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The Case Of Fukushima Miyoshi

He is a lover of sugary foods, taking pleasure in composing "Haiku", seventeen-syllable poems and he is single-minded (in other words, he will not yield an inch)!

Why did he start haiku? Several years ago he set up a Haiku lovers' society with his two friends. He wanted to give the residents in his area an opportunity to get together, and he thought Haiku was a more lighthearted hobby than the games of "go" or "shogi"(chess)". This club activity spread out step-by-step, and the participants increased in number. Some of them lime outside the prefecture and they send poems regularly. Not only composes Haiku but also draws pictures on the fancy papers that other poets' Haiku are written on. He is attempting many kinds of seasonal themes. He likes to made handcrafts, especially bamboo works. He presents his neighbors with bamboo brooms he has made." They are delighted with them, and I make more with pleasure.

Haiku are seventeen-syllable poems whose themes and feelings evoke the four seasons

The meeting group for haiku poems was formed in order to create opportunities for the men of the area to gather together

Usually he gets up at six in the morning. In the busy farming season he helps his son with farming, and in the leisure season he prunes garden trees, composes and edits" Haiku" poems. He cooks Japanese vermicelli and omelets for lunch. These omelets are full of fresh vegetables from his farm, and plenty of sugar. This is a specialty of his .He says, it is unhealthy to eat any food that doesn't suit my taste." His wife is worried about his excess intake of sugar. He turns a deaf ear to her words. She doesn't want him to cook for himself and she once asked a public health nurse for her opinion. The nurse told her that it is good for him to do anything by himself, and she decided to wait and see how his condition would be. He lives happily with his wife. She said, "Discussion is effective to avoid growing senile. " his dietary life has been vegetable-centered from his childhood. And he seldom eats meat or marine products. He sometimes eats fresh water fish and eels. He used to have rice mixed with barley, powdered beans, sweet potato and corn. Before the Second World War, there was no enough food to go around. At that time he had wild berries and akebie from a field when he was starving.

About his war experiences. He volunteered for military service at the age of 19. On March 15.1944 he received a notice that said he was a successful candidate to join the air force. While he was waiting to join, the air base was attacked and destroyed. His entry was postponed. On May 3,1945 he was conscripted for the military and arrived at his post at a railway unit. He was put in charge of the mechanical engineering of trains there. The war came to an end just when he was digging an air-aid shelter. Several years ago, when he traveled to Okinawa with his wife to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, he looked backed on those days and mourned his fellow soldiers' deaths. Then his heart nearly broke with grief.

His pet phrase is "Have hopes and dreams in your life!" and his dream is to live in high spirits, enjoying his hobbies. He seems to practice his words. He lives with his wife whom he married at the age of 23, his oldest son and his wife and one of his granddaughters.

He is 76 years old now.

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					The Case Of Fukushima Miyoshi He is a lover of sugary foods, taking pleasure in composing "Haiku", seventeen-syllable poems and he is single-minded (in other words, he will not yield an inch)!
Why did he start haiku? Several years ago he set up a Haiku lovers' society with his two friends. He wanted to give the residents in his area an opportunity to get together, and he thought Haiku was a more lighthearted hobby than the games of "go" or "shogi"(chess)". This club activity spread out step-by-step, and the participants increased in number. Some of them lime outside the prefecture and they send poems regularly. Not only composes Haiku but also draws pictures on the fancy papers that other poets' Haiku are written on. He is attempting many kinds of seasonal themes. He likes to made handcrafts, especially bamboo works. He presents his neighbors with bamboo brooms he has made." They are delighted with them, and I make more with pleasure.
*Haiku are seventeen-syllable poems whose themes and feelings evoke the four seasons*
The meeting group for haiku poems was formed in order to create opportunities for the men of the area to gather together
Usually he gets up at six in the morning. In the busy farming season he helps his son with farming, and in the leisure season he prunes garden trees, composes and edits" Haiku" poems. He cooks Japanese vermicelli and omelets for lunch. These omelets are full of fresh vegetables from his farm, and plenty of sugar. This is a specialty of his .He says, it is unhealthy to eat any food that doesn't suit my taste." His wife is worried about his excess intake of sugar. He turns a deaf ear to her words. She doesn't want him to cook for himself and she once asked a public health nurse for her opinion. The nurse told her that it is good for him to do anything by himself, and she decided to wait and see how his condition would be. He lives happily with his wife. She said, "Discussion is effective to avoid growing senile. " his dietary life has been vegetable-centered from his childhood. And he seldom eats meat or marine products. He sometimes eats fresh water fish and eels. He used to have rice mixed with barley, powdered beans, sweet potato and corn. Before the Second World War, there was no enough food to go around. At that time he had wild berries and akebie from a field when he was starving.
About his war experiences. He volunteered for military service at the age of 19. On March 15.1944 he received a notice that said he was a successful candidate to join the air force. While he was waiting to join, the air base was attacked and destroyed. His entry was postponed. On May 3,1945 he was conscripted for the military and arrived at his post at a railway unit. He was put in charge of the mechanical engineering of trains there. The war came to an end just when he was digging an air-aid shelter. Several years ago, when he traveled to Okinawa with his wife to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, he looked backed on those days and mourned his fellow soldiers' deaths. Then his heart nearly broke with grief.
His pet phrase is "Have hopes and dreams in your life!" and his dream is to live in high spirits, enjoying his hobbies. He seems to practice his words. He lives with his wife whom he married at the age of 23, his oldest son and his wife and one of his granddaughters. He is 76 years old now.
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