and said to him, "Where are you?" with " Wander " Japanese calligraphy

Glow of early summer brings joy to us.

Yes, crystal clear light.

The spirit will be allowed to extend to it.

Yes. Possibilities are endless.

If, you come up with it.

Humans might be living in a world of imagination.

　遊びをせんとや生まれけむ　　　戯れせんとや生まれけむ

　　　遊ぶ子供の声聞けば　　わが身さへこそゆるがるれ

　仏は常にいませども　　うつつならぬぞあはれなる

　　　人の音せぬ暁に　　ほのかに夢に見え給ふ

　梁塵秘抄　　編者　後白河法皇 （1127 - 1192）

　I was born to play.　　　 I was born to flirt.

　　　when I hear the voice of a playing child,　　my mind and body seem to be shaken.

　Buddha is always present. 　　　but I can't see the profound.

　　　in the dawn without the sign of life,　　faintly visible in a dream.

　Ryōjin Hishō 　　editor　 Emperor Go-Shirakawa (1127 - 1192)

　　　" 遊 " (yū, or asobu). It is translated as play, wander, roam, travel, etc.

　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

　　　Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound

　　　 phonetic 斿 (move) + semantic 辵 (walk)

This character reminds the smile of a child to me. And I feel the relaxed atmosphere.

by Discover Nippon. I show the respect for him.

すべての訓練は、当座は、喜ばしいものとは思われず、むしろ悲しいものと思われる。

しかし後になれば、それによって鍛えられる者に、平安な義の実を結ばせるようになる。

ヘブル人への手紙　第12章　第11節

All chastening seems for the present to be not joyous but grievous;

yet afterward it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been exercised thereby.

Book 58 Hebrews　12:11

God bless you.

Bless the May 11 Mother's Day with " Holy " Japanese calligraphy

The name of this hydrangea is "kaleidoscope" first shipped two years ago.

Highest award of the "2012-2013 Japan Flower Selection" was given to this flower varieties.

Delicate form. And, pale color.　　Sublime breed improvement.

Family dedicate flowers to Mother's Day.

With great gratitude.

I pray your mother is happy forever.

紫陽花の　八重咲く如く　彌つ代にを　　いませわが背子　見つつ偲はむ

左大臣橘諸兄 (684 - 757) 　万葉集

as hydrangea　bloom over and over again　prospered monarch many generations

　　every time see a flower　will be to glorify the fine of your　　　

Tachibana no Moroe (684 - 757) 　Man'yōshū

あなたがたのうち、だれが思いわずらったからとて、自分の寿命をわずかでも延ばすことができようか。

また、なぜ、着物のことで思いわずらうのか。野の花がどうして育っているか、考えて見るがよい。働きもせず、紡ぎもしない。

しかし、あなたがたに言うが、栄華をきわめた時のソロモンでさえ、この花の一つほどにも着飾ってはいなかった。

マタイによる福音書　第6章　第27 - 29節

Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan?

Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow. 

Theydon't toil, neither do they spin,

yet I tell you that even Solomon in all his glory was not dressed like one of these.

Matthew 6:27 - 29

　　　" 聖 " (shō, or sei). It is translated as holy, sacred, consecration, sage, saint, saintly, etc.

　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

　　　Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound

　　　 耳 (ear) + 呈 (appear)

This character reminds the saints.

It has a noble impression.

May be because feel through the five senses.

言問はぬ　木すら紫陽花　諸茅等が　 練の村戸に　あさむかえけり

大伴 家持 (740 - 744) 　万葉集

even the tree that does'nt say a thing　　hydrangea color is likely to change　　it was deceived in variable mind　　

Ōtomo no Yakamochi (740 - 744) 　Man'yōshū

by KINO YAN. I show the respect for him.

This video have introduced the hydrangea "kaleidoscope" .

The variety was developed in the provinces of Shimane Prefecture.

It is very rare.

人はみな草のごとく、その栄華はみな草の花に似ている。草は枯れ、花は散る。

しかし、主の言葉は、とこしえに残る

ペテロの第一の手紙　第1章　第24 - 25節

For, "All flesh is like grass, and all of man's glory like the flower in the grass. 

The grass withers, and its flower falls;

but the Lord's word endures forever."

1　Peter 1:24 - 25

God bless you.

Farewell and gone but... with " Advance " Japanese calligraphy

Pure white like snow will melt in the sky.

Dynamism of life is full.

It penetrates into the heart of people.

The trace is memorized even if become extinct.

All will transmigrate.

The worry is unnecessary.

We may have forgotten something important.

