Mount Kagu 天の香具山 by Emperor Jitou 持統天皇

Spring has slipped away— summer must already be here. They say on sacred Mount Kagu, summer shows itself in white— robes spread beneath the sun. 春過ぎて　Harusugite 夏来にけらし　Natsukinikerashi 白妙の　Shirotaeno 衣ほすてふ　Koromohosuchō 天の香具山　Amanokaguyama