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11/12/2010
first frost
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First Frost !
My neighbors too
must be freezing !
. First Frost, 2005
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2/21/2008
COUNTDOWN finale
countdown - still counting the icicles on my roof ! ! Final call till Feb. 22 ! ! Join the Countdown ! February 23 to 25, 2008 Bangalore, India World Haiku Festival - India 2008 |
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3/05/2008
snow and sunshine
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snowflakes
dancing in sunshine -
a change of seasons
steep roof -
the snow melts
before it slips
(Usually, the snow slips down in noisy avalanches from the roof!)
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. . . SNOW in this winter !
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snowflakes
dancing in sunshine -
a change of seasons
steep roof -
the snow melts
before it slips
(Usually, the snow slips down in noisy avalanches from the roof!)
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. . . SNOW in this winter !
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4/01/2010
apricot blossoms
daybreak - - light and shadow on the apricot blossoms |
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Apricot blossoms (anzu no hana) KIGO
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4/14/2009
WKD - spring rain
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It has been rather a dry spell lately and wildfires started in some parts of Western Japan. So today the sounds on my roof and the rain is very welcome,
thinkng of the dry woods and the wet rice paddies.
rain in spring -
the rain of today is
spring rain
春の雨 今日の雨なら 春雨じゃ
In the Japanese language, there are some fine differences, concerning the kigo about natural phenomenon.
Haiku poets in Japan observe nature very closely.
There are different types of rain, which makes it so pleasant to read the different Japanese haiku with different feelings toward how the rain is experienced.
This is the true power of kigo when used properly in Japanese haiku.
And it is a challenge for the translator, I must admit.
But it should at least be attempted to show the differences:
rain in spring (haru no ame 春の雨) :
that could be any kind of rain, usually an unpleasant cold one, during springtime.
spring-rain, spring rain (harusame 春雨):
harusame is the word for Chinese glassnoodles. This is a kind of soft, welcome rain for the forest and the rice paddies which are so dry from the winter time.
MORE
RAIN in various kigo
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Famous HARUSAME HAIKU
Tr. Gabi Greve
- - - - - Matsuo Basho
春雨や 蜂の巣つたふ 屋根の漏り
harusame ya hachi no su tsutau yane no mori
spring rain -
drips from a wasp's nest
through the leeking roof
春雨や二葉に萌ゆる茄子種
harusame ya futaba ni moyuru nasubidane
spring rain -
two leaves sprout
from the eggplant seedling
春雨や蓬をのばす草の道
harusame ya yomogi o nobasu kusa no michi
spring rain -
the mugwort grows
along a road with weeds
不精さや掻き起されし春の雨
不性さや抱起さるゝ春の雨
bushoosa ya kaki-okosareshi haru no ame
such laziness -
finally woken up
by rain in spring
Written in Iga Ueno, at the home of his brother in 1691 元禄4年2月頃. Basho age 48
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .
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. Yosa Buson 与謝蕪村 and the Spring Rain .
Buson has quite a lot of poems about the spring rain!
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Kobayashi Issa
春雨や盃見せて狐よぶ
harusame ya sakazuki misete kitsune yobu
spring rain -
I show my sake cup
and call the foxes
春雨やかまくら雀何となく
harusame ya Kamakura suzume nan to naku
spring rain -
the sparrows of Kamakura
how they sing!
春雨や ばくち崩と夜談義と
harusame ya bakuchi kuzure to yo dangi to
spring rain -
some old gamblers
and a night sermon
めぐり日と俳諧日也春の雨
meguri-bi to haikai-bi nari haru no ame
a day of menstruation
becomes a day for haikai ...
rain in spring
o-meguri お回り is another expression for menstruation.
David Lanoue has this version
めぐり日と俳諧日也春の雨
meguri hi to haikai hi nari haru no ame
a day for wandering
a day for haiku...
spring rain
Issa Haiku with Meguri
めぐり日
and written with Chinese characters
巡り / 廻り
how many times / ambling down my road / makeing the rounds / after twists and turns / circling
浅間巡り - Mount Asama's pilgrims
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Tr. and Comment by Chris Drake
片方は雪の降也春の雨
kata-hoo wa yuki no furu nari haru no ame
on the other side
they say it's snowing --
spring rain
This hokku is from the 2nd month (March) of 1822, when Issa is either in his hometown or a village near it. His hometown was on a plateau nearly surrounded by mountains, and beyond the mountains to the northwest was an area of very heavy snowfall, so he may looking toward the north or northwest.
Spring rain is coming down around him, but travelers tell of snow coming down only a few miles away. Perhaps this feeling of being near the border of snow and rain physically suggests to Issa his own existence as a borderer, living in a hometown that only feels like half a hometown while his mind is so often with haijin in Edo, in the area around Edo, and in other parts of Shinano, the area in which he now lives. Of course, as a haijin himself, he always lives halfway between experience and representation.
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(A Small Boat in the Spring Rain
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, 1920)
April rain –
the boatman watches
a flying skylark
- Shared by Virginia Popescu
Joys of Japan, 2012
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kooen de hashiru kodomo to haru no ame
In the park
kids running...
Spring rain
Alberto Sanz
Look at the haiga HERE
source : www.targetjpn.com
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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bands of heavy rain
play music with the wind...
spring concert
- Shared by Pat Geyer
Joys of Japan, March 2012
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春雨や今日の食事はハルサメじゃ
harusame ya kyoo no shokuji wa harusame ja
spring rain -
lunch today is
harusame noodles
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BACK TO
RAIN in various kigo
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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It has been rather a dry spell lately and wildfires started in some parts of Western Japan. So today the sounds on my roof and the rain is very welcome,
thinkng of the dry woods and the wet rice paddies.
rain in spring -
the rain of today is
spring rain
春の雨 今日の雨なら 春雨じゃ
In the Japanese language, there are some fine differences, concerning the kigo about natural phenomenon.
Haiku poets in Japan observe nature very closely.
There are different types of rain, which makes it so pleasant to read the different Japanese haiku with different feelings toward how the rain is experienced.
This is the true power of kigo when used properly in Japanese haiku.
And it is a challenge for the translator, I must admit.
But it should at least be attempted to show the differences:
rain in spring (haru no ame 春の雨) :
that could be any kind of rain, usually an unpleasant cold one, during springtime.
spring-rain, spring rain (harusame 春雨):
harusame is the word for Chinese glassnoodles. This is a kind of soft, welcome rain for the forest and the rice paddies which are so dry from the winter time.
MORE
RAIN in various kigo
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Famous HARUSAME HAIKU
Tr. Gabi Greve
- - - - - Matsuo Basho
春雨や 蜂の巣つたふ 屋根の漏り
harusame ya hachi no su tsutau yane no mori
spring rain -
drips from a wasp's nest
through the leeking roof
春雨や二葉に萌ゆる茄子種
harusame ya futaba ni moyuru nasubidane
spring rain -
two leaves sprout
from the eggplant seedling
春雨や蓬をのばす草の道
harusame ya yomogi o nobasu kusa no michi
spring rain -
the mugwort grows
along a road with weeds
不精さや掻き起されし春の雨
不性さや抱起さるゝ春の雨
bushoosa ya kaki-okosareshi haru no ame
such laziness -
finally woken up
by rain in spring
Written in Iga Ueno, at the home of his brother in 1691 元禄4年2月頃. Basho age 48
. Matsuo Basho 松尾芭蕉 - Archives of the WKD .
