ippun

Updated: May 7, 2025

There used to be five trees: one was uprooted by a storm, and some Izumo poet wrote about the remaining four the words which my friend had sung: Seki no gohon matsu Ippun kirya, shihon; Ato wa kirarenu Miyoto matsu.

Lafcadio Hearn - Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan : Second Series