E70 - Making Withered Trees Bloom / Karuta

Today the fairy tale of the Man Who Made Withered Trees to Bloom once more. And from Heather some form of Karuta poetry challenge for myself. Be sure to vote for the poem I need to memorise! And also a small tangent on the ideas behind sumiko gurashi.  ~ Review us over on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Podchaser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our growing database on Japanese History over at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠historyofjapan.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@japan_archives⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube (Japan Archvies): ⁠Japan Archives⁠ Youtube (Minecraft):  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mycenria⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ~~ Intro and Outro music Ocha by Harris Heller. ~~ Written by Thomas and Heather.