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
. Yosa Buson 与謝蕪村 and the Spring Rain .
Buson has quite a lot of poems about the spring rain!
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Kobayashi Issa
春雨や盃見せて狐よぶ
harusame ya sakazuki misete kitsune yobu
spring rain -
I show my sake cup
and call the foxes
春雨やかまくら雀何となく
harusame ya Kamakura suzume nan to naku
spring rain -
the sparrows of Kamakura
how they sing!
春雨や ばくち崩と夜談義と
harusame ya bakuchi kuzure to yo dangi to
spring rain -
some old gamblers
and a night sermon
めぐり日と俳諧日也春の雨
meguri-bi to haikai-bi nari haru no ame
a day of menstruation
becomes a day for haikai ...
rain in spring
o-meguri お回り is another expression for menstruation.
David Lanoue has this version
めぐり日と俳諧日也春の雨
meguri hi to haikai hi nari haru no ame
a day for wandering
a day for haiku...
spring rain
Issa Haiku with Meguri
めぐり日
and written with Chinese characters
巡り / 廻り
how many times / ambling down my road / makeing the rounds / after twists and turns / circling
浅間巡り - Mount Asama's pilgrims
.............................................................................
Tr. and Comment by Chris Drake
片方は雪の降也春の雨
kata-hoo wa yuki no furu nari haru no ame
on the other side
they say it's snowing --
spring rain
This hokku is from the 2nd month (March) of 1822, when Issa is either in his hometown or a village near it. His hometown was on a plateau nearly surrounded by mountains, and beyond the mountains to the northwest was an area of very heavy snowfall, so he may looking toward the north or northwest.
Spring rain is coming down around him, but travelers tell of snow coming down only a few miles away. Perhaps this feeling of being near the border of snow and rain physically suggests to Issa his own existence as a borderer, living in a hometown that only feels like half a hometown while his mind is so often with haijin in Edo, in the area around Edo, and in other parts of Shinano, the area in which he now lives. Of course, as a haijin himself, he always lives halfway between experience and representation.
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(A Small Boat in the Spring Rain
Kawase Hasui 川瀬巴水, 1920)
April rain –
the boatman watches
a flying skylark
- Shared by Virginia Popescu
Joys of Japan, 2012
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kooen de hashiru kodomo to haru no ame
In the park
kids running...
Spring rain
Alberto Sanz
Look at the haiga HERE
source : www.targetjpn.com
Tuesday, 02 March 2010
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bands of heavy rain
play music with the wind...
spring concert
- Shared by Pat Geyer
Joys of Japan, March 2012
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春雨や今日の食事はハルサメじゃ
harusame ya kyoo no shokuji wa harusame ja
spring rain -
lunch today is
harusame noodles
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BACK TO
RAIN in various kigo
[ . BACK to DARUMA MUSEUM TOP . ]
[ . BACK to WORLDKIGO . TOP . ]
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5/02/2007
Rain on Roof
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屋根に雨
spring rain -
the voices of ancestors
on my roof
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Read my Haiku Archives 2007
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屋根に雨
spring rain -
the voices of ancestors
on my roof
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9/19/2007
Cat on roof
summer's end - my cat still high on the hot tin roof |
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She is trying to catch some of the crows which sit on the topmost gables.
This was the first time we saw her up there ... wondering about the way back down ... but she made it.
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
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2/04/2009
roof painting
painting the roof - spraying color - the smell lingers in the valley |
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1/02/2007
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Amida Buddha 阿弥陀如来
Anemones ... アネモーネの朝露
..... Asian Haiku Trevelogue
China, Taiwan, Thailand and more .....
Autumn Days 。。。秋の天高し
Autumn Festival 2005 秋祭り、境神社
Autumn Flowers 2002 秋の花
..... Autumn Flowers 2005 雨粒と花 Raindrops
..... Autumn 2005
Autumn Leaves 2005 紅葉
Azalea and Shaka つつじとお釈迦様
Badgers / Tanuki in my Garden 2005 狸
Bamboo 竹の物語
Birds, our Birds 鳥 の話. Our Roof. 我屋根
Black Sheep 黒き羊
Bonsai 盆栽
Bridges .. 橋
Buddha's Footprints (Bussokuseki) 仏足石
Buddha's Voice Frog 仏の声の蛙
Buds in Winter 冬の命
..... Dry Flowers 冬の命
Camellia / Tsubaki 椿
Carpet Meditations 2007
Cats in Paradise .. O-Tsu and Haiku-Kun お津と俳句くん、猫の天国
Cat and the Mouse .. Fun with my Computer
CHINA 中国の旅
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: China
..... Autumn Memories Keilin, Guilin 桂林
Cicada Birthday 050725 蝉の誕生 semi セミ
Cold Morning 寒い朝、2006
Cooking a Cat ! 猫と一杯, 2005 夏
Cherry Blossoms <> Sakura .. 桜 桜 桜 2005
Cherry Blossom Lake Saigyo and our Lake 西行法師 2005
Cherry Blossom Road 桜道 2005
Chrysanthemums, Fireworks 花火菊 2005
Clouds in my Valley 谷に雲
Clouds after the Rain Chinese Ink Painting, July 2005 中国の墨絵
Clouds at Lake Tomada 雲と池の早春 2005
Cold coming back 寒戻り 2005年3月
Cold Samui 寒い朝 First time below zero, 2005
Cosmos Flowers コスモス、秋桜
Mt. Daisen 2005 , Beachflowers and WIND
Decoration Flowers Takahashi Temples, 0507
Dew Tsuyu 朝露
Dimensions ヂメンシオン
Fallen Leaves - Ochiba 落ち葉
First Snow .. 初雪 2005年
First Shrine Visit 2006 Hatsu Mode
First Sunrise 2005 .. 初日の出
Frankenfood, frankengrass, franken rice genetically modified problems
Ghost Stories お化けの話 :o)
Goldenrod (seitaka awadachisoo) 背高泡立草
Graves in the Mist 霞に墓
Healing Power 癒しと俳句と祈り
Henro Pilgrims 遍路と無縁仏
Illusions with Fish 空想と魚
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: INDIA
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: JAPAN 1977
Jizoo 地蔵 .. a smiling Stone friend
Kannon, the Bosatsu of Mercy 観音菩薩
.. .. .. Horseheaded Kannon
.. .. .. Kannon in the winter sun, 2006
Karl the Froggie .. 蛙とカラー
..... Frog in Buddha's Eye 仏の目にカール君
KOAN and Haiku (01) .. 公案と俳句
KOAN and Haiku (02) .. Dreams 夢
KOAN and Haiku (03) .. Original face and Immortality
Koya-san in Wakayama .. Ginko .. Haiku-walk
Lake and Clouds 池と雲
Last Fudo Ceremony 2005 Osame-Fudo 収め不動
Lily, My Kannon-Lily 観音ユリ
..... July 2006 : Lily in the Rain 2006年の観音百合
Love ミモサと愛情 Mimosa
LOTUS 蓮、蓮華の花
Magnolia 木蓮 Mokuren
MANDALA .. Just the Beginning 。。曼荼羅
Medicine Buddha : Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来
.. .. .. .. Mimasaka Haiku
.. .. .. .. From the Province where I live in Japan.
