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Lifetime: 1644 - 1694 Passed: ≈ 330 years ago

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Matsuo Bashō

Books by Matsuo Bashō

おくのほそ道 (Oku no Hosomichi) Cover image

おくのほそ道 (Oku no Hosomichi)

Poetry Memoir Non-Fiction Travel
Nature Travel Journey Japan Buddhism Landscape Poetry Spiritual Wanderlust Haiku Waka Zen Edo Period Oku Northern Japan Foot Travel

Oku no Hosomichi (meaning Narrow Road to Oku [the Deep North]) is a major work by Matsuo Bashō.Oku no Hosomichi was written based on a journey taken by Bashō in the late spring of 1689. He and his traveling companion Sora departed from Edo (modern-da...