{"id":121229,"date":"2019-05-29T14:47:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T05:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?p=121229&lang=en"},"modified":"2019-05-29T14:54:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T05:54:03","slug":"the-manyoshu-in-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/the-manyoshu-in-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"The Man’y\u014dsh\u016b in Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reiwa, Japan\u2019s newest era, has just begun and the name which means \u201cbeautiful harmony\u201d was derived from a passage in the Man’y\u014dsh\u016b<\/em>, Japan’s oldest anthology of lyrical poetry. One of the places mentioned in the Man’y\u014dsh\u016b<\/em> is Dazaifu, which is now a popular tourist destination. The Man’y\u014dsh\u016b<\/em> is a collection of poems written by people from all walks of life, from emperors to common farmers. It contains several poems from Chikushi (the old name of Fukuoka), including but not limited to Dazaifu. The following are just a few examples.<\/p>\n

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\u3061\u306f\u3084\u3076\u308b \u9418\u306e\u5cac\u3092\u904e\u304e\u306c\u3068\u3082 \u6211\u306f\u5fd8\u308c\u3058\u5fd7\u8cc0\u306e\u7687\u795e
\nI passed already
\nThe raging Cape of Kane,
\nYet I shall never
\nForget the Imperial God
\nOf Shika, god of the sea.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shikanoshima is another location that appears many times in the anthology. This poem is about praying at Shikaumi Shrine after passing through the dangerous waters around Cape Kanezaki in what is now Munakata. Today, there is a stone monument engraved with this poem on the shrine grounds.<\/p>\n

\u795e\u3055\u3076\u308b \u8352\u6d25\u306e\u5d0e\u306b\u5bc4\u3059\u308b\u6ce2 \u9593\u306a\u304f\u3084\u59b9\u306b\u604b\u3072\u6e21\u308a\u306a\u3080
\nJust like the surges
\nComing to the Aratsu Cape
\nAs ancient as gods,
\nI long for my dearest maid
\nRestlessly and without cease.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This poem was written by one of the envoys dispatched to the Kingdom of Silla on the Korean peninsula as he left port in 736. According to this poem, the envoys departed from Cape Aratsu, which refers to the promontory where Nishi Park is now located. There is a stone monument engraved with this poem on the grounds of Nishi Park.<\/p>\n

\u6c96\u3064\u9ce5 \u9d28\u3068\u3075\u5c0f\u821f\u306e\u5e30\u308a\u6765\u3070 \u4e5f\u826f\u306e\u5d0e\u5b88\u65e9\u304f\u544a\u3052\u3053\u305d
\nWhen from the far sea
\nThe ship called Kamo, Wild Drake,
\nHas at last returned,
\nOh, watchers of Cape Yara,
\nPray tell us quickly.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This poem is by Yamanoue no Okura, a poet closely associated with the Man’y\u014dsh\u016b, about fishermen from Shikanoshima who were lost at sea. Yara refers to a promontory on Nokonoshima where sakimori<\/em> (soldiers; lit., \u201ccape-watchers\u201d) were stationed. In total, Fukuoka is home to around 20 stone monuments with engravings of Man’y\u014dsh\u016b<\/em> poems. History and literature buffs might enjoy visiting them all to find their favorite one.<\/p>\n

Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn246<\/a>, Jun. 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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