Author Archives: KazuoOike

 
 
 
 
 
寝て起きて動くことなき鯰かな

ねて おきて うごくことなき なまず かな

 
 
美智子さん、
これでも 超忙しいのですよ。
 

　和夫
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In Hawaii, there is volcanic activity and, along with that, comes earthquakes. It’s a good thing that there are no giant earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 like there are in Japan.

ハワイには火山活動があり、それに伴う地震があります。
日本のように、マグニチュード８ がないのがいいですね。

An ancient Japanese legend says that earthquakes are caused by the writhings of a giant catfish. Japanese people still associate earthquakes with the activity of catfish.

(The photograph is of a giant catfish from Lake Biwa. This catfish was found on the internet.) Continue reading →