All must be in the requisite tanka form of 31 syllables in lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven syllables.
Thousands of pilgrims made the climb to view the 138 foot-high portrait, or tanka, which was unveiled in a ceremony to celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Buddha.
Greatest, perhaps, of tanka turners was Kamo Mabuchi (1697-1769), who claimed to be descended from the divine Three-Legged Crow which guided the first Japanese emperor, Jimmu, in .
Tri-State Bird Rescue mourns beloved peregrine falcon Tri-State Bird Rescue lost one of its treasured flock when Ishta Tanka, a peregrine falcon, died after a routine surgery at age 18 late last month.
June 10, 2013 - The Newark Post