The Hamana highway.
the road through the middle of the water runs straight
mizu no mannaka no michi ga massugu
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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Headed "the Hamana road." Through the middle of a landscape brimming with water, a single road runs perfectly straight. The unswervingness of that plain view alone is a pleasure.