A+Taste+of+Japan+for+Older+Students+4

=Painting a [|Haiku] in Ink=

It is said that haiku reflect the inner Japanese soul.

 * [[image:haiku kanji width="158" height="189" align="center"]] || [[image:spring small.jpg width="188" height="131"]]

Spring - Haru ||  ||

Summer - Natso ||  ||

Autumn - Aki ||  ||

Winter - Fuyu ||  ||  || Source: kellygirl1.deviantart.com Haiku softly sings and a word picture is formed. A feast for the mind. || ||   ||  ||   ||  ||   ||  ||   || == Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) ==
 * [[image:bamboo_haiku_by_kellygirl1-d32q974.jpg width="180" height="238"]]

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We will give one to Akika next week, to thank her for showing us how to cook a special Japanese treat.
into the sea by the Mogami River
 * [[image:haiku1 width="403" height="322"]] || [[image:allencentre/P1340328.JPG width="455" height="324"]] || [[image:allencentre/P1340329.JPG width="458" height="324"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:allencentre/P1340321.JPG width="405" height="321"]] || [[image:allencentre/P1340320.JPG width="460" height="327"]] || [[image:allencentre/P1340332.JPG width="460" height="337"]] ||  ||
 * [[image:P1340347.JPG width="421" height="347"]] || [[image:P1340348.JPG width="447" height="365"]] || [[image:P1340349.JPG]] ||  ||
 * The hot day swept away

|| Bright red the pitiless sum autumn winds || Butterflies flit in a field of sunlight that is all ||  ||