Today I introduce Cape Irago !
Cape Irago ? Is there famous in Japan ?
Some famous literary artist set the stage for works ^^
Cape Irago is Ise bay’s cape. Ise bay is known as sea line to Nagoya. This point is entrance of this bay. The light house was built in 1929, and now marine information center was built. The number of ships coming and going exceeds 100 per day.
The oldest work that sot in Cape Irago is in Manyoshu. The waka poem was written in 675.
“うつせみの 命を惜しみ 波に濡れ 伊良湖の島の 玉藻刈食む”
The poem was written by noble who exiled person from Kyoto.
What’ mean ?
In english, “I regret this short life, get wet in the wave and eat sea weed in Irago”.
The most famous work is poem of “Yashinomi(palm fruits)” that written by Touson Shimazaki. In 1898, his friend Kunio Yanagida(famous Japanese folklorist) visited there. He told to Touson “palm fruits flow at Irago’s coast”. Tosuson imaged this landscape, he wrote the poem.
名も知らぬ遠き島より 流れ寄る椰子の実一つ
故郷（ふるさと）の岸を離れて 汝（なれ）はそも波に幾月
旧（もと）の木は生（お）いや茂れる 枝はなお影をやなせる
我もまた渚を枕 孤身（ひとりみ）の 浮寝の旅ぞ
実をとりて胸にあつれば 新たなり流離の憂
海の日の沈むを見れば 激（たぎ）り落つ異郷の涙
思いやる八重の汐々 いずれの日にか故国（くに）に帰らん
In 1936, this poem had a song. The melody is sorrow and beautiful.
Difficult Japanese….
One of a palm fruit that flow from a distant island, you left home for months. When I lift up the palm, my home is reflected in my heart……..Is it like this ?
I visited this spot in winter. It is too cold ! If you are interested in there, please come in spring or summer ^^
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