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Koga Melodies and Romantic Poetry, Part 2
An essay on Life’s Tree-Lined Road interprets its separated siblings through poverty, migration and the relationship between lyricist and composer.
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Three Reflections on the Bedchamber
An essay examines the bedchamber as a setting for longing, calculation and self-reflection, beginning with the mother of Michitsuna and The Kagero Diary.
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Romantic Literature and the Inner Life
An essay contrasts literary depictions of social conditions with the intimate experiences of family, memory and spiritual life.
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A New Voice in Romantic Poetry
Seishu Hamano introduces a contemporary poet through discussion and selected works, considering the relationship between suffering and poetic expression.
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Tracing the Origins of the Amago Clan of Izumo
A historical essay prepared for the society’s twenty-fifth poetry journey traces the Amago clan from Omi to Izumo and examines episodes in its struggle for survival.
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A Garden Devoted to Enduring Beauty
An essay reflects on Adachi Zenko, the Adachi Museum of Art and the resolve to create lasting beauty, connecting the garden with memories of enterprise and family.
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Parents’ Words Are Our Eternity
An essay considers how a parent’s words and books can continue to sustain a relationship across generations and after death.
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Commentary on Contemporary Tanka
An introductory posting provides a linked PDF of commentary on contemporary tanka.
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A Proposal to Keep International Peace
An English opinion essay published in 2022 argues for economic assistance and negotiation as a response to the Russia–Ukraine war.
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The Elusive Imperial Refuge
A family-history essay recalls the author’s father and his wartime industrial work, including a family account of a proposed imperial refuge whose details the essay itself says can no longer be verified.
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The Salome Within
An essay revisits Oscar Wilde’s Salome at different stages of the writer’s life and relates its questions of ancestry and inner conflict to the author’s own fiction.
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For Kawachi Is Our Homeland
A brief introduction links to a Japanese biographical work about Seishu Hamano, associated with his origins in Sakai.