..... Mimasaka, Postal Town of Doi: My Haiku Walk December 2006
美作市土居宿 , 出雲街道
Moss 石に苔
... Moss at Mt. Mitoku, October 2006
Mother, for my mother
Mountain Gods Yama no kami 山の神
Mountains smiling Yama Warau 山笑う
November 2006
Outhouse Joy ..便所の話
Peace, August 6, 2006 Introducing Okamoto Taro 岡本太郎と平和
Pine <> Matsu 松の木
Pottery and Haiku 焼物と俳句
Quietude and the Galactic Ant 静けさと蟻のクシャミ
..... The Sound of Wind, Sound of Clouds (essay) 風の音、雲の音、お茶の音
Rain dripping ..雨もまだ
Rain, Prayer of Rain on my roof 屋根に雨の祈り, September 2006
Rainy Season Tsuyu 梅雨さなかに 満福
..... Rainy Season, Whow ! July 2006 2006年のすごい梅雨
Reflections .. Graves in a mirror 。。田舎の墓
Sea of Clouds 秋の雲海、2005 Autumn
Shelter 仏様にまかせる。。。
Shintoo Shrine 神道と宮
Shiraishi Island, a Pilgrim's Path 。。。白石島の遍路道、June 2006
Silence 静けさ ... Silence 2005
Simple Daily Happiness 簡単な毎日の幸せ
SNOW
..... snowed in December 2005
Snowman Daruma, Yukidaruma .. .. 雪だるま
First Snow 2006
Spring 2006 2006年の春
Soaring Mind 鳶の話 Tobi
Spiders in Paradise 。。極楽の蜘蛛
Spring Weeds 2006, a HAIKU WALK 雑草の春の色
Stone Buddhas .. 石仏
... Amida Buddha
... Arhats in Stone 五百羅漢
... Buddha's Footprints (Bussokuseki) 仏足石
... Buddha's Voice (Shakyamuni)
... Azalea and Shaka (Shakyamuni)
... Horseheaded Kannon 馬頭観音
... Snow Night Meditation (Shakyamuni)
... Walking with the Gods 神様の散歩道
Stone Garden 石庭、小堀作
Stone Wall 我が家の石垣
............ SUMMER
Summer Flowers 夏の花々
Summer Iris 杜若
Summer Metamorphosis 夏の変化
Summer Morning 夏の朝、酔仙翁・スイセンノウ
Summer Sky 夏の空
Sunbeam for us all ! 皆のための太陽
..... Sunset in Pink, August 2006
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: TAIWAN
Tanada .. Terraced Rice Fields in my Area 大垪和の棚田
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tao, Dao and Haiku 道教と俳句
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tao of a useless tree
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: THAILAND
Tokei-Ji in Kamakura, January 2006
NEW in 2007: Travelogue through Asia
..... Photos and Haiku from my various trips. China, Taiwan, Thailand
Trees, my best friends .. 巨木
................................ Camphor Tree Kusunoki 楠木 くすのき
................................ Tao of a useless tree
Trumpet Creeper 凌霄花 のうぜんかずら
Tulips チューリップの嵐
Typhoon Tokage in Japan October 23, 2004 台風トカゲ
Typhoon Nabi 14 September 2005 台風14号
............................... Green Apples fallen by the typhoon 青林檎
............................... Humans Powerless Katrina 2005
Universe sparkles .. 宇宙の物語
Voice of Buddha .. .. Frogs Farting :o) 。。蛙の屁
Weeds, my Wonderful Weeds
Wild Boars Inoshishi 猪の訪問
Windows Temple Window Shapes お寺の窓の形
Winter 200/06, from December 2005 2005/6年の冬
Winter Wonders ..冬物語
Wisdom 知恵と無知恵
Woodpecker きつつき
Yin and Yang Cats ..陰と陽と猫
Zen Riddles with BEE ..ミツバチと禅
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Haiku and Moments
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Hundred Years with Haiku
Translation from Japanese Haikupoets older than 90 years
Introducing Japanese Haiku Poets
Saijiki for Buddhist Events .. 『俳句仏教歳時記』
Shikoku Summer 2005 Our own Haiku Pilgrimage 四国遍路
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One Haiku, two Ideas The Basics
English Spelling and Punctuation
One-Line Haiku : three sections, three lines
THEORY : Counting on your fingers: 5-7-5 Cultural Differences
THEORY : Why 5-7-5 ? or rather, WHY NOT in English!
Japanese Spelling and the Hepburn System Romaji
THEORY : Why 5-7-5 ? or rather, WHY NOT in English!
GINKOO, a Haiku Walk 吟行
Gijinka, Personification : some thoughts
Technical Support and Haiku Theory ARCHIVES
Teaching Haiku to Children / also usuful for adults
Translating Haiku, my special forum for all your questions
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Amida Buddha 阿弥陀如来
Anemones ... アネモーネの朝露
..... Asian Haiku Trevelogue
China, Taiwan, Thailand and more .....
Autumn Days 。。。秋の天高し
Autumn Festival 2005 秋祭り、境神社
Autumn Flowers 2002 秋の花
..... Autumn Flowers 2005 雨粒と花 Raindrops
..... Autumn 2005
Autumn Leaves 2005 紅葉
Azalea and Shaka つつじとお釈迦様
Badgers / Tanuki in my Garden 2005 狸
Bamboo 竹の物語
Birds, our Birds 鳥 の話. Our Roof. 我屋根
Black Sheep 黒き羊
Bonsai 盆栽
Bridges .. 橋
Buddha's Footprints (Bussokuseki) 仏足石
Buddha's Voice Frog 仏の声の蛙
Buds in Winter 冬の命
..... Dry Flowers 冬の命
Camellia / Tsubaki 椿
Carpet Meditations 2007
Cats in Paradise .. O-Tsu and Haiku-Kun お津と俳句くん、猫の天国
Cat and the Mouse .. Fun with my Computer
CHINA 中国の旅
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: China
..... Autumn Memories Keilin, Guilin 桂林
Cicada Birthday 050725 蝉の誕生 semi セミ
Cold Morning 寒い朝、2006
Cooking a Cat ! 猫と一杯, 2005 夏
Cherry Blossoms <> Sakura .. 桜 桜 桜 2005
Cherry Blossom Lake Saigyo and our Lake 西行法師 2005
Cherry Blossom Road 桜道 2005
Chrysanthemums, Fireworks 花火菊 2005
Clouds in my Valley 谷に雲
Clouds after the Rain Chinese Ink Painting, July 2005 中国の墨絵
Clouds at Lake Tomada 雲と池の早春 2005
Cold coming back 寒戻り 2005年3月
Cold Samui 寒い朝 First time below zero, 2005
Cosmos Flowers コスモス、秋桜
Mt. Daisen 2005 , Beachflowers and WIND
Decoration Flowers Takahashi Temples, 0507
Dew Tsuyu 朝露
Dimensions ヂメンシオン
Fallen Leaves - Ochiba 落ち葉
First Snow .. 初雪 2005年
First Shrine Visit 2006 Hatsu Mode
First Sunrise 2005 .. 初日の出
Frankenfood, frankengrass, franken rice genetically modified problems
Ghost Stories お化けの話 :o)
Goldenrod (seitaka awadachisoo) 背高泡立草
Graves in the Mist 霞に墓
Healing Power 癒しと俳句と祈り
Henro Pilgrims 遍路と無縁仏
Illusions with Fish 空想と魚
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: INDIA
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: JAPAN 1977
Jizoo 地蔵 .. a smiling Stone friend
Kannon, the Bosatsu of Mercy 観音菩薩
.. .. .. Horseheaded Kannon
.. .. .. Kannon in the winter sun, 2006
Karl the Froggie .. 蛙とカラー
..... Frog in Buddha's Eye 仏の目にカール君
KOAN and Haiku (01) .. 公案と俳句
KOAN and Haiku (02) .. Dreams 夢
KOAN and Haiku (03) .. Original face and Immortality
Koya-san in Wakayama .. Ginko .. Haiku-walk
Lake and Clouds 池と雲
Last Fudo Ceremony 2005 Osame-Fudo 収め不動
Lily, My Kannon-Lily 観音ユリ
..... July 2006 : Lily in the Rain 2006年の観音百合
Love ミモサと愛情 Mimosa
LOTUS 蓮、蓮華の花
Magnolia 木蓮 Mokuren
MANDALA .. Just the Beginning 。。曼荼羅
Medicine Buddha : Yakushi Nyorai 薬師如来
.. .. .. .. Mimasaka Haiku
.. .. .. .. From the Province where I live in Japan.
