KENJI MIYAZAWA`S POEM, "SAPPORO-SHI (SAPPORO CITY)" FRAGMENTS OF THE AUTHOR'S THIRTY-YEAR STUDY

–How the Author Developed His Theory–

Abstract

The author once presented a theory about Kenji Miyazawa's poem, "Sapporo-shi (Sapporo City)". He proposed that the stage of this poem is Sapporo (not Hanamaki) : Nish 6-chome, Odori, Sapporo City. He pointed out that this address is the very site of "elm square to commemorate the cultivation". He was recently given an opportunity to describe the reasons or grounds of his theory. These are described in this article.