The Japan TimesFrom the poetic joys of the "Manyoshu" to the melancholy depths of "The Tale of Genji," how do Japan’s ancient traditions of “leaving the world” resonate with today’s "hikikomori" phenomenon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/17/japan/history/genji-manyoshu-poetry-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #thetaleofgenji #manyoshu #history #naraperiod #heianperiod
The 'Manyoshu,' Japan's foundational poetry anthology, contrasts starkly with the Bible's moral rigor, sin and divine judgment. It evokes a simpler, Eden-like existence, untouched by wrath or guilt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/15/japan/history/manyoshu-japan-christianity-bible/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #manyoshu #bible
Gleanings in Buddha FieldsFall Longing: Manyoshu Poem 488
This is a neat poem from the Japanese anthology, the Manyoshu, with the theme of Autumn and love tryst. #Japan #Manyoshu #Romance #JapanesePoetry
http://100poets.com/2024/10/15/fall-longing-manyoshu-poem-488/
Since antiquity in Japan, poets have debated which is better: spring or fall. #Japan #poetry #fall #spring #Manyoshu #JapanesePoetry
http://100poets.com/2024/09/12/spring-or-fall-which-is-better/
Camellia Tea Ceremonybush clover blooms,
silver grass and kudzu,
pinks,
valerian
and fujibakama,
morning glory blooms.
萩の花尾花葛花くずはな撫子の花
女郎花をみなへしまた藤袴ふぢはかま朝顔の花
-Yamanoue-no-Okura (山上憶良).
Man'yōshū (万葉集) poem 1538.
#Japan #Kyoto #autumn #秋 #poetry #山上憶良 #YamanouenoOkura #Manyoshu #万葉集
flowers blossoming
in autumn fields-
when I count them on my fingers
they then number seven
秋の野に咲きたる花を
指および折りかき数ふれば七種ななくさの花
-Yamanoue-no-Okura (山上憶良 660–733).
Man'yōshū (万葉集), poem 1537.
Although this blog is primarily about the Hyakunin Isshu, I enjoy when things overlap with other Japanese poetry anthologies, and history.
Let's talk about two of the poets: Empress Jitō (poem 2, はるす) and Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (poem 3, あし)... #japan #history #JapaneseHistory #HyakuninIsshu #Manyoshu
http://100poets.com/2024/08/27/sucking-up-to-the-new-boss-manyoshu-poem-235/
To War! Manyoshu Book One, Poem 8
Poetry about war is not something you will ever find in the Hyakunin Isshu, or other Imperial anthologies. So, I was quite surprised to find this poem in the Manyoshu. #Japan #japanesehistory #manyoshu #koreanhistory #Poetry
http://100poets.com/2024/07/03/to-war-manyoshu-book-one-poem-8/
The Manyoshu: Japan’s First Poetry Anthology #Japan #JapanesePoetry #JapaneseHistory #Manyoshu #waka http://100poets.com/2023/10/12/the-manyoshu-japans-first-poetry-anthology/
In an exchange of letters, Albert Einstein and Sigmund Freud discussed human nature when it comes to why people go to war. How does Japan fit in? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/18/japan/history/war-culture-japan-manyoshu-jingu/ #japan #history #jomonperiod #yayoiperiod #jingu #manyoshu #nihonshoki
