Hakata Gion Yamakasa Poem by Ahmad Shiddiqi

Hakata Gion Yamakasa



Susanoh-no-mikoto
A famous god
Naka and Mikasa Rivers

Unique
Shout
Yamakasa

Oiyama
Giant floats
Elaborate decorations

Paraded through streets
Fastest running speed
Heroic men wear mizu-happi

Hakata Area
Fukuoka City
Originally to worship

Monday, November 3, 2008
Topic(s) of this poem: running
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Seema Chowdhury 03 November 2008

nice fow in the poem.

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Ahmad Shiddiqi

Ahmad Shiddiqi

Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
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