We took up haiku in class today, just for fun. I wrote a lot. =) Then
just for kicks, I translated them to English and coerced the
translations into haiku form as well.
| ¹ÈÃÂÂÕ ¹ß¤ë | ¤â¤ß¤¸ ¤Õ¤ë | The autumn leaves fall |
| ²» ʹ¤³¤¨¤Ê¤¤ | ¤ª¤È ¤Â¤³¤¨¤Ê¤¤ | Not a sound is heard at all |
| Åß ¤¬ ÃÂÂè¤ë | ¤Õ¤æ ¤¬ ¤¯¤ë | Winter is coming |
| Ä» ¤¬ µã¤¯ | ¤È¤ê ¤¬ ¤Ê¤¯ | The bird is crying |
| ºù ¸«¤Ê¤¤¤Ç | ¤µ¤¯¤é ¤ß¤Ê¤¤¤Ç | It can’t see cherry blossoms |
| ð ¤Ë »à¤Ì | ¤Þ¤¨ ¤Ë ¤·¤Ì | Dying before then |
| Æü ¤Î ²«¿§ | ¤Ò ¤Î ¤Â¤¤¤à| Sun-yellow color |
| ¶õ ¤«¤é ¹ß¤Ã¤¿ | ¤½¤é ¤«¤é ¤Õ¤Ã¤¿ | Falling from the sky above |
| ÊÆ Æþ¤ì¤ë | ¤³¤á ¤¤¤ì¤ë | Goes into the rice |
| zÌÚ ¤¿¤ª¤ì¤ë | ¤ ¤¿¤ª¤ì¤ë | If a tree tumbles |
| ¤À¤ì¤« ʹ¤«¤Ê¤¤ | ¤À¤ì¤« ¤Â¤«¤Ê¤¤ | And no one hears it falling |
| ²» ¤¬ ¤¹¤ë? | ¤ª¤È¤¬¤¹¤ë? | Does it make a sound? |
| Éٻλ³ ¤à| ¤Õ¤¸¤µ¤ó ¤à| Fuji-mountain is |
| ÃѤº¤«¤·¤½¤¦ ¤À | ¤Ã¤º¤«¤·¤½¤¦ ¤À | A bit embarassed, it seems |
| ÆÞ ³Ã¤±¤ë | ¤¯¤â ¤«¤±¤ë | Wearing cloud clover |
| Åß ¤Î ǯ | ¤Õ¤æ ¤Î ¤È¤· | The years of winter |
| ³Û ¤Ë ¿¤¤ Àþ | ¤Ò¤¿¤¤ ¤ª¤ª¤¤ ¤»¤ó | With many lines on forehead |
| ¿´ ²Æ | ¤³¤³¤à¤Ê¤Ä | In the heart, spring |
| ¿ý µã¤¯ | ¤¹¤º¤á ¤Ê¤¯ | The bird is crying |
| »Ò¶¡ Ä·¤Ã¤ì¤ë | ¤³¤É¤â ¤È¤Ã¤ì¤ë | Children can now fly away |
| Îø¤·¤¤ ¤Ê | ¤³¤¤¤·¤¤ ¤Ê | It misses them so |
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Might be a good idea to get an international youth hostel association card.
Offices:
| Place | Address | Tel | Fax |
| Japan Youth Hostels, Inc | Suidobashi Nishiguchi Kaikan 2-20-7 Misaki-cho Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0006 | 03-3288-1417 | 03-3288-1248 |
| Kanagawa | 1 Momijigaoka Nishi-ku Yokohama 220-0044 | 045-241-6501 | 045-241-6501 |
| Tokyo | 2-21-4 Yanagibashi Taito-ku Tokyo 111-0052 | 03-3851-1121 | 03-3851-1130 |
Other places to stay
I’ve always been curious about capsule hotels. This is the only one in
Osaka that accepts female guests…
Capsule Inn Nanba
| Address | 1-7-16 Nanbanaka Naniwa-ku Osaka-city |
| Phone | 06-6633-2666 / Fax: 06-6633-5568 |
| Access | Subway Midosuji line Nanba Station |
| Price | 2900 yen per night |
| Note | shower, sauna and bath / individual rooms / female guests OK / 160 capsules |