A U.S. researcher of Japanese literature has published two books of “waka” poems composed by the emperor and empress of the ...

While the first half of a Hyakunin-isshu “waka” poem was being read aloud, the women tried to be the first to grab cards based on words to the second half of the poem. The event takes place at ...

Translated by Yone Noguchi, this wistful waka poem encompasses the fragile beauty of lost love. The simplicity and precision of short Japanese poems, and their ability to convey so much in so few ...

Introduced from China around 1,500 years ago, plums were already cherished as ornamental trees in the Nara period (710–794) appearing in many classic waka poems. By the Kamakura period (1185 ...

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Te Pāti Māori proposes an independent commission for Te Tiriti o Waitangi, iwi leaders discuss how to embed mana motuhake, ...

The waka was discovered buried in the sand dunes in a remote part of Rēkohu / Wharekauri / Chatham Island. Photo / Manatū Taonga The partial remains of a waka have been found on Rēkohu ...

It is the event many paddlers from around Aotearoa gun towards, but the heat has intensified for this year's competition. The annual Waka Ama Sprint Championships held at Lake Karapiro has attracted ...

Some exposed pieces of the waka have already recovered from the site, with larger pieces expected to be uncovered. Photo / Manatū Taonga The partial remains of a waka have been found on Rēkohu ...