(botan-shibe fukaku-wakeizuru hachi-no-nagori-kana)
（芭蕉）
sorrow of parting,
bee’s pushing its way
out of botan-shibe;
(Translated by Lovee)
(Note)
Bashō composed this haiku for appreciation of hearty hospitality to him when he visited his disciple.
Thus, the bee implies Bashō and the botan-shibe, which means stamen or pistil of peony, is a metaphor of his disciple.
（薫風士）
value of seeing
EXPO 2025:
hangeshō
(Note)
In this haiku, the term “hangeshō”, which means a name of flower, is used as a metaphor.
This picture shows a partial portion of hangeshō in "季節の花300”.
(gakumon-wa shiri-kara-nukeru hotaru-kana)
（与謝蕪村）
firefly_
learning will come out
from butt
(Translated by Lovee)
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(banpaku-no chūsen-hazure hangeshō)
（薫風士）
hangeshō_
failures in getting admissions by lot;
EXPO 2025 pavilions
(Note)
The term “hangeshō” means “ the eleventh day (July 1) after the summer solstice,” as well as a name of flower.
This picture shows a part of calender for July, 2025, which is provided by Association of Japanese Classical Haiku（日本伝統俳句協会）.
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（薫風士）
sky of Nagoshi_
praying for winning admissions
EXPO 2025
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炎天下パビリオン前列長蛇
(enten-ka pabirion-mae retsu-chōda)
（薫風士）
various pavilions
in sweltering heat_
long rows of visitors
(Lovee)
(Note)
Based on the catchphrase of EXPO 2025 “Designing Future Society for Our Lives”, the current situation of EXPO 2025 should be redesigned immediately for the enjoyment of visitors.
Click here to see the current situation of EXPO 2025 by "万博レポ１《俳句と写真集》" of "俳句HAIKU".
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万博の見学初日梅雨明けり
梅雨明けや早くも空に給水器
梅雨明けの万博懸念熱中症
パビリオン酷暑に長き待時間
炎天下九十分の待ち時間
炎天に当日予約売切れて
炎天下入館断念大屋根へ
大屋根の上をまん歩や姫女苑
白南風に杉の香仄か大リング
片陰におっかけっこや大リング
冷房に一息つきしパビリオン
UAEすぐ入館出来て涼みけり
涼みつつ医療の進歩学びけり
(薫風士)
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最後の写真は、NHK-TV 南さんの天気予報「梅雨明け」の解説画面の一部分です。
(shirohae-ni sugi-no-ka-honoka ōringu)
（薫風士）
balmy winds after the rainy season_
faint scent of sugi-timbers;
EXPO’s grand-ring
(Lovee)
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(ōbotaru yurariyurari-to tōri-keri)
（一茶）
a big firefly
has passed
leisurely swaying
(Translated by Lovee)
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白南風や眼鏡新調壮快ぞ
(shirohae-ya megane-shinchō sōkai-zo)
（薫風士）
new spectacles of right strength;
balmy winds upon end of the rainy season_
pleasant!
(Lovee)
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(tsuyuharema banpaku-kyaku-no retsu-chōda)
（薫風士）
sunny day during the rainy season_
long rows of visitors:
EXPO 2025
(Lovee)
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(shirohae-ni shinbun-no-ka megane-ten)
（薫風士）
faint scent of newspapers
at a shop of spectacles_
balmy winds after the rainy season
(Lovee)
(Note)
Please note that the word “新聞の香” (shinbun-no-ka) in this haiku means a fresh scent of newspapers, not a musty smell of rainy season.
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おばあちゃんの唄を詩にし子沖縄忌
(obāchan-no uta-o shi-ni-shi-ko okinawaki)
（薫風士）
boy in fifth-grade
cited grandma’s song in his poem_
Okinawaki
(Lovee)
(Note)
The term “Okinawaki” means a memorial day for consoling all spirits of the people who died from the battles in Okinawa during the Pacific War.
These pictures show partial portions of NHK-TV scenes which Kunpūshi watched on June 23, 2025.
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草の葉を落るより飛蛍哉
（kusa-no-ha-o otsuru-yori-tobu hotaru-kana）
（芭蕉）
upon falling from a leaf,
flying_
a firefly
（Translated by Lovee）
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梅雨晴間地酒と蕎麦を級友と
(tsuyuharema jizake-to soba-o kyūyū-to)
（薫風士）
sunny day during the rainy season_
pleasant talk with an old classmate
over the local sake and soba
(Lovee)
The first picture shows a part of dishes of "nagomizen" we had in a sobaya which is called "Sobaichi", and the second picture is a result of serch for "Sobaichi" on my PC using Google search system.
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姫女苑つばな流しに身を任せ
(himejoon tsubananagashi-ni mi-o-makase)
（薫風士）
daisy fleabanes_
entrusting their movement to
tsubananagashi
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word “tsubananagashi” is normally used in haiku to express such a wind as blows reeds down toward the ground.
This picture shows tsubanana and himejoon flowers on a median barrier of a motor way.
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名を知らぬ花の香嗅ぐや梅雨晴間
（薫風士）
attracted by the figure,
I smelled an unknown flower_
a clear day during the rainy season
(Lovee)
I would appreciate it very much if anyone let me know the name of the flower in this picture.
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(kin-ni-make banpaku-no-sora satsukiyami)
（薫風士）
satsukiyami_
defeated by Legionella pneumophilas,
evening sky over EXPO 2025
(Lovee)
(Note)
The word "satsukiyami" (=五月闇) means a "dark scenery in rainy season".
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白南風や万博の森まんぽせむ
(shirohae-ya banpaku-no-mori manpo-sen)
（薫風士）
Let’s stroll_
summer balmy winds,
the wood of EXPO 2025
(Lovee)
These pictures show a partial portion of NHK-TV news scenes which L.P. Lovee watched.
Please note that, because of Legionella pneumophilas as shown in the above picture, some area only is available for a walk.
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(kurohae-ya banpaku-yoyaku nangishite)
（薫風士）
gloomy south winds_
rainy season coming,
toilsome for admissions to EXPO 2025
(Lovee)
