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Shigitatsu-an () is a

haikai ''Haikai'' (Japanese 俳諧 ''comic, unorthodox'') may refer in both Japanese and English to ''haikai no renga'' (renku), a popular genre of Japanese linked verse, which developed in the sixteenth century out of the earlier aristocratic renga. I ...

dojo A is a hall or place for immersive learning or meditation. This is traditionally in the field of martial arts, but has been seen increasingly in other fields, such as meditation and software development. The term literally means "place of the ...

() in Ōiso, Kanagawa,

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, where people learn haiku poetry from the master there or from each other. It is one of the three important such dojo, the other two being Rakushi-sha ( 落柿舎) in Sagano,

Kyoto Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...

, and Mumei-an ( 無名庵) in Ōtsu, Shiga. Shigitasu-an was built in 1664 by Sōsetsu (崇雪) as a humble hut on the rivulet, Shigitatsu-sawa, Ōiso, where the 12th century

waka Waka may refer to: Culture and language * Waka (canoe), a Polynesian word for canoe; especially, canoes of the Māori of New Zealand ** Waka ama, a Polynesian outrigger canoe ** Waka hourua, a Polynesian ocean-going canoe ** Waka taua, a Māori w ...

poet,

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

Saigyō was a famous Japanese poet of the late Heian and early Kamakura period. Biography Born in Kyoto to a noble family, he lived during the traumatic transition of power between the old court nobles and the new samurai warriors. After the start of ...

, was said to write one of his most famous poems which was later included in the ''

Shin Kokin Wakashū The , also known in abbreviated form as the or even conversationally as the Shin Kokin, is the eighth imperial anthology of waka poetry compiled by the Japanese court, beginning with the ''Kokin Wakashū'' circa 905 and ending with the ''Shinshoku ...

'': Ôiso: Saigyô's Hut, Portrait of Saigyô at Snipe-rising Marsh (Ôiso, Shigitatsu-an, Shigitatsu sawa Saigyô hôshi no zô) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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: こころなき身にもあはれは知られけり鴫立沢の秋の夕暮

Romaji The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as . Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...

: Kokoro naki mi nimo aware wa shirare keri Shigitatsu-sawa no aki no yūgure

Translation: Known to me who has denied joy and sorrow of this world is The autumn scene of the rivulet where sandpipers walk at dusk.

In 1694, Michikaze Ōyodo (大淀三千風) became the master at Shigitatsu-an. In 1768, it was re-established by Chōsui Shirai ( 白井鳥酔). Currently, Motoi Ei ( :ja:本井英) is the 23rd master (2020-). Shigitatsu-an was built on Tokaido, the main thoroughfare between

Edo Edo ( ja, , , "bay-entrance" or "estuary"), also romanized as Jedo, Yedo or Yeddo, is the former name of Tokyo. Edo, formerly a ''jōkamachi'' (castle town) centered on Edo Castle located in Musashi Province, became the ''de facto'' capital of ...

and Kyoto, which is now National Route 1. There stands a stele erected by Oiso Town that the word "

Shōnan is the name of a region along the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan. Centered on Sagami River, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shōnan region stretches from Ninomiya in the west to Fujisawa in the east, i ...

" was first mentioned by Sosetsu introducing Shigitatsu-an to the passers-by.

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Hiroshige Utagawa Hiroshige (, also ; ja, 歌川広重 ), born Andō Tokutarō (; 1797 – 12 October 1858), was a Japanese ''ukiyo-e'' artist, considered the last great master of that tradition. Hiroshige is best known for his horizontal-format l ...

Shonan in Oiso.jpg, A stele erected by the town of Oiso, Kanagawa: "Shōnan" was first used in 1664, when Shigitatu-an was established by Sōsetsu. Shigitatsuan 2022 Dec 25 various views.webm, thumbtime=3, Various views of Shigitatsu-an Shigitatsuan 2022 Dec 25 various 20 00 33 680000.jpeg, Inside view

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