Poem 24 from One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets
kono tabi wa
nusa mo toriaezu
tamukeyama
momiji no nishiki
kami no manimani
Plain hemp will not do
on an outing such as this.
Better to offer
a brocade of autumn leaves
to please the mountain gods.
-- Kanke
The Annotated Bushido is a companion site of the Jlit website. The complete text of this iconic study of Japanese ethics is provided online, along with extensive notes and careful indications of textual differences between the 1900 and 1905 editions.