..... Mimasaka, Postal Town of Doi: My Haiku Walk December 2006
美作市土居宿 , 出雲街道
Moss 石に苔
... Moss at Mt. Mitoku, October 2006
Mother, for my mother
Mountain Gods Yama no kami 山の神
Mountains smiling Yama Warau 山笑う
November 2006
Outhouse Joy ..便所の話
Peace, August 6, 2006 Introducing Okamoto Taro 岡本太郎と平和
Pine <> Matsu 松の木
Pottery and Haiku 焼物と俳句
Quietude and the Galactic Ant 静けさと蟻のクシャミ
..... The Sound of Wind, Sound of Clouds (essay) 風の音、雲の音、お茶の音
Rain dripping ..雨もまだ
Rain, Prayer of Rain on my roof 屋根に雨の祈り, September 2006
Rainy Season Tsuyu 梅雨さなかに 満福
..... Rainy Season, Whow ! July 2006 2006年のすごい梅雨
Reflections .. Graves in a mirror 。。田舎の墓
Sea of Clouds 秋の雲海、2005 Autumn
Shelter 仏様にまかせる。。。
Shintoo Shrine 神道と宮
Shiraishi Island, a Pilgrim's Path 。。。白石島の遍路道、June 2006
Silence 静けさ ... Silence 2005
Simple Daily Happiness 簡単な毎日の幸せ
SNOW
..... snowed in December 2005
Snowman Daruma, Yukidaruma .. .. 雪だるま
First Snow 2006
Spring 2006 2006年の春
Soaring Mind 鳶の話 Tobi
Spiders in Paradise 。。極楽の蜘蛛
Spring Weeds 2006, a HAIKU WALK 雑草の春の色
Stone Buddhas .. 石仏
... Amida Buddha
... Arhats in Stone 五百羅漢
... Buddha's Footprints (Bussokuseki) 仏足石
... Buddha's Voice (Shakyamuni)
... Azalea and Shaka (Shakyamuni)
... Horseheaded Kannon 馬頭観音
... Snow Night Meditation (Shakyamuni)
... Walking with the Gods 神様の散歩道
Stone Garden 石庭、小堀作
Stone Wall 我が家の石垣
............ SUMMER
Summer Flowers 夏の花々
Summer Iris 杜若
Summer Metamorphosis 夏の変化
Summer Morning 夏の朝、酔仙翁・スイセンノウ
Summer Sky 夏の空
Sunbeam for us all ! 皆のための太陽
..... Sunset in Pink, August 2006
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: TAIWAN
Tanada .. Terraced Rice Fields in my Area 大垪和の棚田
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tao, Dao and Haiku 道教と俳句
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. Tao of a useless tree
..... My Asian Haiku Travelogue: THAILAND
Tokei-Ji in Kamakura, January 2006
NEW in 2007: Travelogue through Asia
..... Photos and Haiku from my various trips. China, Taiwan, Thailand
Trees, my best friends .. 巨木
................................ Camphor Tree Kusunoki 楠木 くすのき
................................ Tao of a useless tree
Trumpet Creeper 凌霄花 のうぜんかずら
Tulips チューリップの嵐
Typhoon Tokage in Japan October 23, 2004 台風トカゲ
Typhoon Nabi 14 September 2005 台風14号
............................... Green Apples fallen by the typhoon 青林檎
............................... Humans Powerless Katrina 2005
Universe sparkles .. 宇宙の物語
Voice of Buddha .. .. Frogs Farting :o) 。。蛙の屁
Weeds, my Wonderful Weeds
Wild Boars Inoshishi 猪の訪問
Windows Temple Window Shapes お寺の窓の形
Winter 200/06, from December 2005 2005/6年の冬
Winter Wonders ..冬物語
Wisdom 知恵と無知恵
Woodpecker きつつき
Yin and Yang Cats ..陰と陽と猫
Zen Riddles with BEE ..ミツバチと禅
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Hundred Years with Haiku
Translation from Japanese Haikupoets older than 90 years
Introducing Japanese Haiku Poets
Saijiki for Buddhist Events .. 『俳句仏教歳時記』
Shikoku Summer 2005 Our own Haiku Pilgrimage 四国遍路
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12/31/2009
pink clouds
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pink clouds drifting fast
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
pink clouds drifting
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
pink clouds
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
still observing the PINK, when THIS happened
a sudden gale
drives the snow out of the bamboo grove
right onto my roof ... whooowww
December 31, and more heavy snow to come ...
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pink clouds drifting fast
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
pink clouds drifting
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
pink clouds
above the early morning snow
on the bamboo grove
still observing the PINK, when THIS happened
a sudden gale
drives the snow out of the bamboo grove
right onto my roof ... whooowww
December 31, and more heavy snow to come ...
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10/27/2009
moonlight
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moonlight
on the temple roof -
and silence
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moonlight
on the temple roof -
and silence
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3/14/2009
second spring storm
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haru no niban 春の二番
second spring storm -
the wind dances
with the roof
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haru no niban 春の二番
second spring storm -
the wind dances
with the roof
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12/03/2010
drop by drop
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drop by drop
the frost melts
from my roof
Nights are getting colder !
. FROST in my Valley
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drop by drop
the frost melts
from my roof
Nights are getting colder !
. FROST in my Valley
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2/15/2010
egret
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this egret - out of a gray cloud into a gray cloud |
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and then slowly out of sight
over our roof on this rainy morning
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a little later, while walking up the road to get the newspaper
rainy morning -
three pheasants take off
from the withered field
KIGO
. egret in winter, fuyu sagi 冬鷺 (ふゆさぎ)
nokorisagi 残り鷺(のこりさぎ)
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7/25/2009
more rain
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more rain to come ...
the number of missing people
still growing
the rainy season has come now with all its might ...
Rainclouds over Japan, July 26
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FUKUOKA, July 25, 2009 KYODO
Torrential rain hit western Japan on Friday and Saturday, leaving seven people dead and two others missing from mudslides and flooding, local authorities said.
Following the downpours in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions in southwestern Japan and the Chugoku region in the western part of the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency called for caution as heavy precipitation may continue through Sunday in those areas.
