also a very long building of a metal factory along the River Yoshii.

But

On February 28, 2005 Aba village, together with the town of Kamo　加茂, from Tomata District, the town of Shōboku　勝北, from Katsuta District, and the town of Kume　久米, from Kume District, was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama　津山.
Now the villag does no longer exists as an independent political unit.


The village area is rather large, mostly forest, but the inhabitants are only about 650 (as of 2003).

The shrine Chiiwa Jinja 千磐神社 looked rather forelorn and not in use. The wooden stage for the lion dance was in a very bad shape, certainly not ready to be used for this year's autumn festival.


Now the village has a hot spring in the center, where the fresh water from the mountains is heated and the farmers can enjoy a hot bath rather cheaply.
Moegi no Sato Aba Onsen もえぎの里あば温泉


The remains of castle Yahazu Shiro 矢筈城
of the Kusakari clan can be seen by the roadside, close by is the shrine
Yahazu Jinja 矢筈神社, where the protector deity of the clan was revered.
(yahazu is the notch of an arrow.)
The local deity Oji Gongen 王時権元 (王子権現 Ooji Gongen) is revered in this shrine. Oji Gongen is related to the Kumano region and its deities.

The castle was also called "Takayama castle" 高山城.
Kusakari Hiratsugu 草刈衡継 founded the castle in 1532. He was a follower of the Mori clan and the castle was often threatened by Hideyoshi. You can walk the steep mountain path up to the top of the mountain to see the castle remains.


The paved road leads on, leaving the settlements behind, along the River Yoshiigawa and into the steep slopes of
Yahazu Mountain 矢筈岳 .

We follow the road through the deep pine for a while, stopping when it crossed at a large waterfall and turned into a dirt road.
We made our way back, since a rather strong rain turned the view into mist.


Today, we had some business in Tsuyama town, so we took the road to Abason, but the weather was not on our side. We hope to be back soon and explore more of the splendid forests and many waterfalls.


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. Chizu 智頭 (Tottori) 　





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Even the trees have spirits -
everything has a spirit.

Mary Hayes, CLAYOQUOT

The trees are great teachers.
The trees are great listeners.
That is why we should meditate in their presence.
The Great spirit is in every rock, every animal,
every human being, and in every tree.
The Great Spirit has been in some trees
for hundreds of years.
Therefore, the trees have witnessed and heard much.
The trees are the Elders of the Elders.
Their spirits are strong and very healing.

source : White Bison -Wellbriety



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. Water clears (mizu sumu) 　
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Tanada Matsuri 2010 Ohaga

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Our local "Tanada Matsuri" Rice Paddies Festival Picnic under the cherry tree Looking down at the Tanada Park even goats entertaining visitors ................................................................................. newly planted rice - waiting for my turn to grow ................................................................................. water lilies in the pond kiri paulownia ................................................................................. Beautiful Green ! The SATOYAMA forest/paddies system of Ohaga.

In Japanese
. 美咲町で「棚田きんちゃいまつり」2010　 　




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a colorful arc brightens the sky - Tanada Matsuri

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