[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is May 22nd?

Kitekero-kun's Birthday (Yamagata Prefecture)

"Kitekerokun," Yamagata Prefecture's tourism promotional character, was born on May 22, 2013 (Heisei 25)

This local character, which was created as a mascot for the Yamagata Destination Campaign held in 2013 (Heisei 25), resembles the shape of Yamagata prefecture in the shape of a person's profile. The name comes from "kitekero," which means "please come" in Yamagata dialect

Sora's death

May 22nd is the anniversary of the death of haiku poet Kawai Sora, and is also a summer seasonal word in haiku, "Soraki .

Kawai Sora was a haiku poet in the mid-Edo period, and is counted as one of the Ten Philosophers of the Basho School, as he was a disciple who accompanied Matsuo Basho on his journey through Oshu and Hokuriku in "The Narrow Road to the Deep North. "

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