Biwa

One hundred and thirty miles to the west as the crane wings her flight, in the heart of Omi, is Biwa Ko, the lake of the lute.

On those days I one day went to the city and bought a little doll of blind priest with a biwa.

He sought also the free air and the sound of falling water, yet dearer to him than the plucked strings of sho and biwa.

To vary the programme a little, we made an excursion on the following day to Lake Biwa, some miles distant.

The detached portion of the meizoseismal area near Lake Biwa may also point to a separate focus.