The summary of “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” Departure of The Narrow Road to the Deep North, by Yosa Buson Summary “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” (奥の細道, Oku-no hosomichi) is a travel writing with haiku poems by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694). Check the famous 10 haiku poems by Matsuo Basho. He departed […]
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The fact of the most famous haiku poem in Japan. The most famous haiku poem of the most famous haiku poet in Japan. 古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音 The old pond A frog leaps in. Sound of the water. It’s a very simple poem. Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) composed it at a haiku gathering in 1686 when he
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Matsuo Basho’s Winter haiku poems The winter haiku which made by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) are clearly expressed his own viewpoints comparing to other seasons. Between October and December was winter as the old calender. Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Best 10 Matsuo Basho’s haiku poems Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) If you want to
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Matsuo Basho’s Autumn haiku poems The autumn haiku poems of Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) have not only seasonally lonely but also somewhat frank. And some of them represent his later years. Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Best 10 Matsuo Basho’s haiku poems Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) Basho’s Autumn haiku poems <Japanese> 秋の夜を 打ち崩したる 咄かな Aki no yo wo/
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Matsuo Basho’s Summer haiku poems The famous haiku made by Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) are mostly the theme of summer. In the Japanese lunar calendar, April to July is summer. Though summer is energetic season, Related Posts Biography of Matsuo Basho Haiku poem’s definition and format (Japanese and English) Basho’s Summer haiku poems <Japanese> 旅人の 心にも似よ 椎の花 Tabibito
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Matsuo Basho’s Spring haiku poems The spring haiku that Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) made has a seasonally free and easy characteristic, but some work are somewhat funny (it probably depended on his personality). As it was the lunar calendar until the Edo period in Japan, spring was between January and March. Please enjoy the great
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Matsuo Basho’s famous haiku poems Portrait of Matsuo Basho from “Hokusai Manga”, by Katsushika Hokusai Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) made about 1000 haiku poems through the lifetime, traveling around Japan. His writing “The Narrow Road to the Deep North” is the most famous haiku collection in Japan. Among the haiku poems, I would like to
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