おい         さつき          かみかざり 
「笈も太刀も 五月にかざれ 紙 幟

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11.  The Iogi Temple, Iizuka

When Basho visited the Iouji Temple which mourns for Sato brothers who died to protect Minamoto Yositune, he found a pannier and a long sword covered by dust in the warehouse.

Basho expressed in haiku with his desire not to keep these treasure in such a poor place and took them to display at the May festival like paper carp streamers.   

o-i-mo ta-chi-mo      (both carrying pannier and long sword)

sa-tsu-ki ni ka-za-re    (to display in May Festival)

ka-mi-no-bo-ri         (like paper carp streamer)

“Please display both the pannier and long sword at the May Festival like paper carp streamers.”

Season word: kaminobori = paper carp streamer (Summer)




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