The light colors are trembling by the gentle breeze.
With the carefulness such as the cradle.
Like a baby.
Somebody takes shelter for a while.
The drops may be distilled by perfume.
Please enjoy the fragrance freely.
The smile will dissolve in the blue sky.
And in my memory, too.
Wind of refreshing season.
くたびれて 宿かるころや 藤の花
正岡 子規 (1867 – 1902)
tired and get inn wisteria flowers
Masaoka Shiki (1867 – 1902)
"風" (fū, kaze). It is translated as wind, air, manners, atmosphere, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
凡 (all) + 虫 (insects)
The insect has been thought to be the messenger of the wind.
The imagination is very poetic.
"The wind" is one of the five elements of the Japanese philosophy.
The words are often used to express Japanese culture.
Compounds
風流 fūryū (admirable) , 風景 fūkei (landscape)
As a souvenir from shrine or temple, Japanese often gets a lucky charm (Omamori).
It has various kinds. This is the one of them.
The family crest of the Tokugawa clan is embroidered on the right side.
This is one of Nikkō Tōshō-gū, family temple of Shogun Tokugawa.
Phoenix is embroidered on the back.
A small scented wood is put in this.
The gentle fragrance only if it has.
嬉やと 再び目覚めて 一眠り 浮世の夢は 暁の空
徳川 家康 (1543 – 1616)
So happy!! wake again and a sleep transient world dream sky at dawn
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543 – 1616)
The movie of NikkōTōshō-gū please watch this one.
1690, in Edo period (1603-1868) the Japanese school was born here.
Then students are samurais.
This gate met many bright people for several hundred years.
The signboard can be seen "大成殿 (Taiseiden)".
The letter was written by the fifth Tokugawa shogun.
His name is Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (1646-1709).
At the same time as samurais were soldiers, they cultivated themselves.
"Yushima Seidō" is Confucianism school.
In spite of the short life, they worked hard in raising virtue.
The trace of soldier's dream.
Here is Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo.
The movie of Yushima Seidō please watch this one.
"志" (shi, kokorozasu). It is translated as will, determination, ambition, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular scriptRegular script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
phonetic 止 (stop) + semantic 心 (heart)
Samurais had the noble-minded soul during several hundred years.
The passage of times abolished them.
However, the noble passion is handed down as Japanese various traditions.
Their will have stopped in our heart.
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The indemnification having been negotiated for end of American Civil War in the White House.
Presidential advisors agreed to the plan to punish the South.
"Mr. President, the enemy should crush it. When I do not become a friend!"
When one of advisors said like that, Lincoln answered in this way.
"When we will become the friend of the enemy, we might be going to crush the enemy?"
The words of the American samurai.
