Torii Pass.
this road how many years — the great horse chestnut buds
kono michi ikunen no ōtochi mebuku
1939–1940 · Matsuyama, Issō-an hermitage
Sōmokutō · The Crow (Karasu)
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Headed "Torii Pass." How many years has it stood beside this pass road? — a great horse chestnut is coming into bud. The age of the road, the years of the tree, and above them the fresh new buds.