A Hymn To Tohoku Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

A Hymn To Tohoku

Rating: 3.5


Rich ambience
Outwardly rustic
Diverse range
Colorful natural world
Friendly, ingenuous people
Explosive Summer Festivals

Refreshingly cool weather
Rustic hot springs
Hot spring cure places
The medicinal values
Lure large numbers
Of hot spring lovers

Aomori
Lake Towada
Picturesque lake
Oirase Valley
Crystalclear stream, waterfalls, dense woods
Towada Hachimantai National Park

Sannai-Maruyama
Largest scale ancient ruins
Jamon Period communities
4,000 to 5,000 years ago
Unearthed articles, ancient dwellings
Nebuta Festival, held in August

Sendai
Gateway to Pacific Coast
Matsushima
Scenic beauty bay
Hundred of islets
One of most beautiful places

Akita
Kanto Festival
Great Summer Festival
Hirosaki
Hirosaki Castle
Cherry blossoms in full bloom

Hiraizumi
Chusonji Temple
Konjikido Temple
Golden Hall
Eleven images of Buddha
Coated with gold plate, black lacquer

Kakunodate
Historic town
Samurai residencies
Store houses
Restaurants, museums
Old style experience

Zao mountain range
Okama, the cauldron
Of Mountain Zao
Mystical caldera lake
Brimming with emerald water
Onsen, and water skiing

Aizu Wakamatsu
Castle town
Tsuruga Castle
Mount Bandai
Lake Inawashiro
Famous winter ski resorts

Shirakami-Sanchi
Mountains, hiking
Mini Shirakami
Vast woodland
Untouched part
Of nature world

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Indira Renganathan 08 June 2009

A journey of ceaseless mental colouring....great

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Chitra - 06 November 2008

a picturesque write with resonant imagery

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Ahmad Shiddiqi

Ahmad Shiddiqi

Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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