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Kototama Researchers

In a previous post, Woshite World introduced Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken as Kototama researchers of the 19th century. Both of them wrote thousands of waka, inspired by kototama and their strong feelings for their country and their people.

Waka and Wosite

The entire corpus of the Wosite literature of the Jomon period is written in waka, the rhythm of the earth and the heavens.

It was spread by Isanami and Isanagi in the Awanouta, and by their daughter Wakahirume. Wosite waka is an expression of kototama, the spirit of language.

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Waka poetry in the rhythm of has continued on into the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Waka has given its name to the prefecture of Wakayama.

Waka is classical poetry of Japanese literature. Waka means “Japanese poem” or “Japanese poetry.” Waka poetry can be found in the eighth century documents, the Kojiki, the Nihon Shoki, and the poetry collection, the Man&#;yōshū .

Up to the eighth century, waka was