[Nippom]

Gomen, but I don't know how to type Japanese characters on my machine.
And I tried to search for prior entries on this subject, but could not seem to find any.

Is this the best translation of this poem, or can anyone please offer what they may consider a better one?

Countless are the mountains in Yamato,
But perfect is the heavenly hill of Kagu;
When I climb it and survey my realm,
Over the wide plain the smoke-wreaths rise and rise,
Over the wide lake the gulls are on the wing;
A beautiful land it is, the land of Yamato!

—Emperor Jomei 7th Century