Latest newsletter: "Rainbow"
May 08, 2018Like the rainbow towering noticeably at the high sluice in Ikaho, I wish
I could stay with her over night until dawn when people see us openly.
(Author Unknown, compiled in Japanese poetry collection, Man'yoshu,
No.3414 in Vol.14 )
According to the 24 divisions of the solar year, it is the time of year
that rainbows start appearing after rain. Rainbows appears due to sun
light in the air reflecting from water droplets in the air when the sun
inclining or declining in the morning or evening. It seems that rainbows
often showed in the high humidity season at warm temperatures or during
passing rain or showers.
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Incarnation of water god: "Rainbow"
Translation by: Hitomi Kochi, reviewed by Chan Yee Ting
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