Medieval poetry competition reproduced

Medieval poetry competition reproduced

KYOTO, Japan - As crowds of tourists watch, two persons (far left and far right) clad in aristocratic attire write down their waka (poems) at a Kyoto garden on April 29 in a reproduction of a poetry competition popular among the nobility in the Heian period (794-1185).

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