Okiku's Well ー お菊の井戸

お菊様
音は美しいのに
声が静か

Okiku-sama
Although it's beautiful
Your voice quiet

これは最初の俳句は日本語をまずに書いた。　　良いですか？　この井戸は姫路城の中にある。　　お菊の井戸という。　　この物語はとても悲しいものですよ。　　お菊さんは名誉に値人だから彼女の悪人の課長はおきくさんを殺した。　　お菊さんは死んだ後で彼女の体はこの井戸の中に投げた。　　後で沖の声を着ていった。　　でも、課長の不名誉が発見した。　　井戸からお菊さんの体は移した。　　お菊さんの名声は回復した。

もし、もう写真を見たいたらここに叩いたください。
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This is the first time I've written a Haiku in Japanese first. Pretty good huh? :) This well is inside of Himeji Castle. It is called Okiku's Well. The story behind the well is a very sad one. A servant, Okiku, discovered a plot against the daimyo by her villainous master. When her master learned of her honerable intentions to turn him in he had her killed. She was framed and accused of breaking a prized dish. Her body was thrown into this well.

Her voice could be heard counting the pieces of the broken dish, "one piece, two piece, three..." Once her master was defeated her honor was returned and her body removed from the well. Once she was enshrined as a goddess in Junisho Shrine　the voice went quiet.

Wells 井戸 have a special place in Japanese lore. They are often associated with hauntings and the spirit world. If you don't belive me watch The Ring... (No not the American Version.... Ringu the original J-Horror version.)

Special thanks to K. Kageyama who made these photographs possible.
感謝している！

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