?This remarkable anthology features 101 modern Japanese poems by 55 poets, including Shuntaro Tanikawa, Minoru Yoshioka, Taeko Tomioka, Nobuo Ayukawa, Taro Kitamura, Ryuichi Tamura, Hiroshi Yoshino, N
It was the first golden age of Japanese civilization. Suddenly, in the eighth century, there appeared the great metropolis of Nara, its broad avenues lined with magnificent temples. Culture rushed in
