APR 9, Japan Visit: Japanese Alps near Magome

 

our traditional but luxurious hotel,
tatami mats on foor and low seating

previous evening's 12-course gourmet feast,
followed by this extensive Japanese breakfast

wanted or not, bamboo grows in lots of places

manga-inspired pedestrian-access indicators

ancient rock inscribed with a haiku by the iconic poet, Basho.

TODAY'S POEM (senryu *) 

for travels abroad,

gather trusted possessions 

in an old backpack.

Giorgio Coniglio

* learn more HERE about senryu, a term that designates a lesser-known Japanese short poem that shares the physical characteristics of haiku (nominally 17 'on' / syllables in three non-rhyming lines), but deals in a satiric or humorous way with human foibles rather than with Nature.  

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