Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous Haiku poet of Japan.
More than a record of the journey, Ba.
This translation of his most mature journal, Oku-No-Hosomichi , details the most arduous part of a nine-month journey with his friend and disciple, Sora, through the backlands north of the capital, west to the Japan Sea and Back toward Kyoto.
He made his living as a teacher and writer of Haiku and is celebrated for his many travels around Japan, which he recorded in Travel journals.
Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous Haiku poet of Japan