Lovers of Japanese poetry will surely line up to purchase Enpitsu de Oku no Hosomichi DS, a Nintendo DS version of the famous collection of poems by Basho. The idea is that you can "read" the poetry ...

For Andrew Fitzsimons, translating Matsuo Basho’s haiku was both a physical and internal journey. During his quest to render Basho’s complete works into English, the Tokyo-based writer and professor ...

Matsuo Munefusa was born in Ueno, Iga Province, part of present‐day Mie Prefecture. One of six children, his father was a low ranking provincial samurai who made a living by teaching calligraphy.

As Oregon baseball heads into the offseason, it’s time for Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski to make some moves to replace some of the Ducks... My column this week serves a dual purpose. Last winter, ...

ITAMI, Hyogo -- Haiku poems, correspondence and artwork by Edo period poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) have been newly discovered in several areas across Japan, a museum and library facility specializing ...

Waiting alone on the subway platform to catch a train to Brooklyn, Matthew Rohrer was thinking about how much he missed creating collaborative poetry with a particular friend, a fellow poet. In his ...

With only a few words, a Haiku master can paint a picture so vivid it’s as if the reader is standing beside them — great travel writers have similar abilities. Matsuo Basho was both. “The Narrow Road ...

From left, poets Momoko Kuroda, Yasuaki Inoue, Kai Hasegawa, and Arthur Binard are seen during a talk session at "Oku no Hosomichi Summit" in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 30, 2022.

Follow in the footsteps of a haiku master on a walking tour of the untouched Japanese countryside. Story and photography by Peter Neville-Hadley , Japanese poet Matsuo Basho - master of the ...

Waxing lyrical ... dishing up the town's famous crab hot pot.Julie Miller. Julie Miller follows in the footsteps of a haiku hero. IN THE wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northern ...