Tokyo meeting reviews Persian, Japanese poetry
TEHRAN – (Iranart)- The Iranian Embassy in Tokyo organized a meeting on Saturday to discuss the similarities and differences between Persian and Japanese poetry.
The former Japanese ambassador to Iran, Kinichi Komano, who is also the head of the parliamentary friendship group of Iran-Japan, and Iranian cultural attaché Hossein Divsalar attended the meeting entitled “A Comparative Study between Persian and Japanese Poems”.
Speaking at the meeting, Komano praised Persian poet Sadi (C. 1213-1291), famous worldwide for his masterpieces Bustan (The Orchard) and Gulistan (The Rose Garden).
He also recited some poems from Hafez, Sadi and Rumi and compared them with poems from Japanese literature.
source: Tehran Times