The Kai–Shinano border
overtaken by nightfall — how good the water is around here
yukikurete nan to kokora no mizu no umasa wa
1937–1938 · Late Gochū-an period
Sōmokutō · Persimmon Leaves (Kaki no ha)
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Around the border of Kai and Shinano, night fell as he walked. How good the mountain water is that wets his throat. Lodging is still not settled, yet his wonder goes first to the water. A tired body is the most honest of all.