散りぬべき　時知りてこそ　世の中の　　花も花なれ　人も人なれ

　　　　細川ガラシャ　(1563-1600)

Simply because they know when to leave... 　In this world　　A flower is a flower 　A person is a person, too

　　　　Hosokawa Gracia (1563-1600)

　　　" 進 " (shin, or susumu). It is translated as advance, make progress, enter, etc.

　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

　　　Etymology :　Ideogrammic compound

　　　 semantic 辵 (walk) 　+ 　phonetic　隹 (bird)

We will not stay there forever.

It's impossible because the time is always moving forward.

remaind and stopped people is pathetic. Their growth will stop, too.

However, we will make progress, go to the future...

散る桜　　残る桜も　　散る桜

　　良寛 　　(1758–1831)

scattered SAKURA　　remaining SAKURA either　　will scatter SAKURA

　　Ryōkan 　(1758–1831)

春色風光 -Scenic place of spring beauty in Japan- from Norichika Fueta on Vimeo.

あひおひの　　松も桜も　　八千代へ　　君がみゆきの　　けふをはじめに

淀殿　(1569 – 1615)

Surely everlasting existence　　Black pine and cherry tree　　When you came　　From today

Yodo-dono　　(1569 – 1615)

We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.

We cannot turn back.

Martin Luther King ( August 28, 1963 )

God bless you

Special week along with cherry blossoms

春風は　花のあたりを　よきて吹け　心づからや　うつろふと見ん

藤原　好風 ( ? - ? )　　　　古今和歌集

Spring breeze　　around the cherry-blossom　　blowing to avoid　　fall in natural　　want to see changes　　

Fujiwarano Yoshikaze ( ? - ? )　　Kokin Wakashū  

桜花　夢かうつつか　しら雲の　絶えて常なき　嶺の春風

藤原　家隆 (1158 – 1237)　　　　新古今和歌集

the cherry-blossom　　dream or illusion　　White clouds　　specially elegant　　spring breeze

Fujiwara no Ietaka (1158 – 1237)　　Shin Kokin Wakashū

花の色に　あまぎる霞　立ちまよひ　空さへ匂ふ　山桜かな

権大納言　長家 （1005 - 1064）　新古今和歌集

Flower color　　haze to rise　　wandering through air　　even sky scent　　wild cherry-blossoms　

Fujiwara no Nagaie（1005 - 1064）　　Shin Kokin Wakashū

I am honored being able to cherry-blossom viewing with my friends.

God bless you.

The day of Sakura March 27, with " Spring " Japanese calligraphy

Japanese people to feel specially cheerful when it comes to this time of the year.

However, it is a period of about one week.

Cherry blossoms will bloom on this day approximately on average.

From south to north the Japanese archipelago.

That period will continue to move for one month.

We look forward to this season.

しき島の　やまとごころを　人とはば　　朝日ににほふ　山ざくら花

本居宣長　(1730 – 1801)

Country of the Emperor　　Japanese traditional heart　　if asked　　 shining in morning sun　　wild cherry tree

Motoori Norinaga　(1730 – 1801)

　"春" (shun, or haru). It is translated as spring. 　 

This character is written by Kanzi, Seal Sript. 

Etymology :　Phono-semantic compound 

「萅」simplified form. 
semantic 艸 (grass)　+ 　日 (sun)　+　phonetic 屯 (village) 

Weather piles up in the underground. 
And the state that the trees and plants grow from there is expressed. 

　　　此心　　天つ虚にも　　花そなほ　　三世の仏に　　たてまつらなん

道元　(1200 – 1253)

This faithfulness　　Clear far-off sky　　Beautiful flowers　Past, present, future Buddha　　I want to present it.
Dōgen　　(1200 – 1253)

by 528kaoru. I show the respect for her.

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　Japanese three major giants of cherry trees.
These three of them are registered as the first natural monument of the country on October 12, 1922. 　

☆yamataka jinndai "God days" sakura 　(Age over 2000 years old) 　　
Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture 　Height of the tree 13.6m, trunk lap 10.6m. 　
A giant tree of the maximum grade oldest in Japan. 　

☆neodani awasumi "light sumi" sakura 　(Age over 1500 years old) 　　
Motosu-shi, Gifu Prefecture 　Height of the tree 17.2m, trunk lap 9.1m, the spread are East-West 24m, north and south 21m 　

☆miharu taki "Cascade" sakura 　(Age over 1000 years old) 　　
Miharu-town, Fukushima Prefecture 　Height of the tree 19m, trunk lap 9.5m, spread east and west 22m, north and south 17m

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