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Ancient Poem Found On Wood Strip (Japan)

freerepublic.com
May 24, 2008
        
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Ancient poem found on wood strip The Yomiuri Shimbun NARA--A wooden strip unearthed in fiscal 1997 from remains of the eighth-century Shigarakinomiya palace in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, was found to be inscribed with a pair of waka poems, one of which is included in "Manyoshu" (The Collection of... [read full story]                    

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Mid-8th century wooden tablets in Shiga found to contain ancient poetry

 mainichi.jp May 23, 2008
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Ancient writing implement with Manyoshu poem found

 kyodo.co.jp May 22, 2008
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Mid-8th century wooden tablets in Shiga found to contain ancient poetry

mainichi.jp
May 23, 2008
        

KOKA, Shiga -- A wooden tablet unearthed from the Miyamachi ruins here contains a version of a poem from the Manyoshu, the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, municipal education board officials have announced. The tablet, estimated to be from the mid-eighth century, contains the...

Ancient writing implement with Manyoshu poem found

keralanext.com
May 23, 2008
        

OTSU: the educational committee of the city of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, said Thursday a famous poem from the Manyoshu, the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient writing implement made of wood unearthed locally in 1997. The implement, called a "mokkan," is...

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japantoday.com
May 22, 2008
        

OTSU — The educational committee of the city of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, said Thursday a famous poem from the Manyoshu, the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient writing implement made of wood unearthed locally in 1997. The implement, called a “mokkan,”...

Ancient writing implement with Manyoshu poem found

kyodo.co.jp
May 22, 2008
        

The educational committee of the city of Koka, Shiga Prefecture, said Thursday a famous poem from the Manyoshu, the earliest existing collection of Japanese poetry, was found written on an ancient writing implement made of wood unearthed locally in 1997. The implement, called a ''mokkan,'' is the...

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