やまでら山寺でのふしぎ不思議なであ出会い A Strange Encounter at Yamadera by Natalie Rees
, literally 'mountain temple', is a famous temple near in , a prefecture in the north east of Japan. It is a very picturesque place to visit, and the setting for our story of this unusual encounter!
Haiku
If you would like to try reading the haiku mentioned in the story, here it is in full:
しずか
閑
さやいわ
岩
にしみい
入
るせみ
蝉
のこえ
声
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