Earlier this week, heavy rain left 14 people dead and three others missing in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku area.
source : home.kyodo.co.jp
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July 27, 2009
Okayama prefecture and Rainclouds
we got more than 60 mm in one bout !
thunder and rain
on my thundering roof -
more to come
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more rain to come ...
the number of missing people
still growing
the rainy season has come now with all its might ...
Rainclouds over Japan, July 26
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FUKUOKA, July 25, 2009 KYODO
Torrential rain hit western Japan on Friday and Saturday, leaving seven people dead and two others missing from mudslides and flooding, local authorities said.
Following the downpours in the Kyushu and Shikoku regions in southwestern Japan and the Chugoku region in the western part of the country, the Japan Meteorological Agency called for caution as heavy precipitation may continue through Sunday in those areas.
Earlier this week, heavy rain left 14 people dead and three others missing in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the Chugoku area.
source : home.kyodo.co.jp
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July 27, 2009
Okayama prefecture and Rainclouds
we got more than 60 mm in one bout !
thunder and rain
on my thundering roof -
more to come
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2/22/2009
coincidence
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dinner time
snow glides
from the roof - cheese melts
in my mouth
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dinner time
snow glides
from the roof - cheese melts
in my mouth
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7/12/2007
Typhoon Nr. 04
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staring at rainclouds
moving on my monitor -
typhoon approaching
The weather forecast becomes an important tool.
http://ohaga.blogspot.com/2007/07/typhoon-04.html
Raincloud service of YAHOO
http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/raincloud/33/index.html
......................................... Friday 13, Morning
typhoon warning -
the dragon huddles
all over Japan
Red Alert for Tropical Cyclone Category 4 MAN-YI
Tropical Cyclone MAN-YI has made landfall on the coast of Japan around 2007/07/13 0:00 UTC
At the last observation, on 2007/07/13 0:00 UTC, tropical cyclone MAN-YI is a Tropical Cyclone Category 4 with maximum sustained wind speeds of 64 m/s (231 km/h, 125 knots). Within 100km of its eye there are 1.1 million people. Within 200km there are 1.1 million people.
The storm is currently situated near Okinawa in Japan (a province with a population of 1.2 million).
Current maximum sustained wind speed: 64 m/s
Current Maximum Speed of Wind Gusts: 77 m/s
© Global Disaster Alert
This typhoon is the strongest and largest in July, since weather recording started in Japan. Its diameter is more than 1000 kilometers.
A lot of damage has been done to Okinawa, where it just passed.
(Friday evening, 18:00)
Forecast for Saturday
. . . . . Forecast for Saturday, July 14
Look at my HAIGA for the red alert !
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PHOTO Forecast of the © Japan Meteorological Agency
supertyphoon -
the fiery tounge
of this dragon
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Quote © YAHOO NEWS Fri Jul 13
Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan
By CHISAKI WATANABE
A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Friday, cutting power to tens of thousands of households and grounding flights with winds up to 100 mph, officials said.
Typhoon Man-Yi has injured 27 people, the Okinawa state government said, many of them knocked to the ground by gusts of wind.
Wind speeds were clocked at up to 100 mph as the storm passed Naha, the regional capital, the Meteorological Agency said.
Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of a steel structure at a golf driving range in central Okinawa knocked to the ground and a parked delivery truck turned on its side.
The typhoon is moving north at 18.6 mph and is forecast to hit the southern main island of Kyushu on Saturday, the agency said. It is expected to then rake Japan's Pacific coast toward Tokyo.
Nearly 98,000 of Okinawa's households, about one-sixth of its total, were without power, it said.
"It is raining hard and the wind is very strong. It looks all white outside," Tomoko Sunagawa, an official of Okinawa Electric Power Co. said by phone from Naha.
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, mainly those flying between Okinawa and Kyushu.
Heavy rain pouring at a rate of more than 2 inches an hour inundated Kyushu Friday morning, the Meteorological Agency said, with up to 20 inches expected by Saturday.
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......................................... Saturday 14
noisy night <>
falling rain sounds like
pounding the drums
Answering to a haiku of Bob
.. .. .. .. .. inbetween the storm rounds
typhoon -
the voices of birds
between downpoors
typhoon break -
a butterfly visits
the broken lily
typhoon break -
two bumblebees busy
between broken weeds
endless rain -
the moss grows faster
on every stone
in the most amazing patterns and shapes
......................................... Sunday 15
after a medium-noisy night with not much rain, woke up to the most spectaular sunshine on the freshly washed green forest ! Clouds still racing above us ...
typhoon over -
I feel safe again
in my husband's arms
© Japan Times of this morning :
The season's fourth typhoon was expected to continue to lash the Japanese archipelago, traveling along the southern coast of Honshu through the Kanto region over the long weekend, according to the Meteorological Agency, which warned of heavy rains, floods and strong winds.
The typhoon made landfall on the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture around 2 p.m. after hitting Okinawa Prefecture and part of the Amami island group the day before, the agency said. Okinawa came out of the typhoon's heavy storm zone after 20 hours, it said.
The agency recorded an atmospheric pressure of 945 hectopascals near the center of the storm when it struck the peninsula, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in the month of July since the agency began compiling statistics in 1951.
Landslide warnings were issued for southern Kyushu.
Keita Kamimura, an 11-year-old boy, died after trying to retrieve a ball from a river in the city of Kagoshima and was washed away. His body was found two hours later.
A 76-year-old man died after falling into an irrigation ditch in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.
In Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, a 79-year-old man was reported missing, while another man in Nagoya also went missing after being swept away in a river.
Most of the injuries were caused by the typhoon's strong winds, according to local police.
A 60-year-old man fell and broke his hip while trying to reinforce his roof in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture. In Kitakyushu, an 80-year-old woman fell in the morning and broke her right leg.
As of 8 p.m., nearly 20,000 people from about 8,500 households in seven prefectures had been ordered or advised to evacuate, officials said. Many people in other areas also evacuated voluntarily.
Power blackouts continued for about 34,000 households in Kagoshima, mainly in the Amami region, and in Miyazaki, according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.
JR Kyushu Railway Co. said all of its services, including bullet trains, were suspended in Kagoshima and Miyazaki.
A landslide continued to block traffic on the Higashikyushu Expressway between the Miyazaki-Nishi and Saito interchanges in Kyushu. The Miyazaki Expressway was also closed.
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and other airlines said they canceled more than 643 flights Saturday, mainly those departing or arriving at airports in Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa, affecting more than 58,000 passengers.
The storm forced candidates in Kyushu running in the July 29 House of Councilors election to change their schedules, including canceling street speeches and switching to telephone canvassing, on the first weekend of the campaign that officially began Thursday.
The typhoon was forecast to come to within a radius of 310 km east of the Kanto region by 9 a.m. Monday.
In Miyazaki Prefecture, total rainfall topped 500 millimeters in some areas, hitting record local highs for July.
Up to 450 mm of rainfall was projected to fall in the Tokai region in central Japan over the 24 hours to Sunday evening, while 400 mm of rainfall was expected in the southern part of the Kinki region and on the Pacific side of Shikoku, according to the agency.
......................................... Monday 16
sweeping debris -
a white butterfly hovers
above my broom
Just as I wrote this, there is news on TV about a strong earthquake in Niigata !
quote:
Earthquake Strikes Central Japan Near Niigata Area
By Mariko Yasu and Drew Gibson
July 16 (Bloomberg) --
An earthquake struck north-central Japan near Niigata, toppling houses, causing a fire at a nuclear power plant and suspending bullet train operations. Dozens of people were injured, reports said.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was centered on the Japan Sea coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its Web site. A tsunami advisory issued earlier by the agency was lifted. The quake's epicenter was about 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of Tokyo, where buildings swayed for several minutes.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said three reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata were automatically shut as a result of the earthquake. A transformer caught fire, said Kiyoto Ishikawa, a Tokyo Electric spokesman.
``The situation is not serious enough to cause a radioactive leak,'' he said. ``But we haven't confirmed the fire has been extinguished yet.''
A fourth reactor at the nuclear plant was not operational at the time of the quake, Tokyo Electric said.
East Japan Railway Co., the country's largest train operator, halted part of its Shinkansen bullet train services, said Takahiro Kikuchi, the company's spokesman. Services on Joetsu Shinkansen lines were suspended from 10:13 a.m. Japanese time, immediately after the quake struck. The Tohoku and Nagano Shinkansen lines have resumed services.
Dozens of injuries were reported after buildings in Kashiwazaki, a town in Niigata prefecture, were toppled by the quake, Kyodo News said. Many offices in Japan are shut today for Marine Day, a national holiday.
© www.bloomberg.com July 15, 2007
OFF JO-CHUETSU NIIGATA PREF
JMA Seismic Intensity: 6+
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JMA Earthquake UPDATES They change with time.
........................ Monday Afternoon
Back to the torrential rains, this time JSUT the rainy season ... but for me, it makes no difference...
got to LOG OFF, too much thunder in the air now
what a drag ...
too much rain
for my buckets
........................ Tuesday Morning
© Japan Times
Powerful earthquake slams Niigata
Seven dead and more than 830 injured
Compiled from Kyodo, AP
A severe earthquake wreaked havoc on a wide portion of Niigata Prefecture and surrounding areas Monday morning, killing seven people, injuring more than 830 and destroying 500 houses.
The Meteorological Agency said the quake had a magnitude of 6.8 and registered a rare upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which tops out at 7.
"The quake was so fierce, I felt I couldn't stand up," said a woman who operates a Japanese-style inn in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. She said her home was a mess, with broken plates and an overturned television.
The quake struck at 10:13 a.m., destroying hundreds of houses in Kashiwazaki, firefighters said. Most were older structures made of wood.
"I was so scared — the violent shaking went on for 20 seconds," Lawson convenience store clerk Ritei Wakatsuki said by phone from Kashiwazaki. "I almost fainted from the fear of the shaking."
"There was a sharp horizontal shaking lasting dozens of seconds," gas station employee Hiroki Takahashi told NHK in Kashiwazaki. "I could hardly stand up."
The seven deceased were identified as Etsuko Nakamura, 81, Noriko Nakamura, 78, Sansaku Takahashi, 83, Toshio Tobita, 82, Katsuichi Shimojo, 76, and his wife, Yasuko, 72, all of Kashiwazaki, and Kiyo Igarashi, 79, of Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, local police said.
Flames and black smoke were seen pouring from the No. 3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which shut down automatically during the quake.
The fire, caused by an electrical transformer, was later extinguished.
Although Tepco initially said no radioactivity was released, it later said an unspecified amount of water containing radioactive material leaked. No further details were immediately available.
In Kashiwazaki, about 200 people escaped disaster when the ceiling of a gymnasium collapsed during a badminton tournament, leaving one person with a slight facial injury.
Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumi asked the central government to send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the area.
A total of 10,000 people were evacuated by late Monday night in Kashiwazaki and other towns in Niigata Prefecture, local officials said.
The quake, which also was felt in Tokyo, was followed by a 4.2-magnitude quake at 10:34 a.m.
The quake had an intensity of upper 6 in Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, and in Iizuna, Nagano Prefecture. It registered lower 6 in Joetsu and Nagaoka in Niigata, and upper 5 in Iiyama in Nagano. Its focus was about 17 km under the seabed off Niigata Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said.
A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Sado Island and other coastal areas after the quake but was lifted about an hour later.
The powerful quake caused transportation to grind to a halt and several blackouts were reported.
Tepco said the No. 3 reactor along with three other reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant were shut down.
The Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano shinkansen lines were halted following the quake but had resumed operations by evening, East Japan Railway Co. said.
A local train car was knocked off the rails while stopped at JR Kashiwazaki Station, but no one was hurt.
Expressways were shut down for safety checks after landslides hit several roads in Niigata Prefecture.
Niigata Airport, which suspended flights shortly after the quake, resumed services after finding no damage.
Water and gas were cut off in Kashiwazaki, and about 35,000 households in Niigata Prefecture and 21,000 in Nagano Prefecture were without power at one point.
Aftershocks continued to rattle the area, including one that came in at lower 6 on the intensity scale. Koichi Uhira of the Meteorological Agency warned that aftershocks could continue for as long as a week.
In October 2004, Niigata was hit by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that killed 40 people and damaged more than 6,000 homes. It was the deadliest to hit Japan since 1995.
.. .. ..
power mongers ...
the earthquakes strike
anyway
Read the comment below:
Quake-hit atomic plant sits atop a fault line !
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Typhoon News Updates from the Media
they change over time ...
Some of my Typhoon Haiku from the past years ...
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
some comments
Comments from some friends !
Thanks for sharing this glimpse of nature.
.....
Very moving Gabi.
.....
glad to hear the danger is past.
.....
Yes, it is a wonderful thing to feel safe in someone's arms. I am happy for you.
Your haiku spoke to me, Gabi.
.....
This is such a lovely ku, Gabi...
I'm glad the worry is over!
.....
Unfortunately, even love doesn't keep us safe sometimes. It's good to know that the typhoon danger is over for you, Gabi.
.....
A touching moment, Gabi...nicely expressed!
be safe,
.....
good that the typhoon is over, Gabi!
but i just read about an earthquake in the Northwest of Japan!
......
Yes, Gabi...
I've been worrying about the earthquake too....
I hope you're okay!
.....
Wow!
What a web, Gabi... an amazing little spider!
.....
Comments from some HAIGA friends !
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staring at rainclouds
moving on my monitor -
typhoon approaching
The weather forecast becomes an important tool.
http://ohaga.blogspot.com/2007/07/typhoon-04.html
Raincloud service of YAHOO
http://weather.yahoo.co.jp/weather/raincloud/33/index.html
......................................... Friday 13, Morning
typhoon warning -
the dragon huddles
all over Japan
Red Alert for Tropical Cyclone Category 4 MAN-YI
Tropical Cyclone MAN-YI has made landfall on the coast of Japan around 2007/07/13 0:00 UTC
At the last observation, on 2007/07/13 0:00 UTC, tropical cyclone MAN-YI is a Tropical Cyclone Category 4 with maximum sustained wind speeds of 64 m/s (231 km/h, 125 knots). Within 100km of its eye there are 1.1 million people. Within 200km there are 1.1 million people.
The storm is currently situated near Okinawa in Japan (a province with a population of 1.2 million).
Current maximum sustained wind speed: 64 m/s
Current Maximum Speed of Wind Gusts: 77 m/s
© Global Disaster Alert
This typhoon is the strongest and largest in July, since weather recording started in Japan. Its diameter is more than 1000 kilometers.
