European Council president in haiku capital

European Council president in haiku capital

MATSUYAMA, Japan - European Council President Herman van Rompuy (R), a haiku poet, is given the title of an "honorary citizen" of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the capital of haiku in western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2013, from Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi (L).

European Council president in haiku capital

European Council president in haiku capital

MATSUYAMA, Japan - European Council President Herman van Rompuy (R), a haiku poet, speaks during a ceremony to welcome him in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the capital of haiku, in western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2013. At left is Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi.

Haiku post placed in Belgium

Haiku post placed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) puts his haiku, written in English, into a ''haiku post'' during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on April 19, 2012. At right is Katsuhito Noshi, mayor of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the hometown of renowned haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. The haiku post will be placed at the office of Japan's mission to the European Union in Brussels. The Matsuyama municipal government has placed such posts in the city for visitors to put haiku in them and selected excellent works from among them.

Samurai wearing noshi and a page

Samurai wearing noshi and a page

A warrior sits facing the front wearing formal attire and eboshi (headgear worn by nobles in court dress), and his bearer sits by his side holding a sword in his right hand.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number15‐3‐0]

Haiku post placed in Belgium

Haiku post placed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) puts his haiku, written in English, into a ''haiku post'' during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on April 19, 2012. At right is Katsuhito Noshi, mayor of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the hometown of renowned haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. The haiku post will be placed at the office of Japan's mission to the European Union in Brussels. The Matsuyama municipal government has placed such posts in the city for visitors to put haiku in them and selected excellent works from among them. (Kyodo)

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Matsuyama Mayor Katsuhito Noshi meets the press in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2020, following the revelation of 17 coronavirus infections at a hospital in Matsuyama. Ehime is among 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures which were delisted from a coronavirus pandemic state of emergency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo