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Hyakunin Isshu No.25 of Yoga Promenade

Poem from No.25 to No.27 are in Yoga Kusunoki Park which is shown in “Yoga Promenade and Yoga Kusunoki Park.”

 

The poet is Sanjo U-daijin. “Sanjo” is where his residence existed. “U-daijin” is the position in imperial court. His name was “Fujiwara-no Sadakata.”

 

The poem has three double-meaning words: Osaka-yama (name of a mountain/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “meet”), Sane-kazura (kind of vine/the first part of the word has same pronunciation as “sleep with”), Kuru (come/tug). The author is in a secret love affair and wishes he could meet her like tugging Sane-kazura in Osakayama without anyone knowing.

 

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Uploaded on October 21, 2023
Taken on October 9, 2021