January's birth tree: Pine [Powerswood]
January's birth tree: Pine
| The power of wood | Magnificence, Eternity, Prosperity |
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In ancient Japanese waka poetry, the tree is used in conjunction with the word "matsu" (to wait), which has the same sound as the Japanese word, and it has been a tree that has resided in the hearts of Japanese people since ancient times.
In Japanese, the pronunciation of pine is “Matsu” and it has the same pronunciation of “wait” in Japanese.
Therefore in Japanese poetry of ancient times, these two words are always mentioned as a set.
Pine is a tree that has dwelled in the hearts of Japanese people since ancient time.
