Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - Tokuko Kasuga holds a strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work written by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014. Kasuga says she was once told by her adopted mother the poem was written by Yosano when the author was young.

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - A strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014.

Famous poet Yosano Akiko's handwritten poem found

Famous poet Yosano Akiko's handwritten poem found

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Hiroshi Noguchi of Wakayama Prefecture holds a newly discovered handwritten poem by well-known poet Yosano Akiko (1878-1942) and the stone mentioned in the poem in this undated photo taken in Tanabe City. The poem was found with the stone in Noguchi's home. Noguchi's grandfather Ritaro was a rock collector.

Centennial of Japanese poet Yosano's visit to Vladivostok

Centennial of Japanese poet Yosano's visit to Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People offer flowers at a monument of Japanese poet Akiko Yosano at Far Eastern National University in Vladivostok, Russia, on May 19. 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the centennial anniversary of her visit to the city.

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

Daibutsu (the Great Buddha) of Kamakura

The Daibutsu is an Amidanyorai with a gentle expression like that of a woman. The poet Yosano Akiko praised this Buddha,writing how handsome he looks in one of her poems, but since it is an Amidanyorai, it is a matter of course that the face looks like that of a woman.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐26‐0]

Centennial of Japanese poet Yosano's visit to Vladivostok

Centennial of Japanese poet Yosano's visit to Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - People offer flowers at a monument of Japanese poet Akiko Yosano at Far Eastern National University in Vladivostok, Russia, on May 19. 2012, during a ceremony to commemorate the centennial anniversary of her visit to the city. (Kyodo)

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

Unpublished piece by poet Yosano found

NAGANO, Japan - A strip of paper bearing an unpublished piece of work by Akiko Yosano (1878-1942), a renowned writer of 31-syllable Japanese "tanka" poems, is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Aug. 27, 2014. (Kyodo)