List: Japanese Classical Literature | Curated by Akemi Sagawa

Oct 22, 2024
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Japanese Classical LiteraturePoems, Novels, Essays, Journals
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Never Stop Writing
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Ghost of Tomoe: Lover and a Woman Samurai WarriorAnother ghost story from Noh plays
Oct 19, 2024
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Oct 19, 2024
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Never Stop Writing
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Ghost of AtsumoriNoh Plays are full of Ghosts
Oct 8, 2024
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Oct 8, 2024
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Reciprocal
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Cool Breeze — Rare In Japan’s Humid SummerFour poems about breeze found in Hyakunin Isshu 百人一首
May 16, 2023
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May 16, 2023
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Sunrise — Dreadful Time for LoversSo I was taught at school
May 9, 2023
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May 9, 2023
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Sunset is a Picture of MelancholyAnd it’s at its best in autumn — According to Court Lady Sei Shonagon清少納言
May 2, 2023
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May 2, 2023
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Thunderstorms come in Autumn in JapanTwo Poems about storms in Hhyakunin Isshu 百人一首
Apr 26, 2023
Apr 26, 2023
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Gain Inspiration
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“In the Beginning, Woman Was the Sun”A 20th-century feminist in Japan declared
Mar 11, 2023
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Mar 11, 2023
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The Spring Sunlight, and SakuraFound in a Poem from Hyakunin Isshu
Apr 11, 2023
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Apr 11, 2023
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How Nature Inspired Japanese Waka PoetryThe preface of the first imperially-commissioned anthology of Waka poetry in the 9th century explains
Mar 7, 2023
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Mar 7, 2023
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Weeds & Wildflowers
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Loneliness to Feel, Aloneness to RealizeWhich one can I control?
Feb 27, 2023
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Feb 27, 2023
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Burning Fire, Like Burning LoveFound in a Poem from Hyakunin Isshu
Mar 1, 2023
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Mar 1, 2023
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This Tanka Poem Defines the “Wabi” Spirit of Tea CeremonyNo flowers, no tinted leaves.
Feb 24, 2023
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Feb 24, 2023
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The Best Time in Spring is The DawnJapan’s most famous essay written in the 11th century “Makura no Soshi” says so
Feb 21, 2023
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Feb 21, 2023
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Passionate Love, Like River’s FlowThe most passionate love poem in Hyakunin Isshu
Feb 14, 2023
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Feb 14, 2023
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Our Life, Like River’s FlowAccording to the 12th-century Japanese poet
Feb 14, 2023
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Feb 14, 2023
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How Many Moon Poems in Hyakunin Issyu?There are 12 out of 100!
Feb 7, 2023
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Feb 7, 2023
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Zen Master Muso Kokushi Didn’t Approve of Tea Gambling14th century Japan was wild
Feb 3, 2023
Feb 3, 2023
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About Love: A MisinterpretationDay 21 of 30-Day Writing Challenge
Oct 24, 2022
Oct 24, 2022