A lot of damage has been done to Okinawa, where it just passed.
(Friday evening, 18:00)
Forecast for Saturday
. . . . . Forecast for Saturday, July 14
Look at my HAIGA for the red alert !
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PHOTO Forecast of the © Japan Meteorological Agency
supertyphoon -
the fiery tounge
of this dragon
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Quote © YAHOO NEWS Fri Jul 13
Powerful typhoon hits southern Japan
By CHISAKI WATANABE
A powerful typhoon pounded Japan's southern Okinawa island chain Friday, cutting power to tens of thousands of households and grounding flights with winds up to 100 mph, officials said.
Typhoon Man-Yi has injured 27 people, the Okinawa state government said, many of them knocked to the ground by gusts of wind.
Wind speeds were clocked at up to 100 mph as the storm passed Naha, the regional capital, the Meteorological Agency said.
Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of a steel structure at a golf driving range in central Okinawa knocked to the ground and a parked delivery truck turned on its side.
The typhoon is moving north at 18.6 mph and is forecast to hit the southern main island of Kyushu on Saturday, the agency said. It is expected to then rake Japan's Pacific coast toward Tokyo.
Nearly 98,000 of Okinawa's households, about one-sixth of its total, were without power, it said.
"It is raining hard and the wind is very strong. It looks all white outside," Tomoko Sunagawa, an official of Okinawa Electric Power Co. said by phone from Naha.
Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, mainly those flying between Okinawa and Kyushu.
Heavy rain pouring at a rate of more than 2 inches an hour inundated Kyushu Friday morning, the Meteorological Agency said, with up to 20 inches expected by Saturday.
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......................................... Saturday 14
noisy night <>
falling rain sounds like
pounding the drums
Answering to a haiku of Bob
.. .. .. .. .. inbetween the storm rounds
typhoon -
the voices of birds
between downpoors
typhoon break -
a butterfly visits
the broken lily
typhoon break -
two bumblebees busy
between broken weeds
endless rain -
the moss grows faster
on every stone
in the most amazing patterns and shapes
......................................... Sunday 15
after a medium-noisy night with not much rain, woke up to the most spectaular sunshine on the freshly washed green forest ! Clouds still racing above us ...
typhoon over -
I feel safe again
in my husband's arms
© Japan Times of this morning :
The season's fourth typhoon was expected to continue to lash the Japanese archipelago, traveling along the southern coast of Honshu through the Kanto region over the long weekend, according to the Meteorological Agency, which warned of heavy rains, floods and strong winds.
The typhoon made landfall on the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture around 2 p.m. after hitting Okinawa Prefecture and part of the Amami island group the day before, the agency said. Okinawa came out of the typhoon's heavy storm zone after 20 hours, it said.
The agency recorded an atmospheric pressure of 945 hectopascals near the center of the storm when it struck the peninsula, making it the most powerful typhoon to hit Japan in the month of July since the agency began compiling statistics in 1951.
Landslide warnings were issued for southern Kyushu.
Keita Kamimura, an 11-year-old boy, died after trying to retrieve a ball from a river in the city of Kagoshima and was washed away. His body was found two hours later.
A 76-year-old man died after falling into an irrigation ditch in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.
In Yoshinogawa, Tokushima Prefecture, a 79-year-old man was reported missing, while another man in Nagoya also went missing after being swept away in a river.
Most of the injuries were caused by the typhoon's strong winds, according to local police.
A 60-year-old man fell and broke his hip while trying to reinforce his roof in Asakura, Fukuoka Prefecture. In Kitakyushu, an 80-year-old woman fell in the morning and broke her right leg.
As of 8 p.m., nearly 20,000 people from about 8,500 households in seven prefectures had been ordered or advised to evacuate, officials said. Many people in other areas also evacuated voluntarily.
Power blackouts continued for about 34,000 households in Kagoshima, mainly in the Amami region, and in Miyazaki, according to Kyushu Electric Power Co.
JR Kyushu Railway Co. said all of its services, including bullet trains, were suspended in Kagoshima and Miyazaki.
A landslide continued to block traffic on the Higashikyushu Expressway between the Miyazaki-Nishi and Saito interchanges in Kyushu. The Miyazaki Expressway was also closed.
All Nippon Airways, Japan Airlines and other airlines said they canceled more than 643 flights Saturday, mainly those departing or arriving at airports in Kyushu, Shikoku and Okinawa, affecting more than 58,000 passengers.
The storm forced candidates in Kyushu running in the July 29 House of Councilors election to change their schedules, including canceling street speeches and switching to telephone canvassing, on the first weekend of the campaign that officially began Thursday.
The typhoon was forecast to come to within a radius of 310 km east of the Kanto region by 9 a.m. Monday.
In Miyazaki Prefecture, total rainfall topped 500 millimeters in some areas, hitting record local highs for July.
Up to 450 mm of rainfall was projected to fall in the Tokai region in central Japan over the 24 hours to Sunday evening, while 400 mm of rainfall was expected in the southern part of the Kinki region and on the Pacific side of Shikoku, according to the agency.
......................................... Monday 16
sweeping debris -
a white butterfly hovers
above my broom
Just as I wrote this, there is news on TV about a strong earthquake in Niigata !
quote:
Earthquake Strikes Central Japan Near Niigata Area
By Mariko Yasu and Drew Gibson
July 16 (Bloomberg) --
An earthquake struck north-central Japan near Niigata, toppling houses, causing a fire at a nuclear power plant and suspending bullet train operations. Dozens of people were injured, reports said.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was centered on the Japan Sea coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said on its Web site. A tsunami advisory issued earlier by the agency was lifted. The quake's epicenter was about 250 kilometers (155 miles) northwest of Tokyo, where buildings swayed for several minutes.
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said three reactors at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata were automatically shut as a result of the earthquake. A transformer caught fire, said Kiyoto Ishikawa, a Tokyo Electric spokesman.
``The situation is not serious enough to cause a radioactive leak,'' he said. ``But we haven't confirmed the fire has been extinguished yet.''
A fourth reactor at the nuclear plant was not operational at the time of the quake, Tokyo Electric said.
East Japan Railway Co., the country's largest train operator, halted part of its Shinkansen bullet train services, said Takahiro Kikuchi, the company's spokesman. Services on Joetsu Shinkansen lines were suspended from 10:13 a.m. Japanese time, immediately after the quake struck. The Tohoku and Nagano Shinkansen lines have resumed services.
Dozens of injuries were reported after buildings in Kashiwazaki, a town in Niigata prefecture, were toppled by the quake, Kyodo News said. Many offices in Japan are shut today for Marine Day, a national holiday.
© www.bloomberg.com July 15, 2007
OFF JO-CHUETSU NIIGATA PREF
JMA Seismic Intensity: 6+
More
JMA Earthquake UPDATES They change with time.
........................ Monday Afternoon
Back to the torrential rains, this time JSUT the rainy season ... but for me, it makes no difference...
got to LOG OFF, too much thunder in the air now
what a drag ...
too much rain
for my buckets
........................ Tuesday Morning
© Japan Times
Powerful earthquake slams Niigata
Seven dead and more than 830 injured
Compiled from Kyodo, AP
A severe earthquake wreaked havoc on a wide portion of Niigata Prefecture and surrounding areas Monday morning, killing seven people, injuring more than 830 and destroying 500 houses.
