Rainy moon

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 Rainy moon (Uchu no tsuki)

1889 

When the Emperor Go-Daigo was exiled in 1331, his retainer Kojima Takanori followed the convoy disguised as a farmer.  One rainy night he carved a Chinese poem on a cherry tree and prayed that the Emperor would read it and be heartened.  His prayer was granted.

 

 

  

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