One day toward the end of last year, His Majesty the Emperor wrote this poem while looking out on white birches in the garden from the window of his study at the Akasaka Palace
At the Imperial cocoonery, ordinary silk worms are raised indoors, while wild silk worms are bred outdoors. This poem was composed by Her Majesty the Empress when one day in May. She watched the wild silk worms asleep on the small oak trees in their special enclosure.
Everytime the Crown Prince visits the Seto Inland Sea, beautful pine trees there welcome him waving their branches, together with gentle sea breezes. He visited the Seto several times for his study on the medieval history and other occasions.