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‹Research Report›Diversity in references to Japanese plants compiled in the Kadokawa Haiku Saijiki glossar

Yoji AOKI, Fumihiro KONTA and Takuji NOZUE （National Institute for Environmental Studies / National Science Museum / Poet Haijin）

Abstract:
In order to clarify the diverse description of plants in Japanese haiku, the seasonal kigo in Kadokawa's Haiku Saijiki glossary (Kadokawa, 1973) were examined for plant names, seasonal name changes, plant forms, and focal plant parts. Haiku is a short poetry form developed during the Muromachi Era (ca. 16th century), which became the most popular description of Japanese environmental experience, not only through cultural events but also through natural phenomena. The Haiku Saijiki is a collection of historically famous haiku, which offers 214 interesting kigo, or plant descriptions expressing the Japanese environmental experience. These describe various flora: flowers throughout the year; fresh leaves from winter to summer; green foliage from spring to summer; the lushness of summer; and, colored foliage from autumn to winter. They most frequently described summer plants and, often trees in winter. Diverse kigo were found describing species from boreal through subtropical regions, and diverse plant aggregation such as forests, bush, meadows, et cetera. Focal plant parts referred to were various, such as pollen, flowers, fresh leaves, trunks, and so on.

Key Word:
haiku, Haiku Saijiki, kigo, diverse plant descriptions

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