Season of the mellowness in the Far East Ⅰ

　　　　　　

In the haiku and the waka, the colored leaves are often symbols of the mountains.

　　　「色付くや 　　豆腐に落ちて 　薄紅葉」 　　松尾芭蕉 (haiku)

　　　iro zuku ya　toufu ni ochite　usu momiji　Matsuo Bashō

　　"Decline in tofu as soon as turn red and yellow, and lightly turn it red"

　　　「このたびは　 幣（ぬさ）も取りあへず手向山　紅葉（もみじ）の錦　神のまにまに」 (waka)

　　　konotabi ha 　nusa mo toriahezu tamuke yama 　 momidi no nishiki 　kami no mani mani

　　　菅原 道真（すがわらのみちざね） 古今集
　　　Sugawara no Michizane 　Kokin Wakashū

　　　"This trip was not able to prepare "nusa" to give to a travelers' guardian deity in a sudden thing.

　　　Because I give the autumn colors of this mountain, I resemble it as a heart God, and please receive it."