{"id":92037,"date":"2024-08-26T20:01:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/?p=92037"},"modified":"2024-08-26T20:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T11:02:37","slug":"kon-ito-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/kon-ito-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Poet on the Zen Trail"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00894-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00894-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00894-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00894-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00894.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00282.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the walk from the 32nd temple, Zenjibu-ji, to the 33rd temple, Sekkei-ji, pilgrims cross Urado Bay on a free ferry run by the prefecture. This sea pilgrimage route has been in operation for over 70 years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>It\u2019s presumptuous to dress too warmly.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>With eyes on the stone Buddhas inspired by the 88 Temple Pilgrimage in Shikoku and listening to the locals talk about living in harmony with nature, poet Kon Ito \u2014 recently renowned for her third poetry collection&nbsp;<em>Ki ga Suru Asa<\/em>(published by Nanaroku-sha) \u2014 jots down the moments that move her as she walks Mt. Suzugamine in the town of Kaiyo, Tokushima.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Ever since I started writing tanka, I&#8217;ve been taking notes on everything that catches my attention on my smartphone. If I don&#8217;t, I&#8217;ll forget, and it would be a waste to let those moments of inspiration slip away. Just now, I wrote down &#8216;It&#8217;s presumptuous to dress too warmly.&#8217; It made me think that bundling up simply because I&#8217;m worried about the cold isn&#8217;t in line with what it means to be a living being; it shows I&#8217;m not listening to what my body is trying to tell me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Originally from Tokyo, Ito-san senses a quiet power in Tokushima Prefecture; the solemn presence of nature, the houses clustered tightly along the mountains and coastline. Encounters with locals and the many ways they live closely with nature \u2014 such as foraging for wild herbs and vegetables in the mountains \u2014 often stir the heart of this city-dwelling poet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00337-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00337-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00337-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00337-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00337.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Honestly, I&#8217;m pretty lazy&#8230; It&#8217;s not uncommon for me to stay home five days a week, haha. But I&#8217;ve always been interested in Shikoku. The art festival Setouchi Triennale has caught my eye for a while now, and my friends&#8217; social media posts always look so fun. I want to walk the pilgrims&#8217; paths, chat with the locals, and capture those moments that really move me.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>No doubt walking the Shikoku pilgrimage through such landscapes appears fresh and surprising to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When I saw the pilgrims, I was thrilled!&nbsp;I thought, &#8216;They&#8217;re real!&#8217; Everything was new to me \u2014 the white attire, the hospitality culture.&nbsp;I\u2019ve only experienced a small part of it so far, but while walking, I found the sensation on the soles of my feet fascinating. I realized the act of stepping is actually a form of interaction with nature.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tokushima stretch of the Shikoku pilgrimage is often referred to as the &#8220;Dojo of Awakening.&#8221; Walking along Suzugamine and the pilgrimage paths, the poet, feeling a closer connection to nature, jotted down a new thought: &#8220;I will walk a good path.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY4-00418.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>I wonder if that cloud is 100 meters wide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>&#8220;I feel an energetic vibe in K\u014dchi Prefecture,\u201d says Ito-san. \u201cThe sky, the sea, the mountains, and the people all have a grand scale, and it feels wonderful. I even made a note about looking up at a huge cloud and wondering if it&#8217;s about 100 meters wide.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bundling up, a good path, huge clouds\u2026&nbsp;It seems that the small, overlooked joys in everyday life have a hold on Ito-san&#8217;s heart.&nbsp;Nevertheless, she asserts that for her, these emotions are, without a doubt, &#8220;100% genuine.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve always been a bit different&#8230; What moves me might not always resonate with others. Since there&#8217;s no one I can really share these feelings with, I usually keep them to myself and jot them down in my journal. But getting into tanka has allowed me to express these genuine emotions through my work.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240305papersky-DAY2-00657.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In Tokushima Prefecture, we were guided up Suzugamine, the home mountain of Reki Nagahara from inBetweenBlues. This is Ito-san\u2019s first mountain hike since her elementary school days hiking Mount Takao. Her expression says it all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;On the way to Chikurin-ji, Ito-san enjoys a bite of K\u014dchi\u2019s famous inaka-zushi, made with vegetables instead of seafood. She notes, &#8220;Sushi is a unit of happiness in a single bite.&#8221; While others relax during lunch, Ito-san quietly savores the satisfaction that one bite of sushi brings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, how can one capture the movements of the heart like a poet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Usually, it feels like my heart is closed off, but here in Shikoku, it feels wide open,\u201d she explains. \u201cEven subtle stimuli like the mountains and the sky, I can take notice and real interest in them. But, if my heart were always open like that, it would be overwhelming. It&#8217;s not about which is better. Knowing that both modes exist, however, might be a shortcut to living a more enjoyable life.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"last\">Perhaps the journey along the Zen Trail has left her heart wide open. Later that night, as she stepped out of her hotel to go for dinner, Ito-san appeared not in shoes, but in the guest room slippers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00220-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-91578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00220-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00220-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00220-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240308-papersky-DAY5-00220.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itokonda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kon Ito<\/a><\/strong><br>Tanka poet, born in Tokyo in 1993. She began composing in 2016. In 2019, she self-published her first collection, &#8220;Hada ni Nagareru Toumei na Kimochi,&#8221; followed by &#8220;Michiru Ude&#8221; the next year. Both collections were reissued in new editions by Tanka Kenkyusha in 2022. In December 2023, her third poetry collection, &#8220;Ki ga Suru Asa,&#8221; was published by Nanaroku-sha. She is currently a prominent figure driving the contemporary tanka boom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The streetcar clatters along, and the Shikoku Mountains sketch the skyline through the window. The poet looks up at the large cloud floating in the vast blue sky. &#8220;I wonder if that\u2019s about 100 meters wide,\u201d she thinks to herself. 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