On the Banks of the Tatsuta
Ariwara No Narihira
Even the gods of old
never knew such beauty:
on the river Tatsuta
in autumn sunlight
a brocade—
reds flowing above
blue water below.
The Tatsuta River in Japan is still famous for the leaves of its trees in Autumn.
Main Location:
Tatsuta Park, 2-553 Inabakurumase, Ikaruga, Ikoma District, Nara Prefecture 636-0153, Japan
Other locations:
The poet on the banks of the Tatsuta River in Japan