The Meteorological Agency said the quake had a magnitude of 6.8 and registered a rare upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, which tops out at 7.
"The quake was so fierce, I felt I couldn't stand up," said a woman who operates a Japanese-style inn in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture. She said her home was a mess, with broken plates and an overturned television.
The quake struck at 10:13 a.m., destroying hundreds of houses in Kashiwazaki, firefighters said. Most were older structures made of wood.
"I was so scared — the violent shaking went on for 20 seconds," Lawson convenience store clerk Ritei Wakatsuki said by phone from Kashiwazaki. "I almost fainted from the fear of the shaking."
"There was a sharp horizontal shaking lasting dozens of seconds," gas station employee Hiroki Takahashi told NHK in Kashiwazaki. "I could hardly stand up."
The seven deceased were identified as Etsuko Nakamura, 81, Noriko Nakamura, 78, Sansaku Takahashi, 83, Toshio Tobita, 82, Katsuichi Shimojo, 76, and his wife, Yasuko, 72, all of Kashiwazaki, and Kiyo Igarashi, 79, of Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, local police said.
Flames and black smoke were seen pouring from the No. 3 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, which shut down automatically during the quake.
The fire, caused by an electrical transformer, was later extinguished.
Although Tepco initially said no radioactivity was released, it later said an unspecified amount of water containing radioactive material leaked. No further details were immediately available.
In Kashiwazaki, about 200 people escaped disaster when the ceiling of a gymnasium collapsed during a badminton tournament, leaving one person with a slight facial injury.
Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumi asked the central government to send Ground Self-Defense Force troops to help with rescue and recovery efforts in the area.
A total of 10,000 people were evacuated by late Monday night in Kashiwazaki and other towns in Niigata Prefecture, local officials said.
The quake, which also was felt in Tokyo, was followed by a 4.2-magnitude quake at 10:34 a.m.
The quake had an intensity of upper 6 in Kashiwazaki and Kariwa, Niigata Prefecture, and in Iizuna, Nagano Prefecture. It registered lower 6 in Joetsu and Nagaoka in Niigata, and upper 5 in Iiyama in Nagano. Its focus was about 17 km under the seabed off Niigata Prefecture, the Meteorological Agency said.
A tsunami warning was issued for parts of Sado Island and other coastal areas after the quake but was lifted about an hour later.
The powerful quake caused transportation to grind to a halt and several blackouts were reported.
Tepco said the No. 3 reactor along with three other reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant were shut down.
The Tohoku, Joetsu and Nagano shinkansen lines were halted following the quake but had resumed operations by evening, East Japan Railway Co. said.
A local train car was knocked off the rails while stopped at JR Kashiwazaki Station, but no one was hurt.
Expressways were shut down for safety checks after landslides hit several roads in Niigata Prefecture.
Niigata Airport, which suspended flights shortly after the quake, resumed services after finding no damage.
Water and gas were cut off in Kashiwazaki, and about 35,000 households in Niigata Prefecture and 21,000 in Nagano Prefecture were without power at one point.
Aftershocks continued to rattle the area, including one that came in at lower 6 on the intensity scale. Koichi Uhira of the Meteorological Agency warned that aftershocks could continue for as long as a week.
In October 2004, Niigata was hit by a magnitude-6.8 earthquake that killed 40 people and damaged more than 6,000 homes. It was the deadliest to hit Japan since 1995.
.. .. ..
power mongers ...
the earthquakes strike
anyway
Read the comment below:
Quake-hit atomic plant sits atop a fault line !
.........................................
Typhoon News Updates from the Media
they change over time ...
Some of my Typhoon Haiku from the past years ...
Read my Haiku Archives 2007
some comments
Comments from some friends !
Thanks for sharing this glimpse of nature.
.....
Very moving Gabi.
.....
glad to hear the danger is past.
.....
Yes, it is a wonderful thing to feel safe in someone's arms. I am happy for you.
Your haiku spoke to me, Gabi.
.....
This is such a lovely ku, Gabi...
I'm glad the worry is over!
.....
Unfortunately, even love doesn't keep us safe sometimes. It's good to know that the typhoon danger is over for you, Gabi.
.....
A touching moment, Gabi...nicely expressed!
be safe,
.....
good that the typhoon is over, Gabi!
but i just read about an earthquake in the Northwest of Japan!
......
Yes, Gabi...
I've been worrying about the earthquake too....
I hope you're okay!
.....
Wow!
What a web, Gabi... an amazing little spider!
.....
Comments from some HAIGA friends !
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1/25/2009
little icicles
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midday sunshine -
the icicles fall
with a PING
We are in another cold wave,
minus 4 centigrade this morning.
The snow dripps slowly from the roof, forming little icicles of about 5 cm length on each indenture of the tin. They hang in there like the teeth of a saw.
When I was out for a moment, I heared a PING of something hitting metal, one more PING ...
The icicles fell one by one and hit the metal grit of the water drainage,
a natural organ playing the PINGS ...
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MORE
My Icicle haiku
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009
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midday sunshine -
the icicles fall
with a PING
We are in another cold wave,
minus 4 centigrade this morning.
The snow dripps slowly from the roof, forming little icicles of about 5 cm length on each indenture of the tin. They hang in there like the teeth of a saw.
When I was out for a moment, I heared a PING of something hitting metal, one more PING ...
The icicles fell one by one and hit the metal grit of the water drainage,
a natural organ playing the PINGS ...
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MORE
My Icicle haiku
. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2009
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2/17/2011
is spring coming ?
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is spring coming ?
the sound of rain
on my roof
I have not heared this sound for quite a while.
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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011
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is spring coming ?
the sound of rain
on my roof
I have not heared this sound for quite a while.
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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2011
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2/26/2008
sudden rain
sudden rain - my world reduced to shades of gray |
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The gray of this background is called Genji Nezumi Gray
#888084
Grey, Gray (hai-iro, hyaku nezu) and Haiku
Behind the house, all the snow has slipped from the roof and hangs onto the gallery of the outdoor kitchen !
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A note from Larry Bole, Happy Haiku Forum
Gabi san, just a note about gray:
Thanks for the haiku and the haikutopics entry on gray. I like Rikyu, and now I have something new to learn about him and "Rikyu gray."
Recently, in New York City, there was a controversy about plans to renovate the Guggenheim Museum. The designer of the building, Frank Lloyd Wright, hated gray. Originally, the building was painted a buff yellow. But afer 11 coats of paint over the years, the building ended up being light gray. Recently, the Landmarks Preservation Commission here decided that the building will remain light gray. This has disappointed architects and others who decry the graying of our cities.
It makes me think of how garish we would find it if the marble-white sculptures and buildings of antiquity were restored to the original vivid colors they were apparently painted with.
Anyway, hopefully I will be visiting an exhibit of work by the great American artist Jasper Johns at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled "Jasper Johns: Gray," which will look at his use of gray throughout his career.
"Johns has worked in gray, at times to evoke a mood, at other times to evoke an intellectual rigor that results from his purging most color from his works."
Here are a couple of gray haiku I like:
dawn–
shades of grey break
into birdsong
Pamela Miller Ness -
The Heron's Nest (Dec. 2000)
storm warning
the watercolorist works
in shades of grey
Tom Painting
from The Heron's Nest
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. . . Read my Haiku Archives 2008
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