Seasoning the Seasons · SEASON 0
The Narrow Road to Oku: Matsuo Basho's Journey through Tohoku
Episode 5 · 2017-07-17
- Documentary
Episode overview
"The Narrow Road to Oku" is a travelogue by poet Matsuo Basho, who visited the region of Tohoku, known in those days as Oku, some 300 years ago. The travelogue contains many poems in a style known as haiku, which are always composed of 5, 7 and then 5 syllables. Today, people also enjoy creating haiku in the English-speaking world. Basho holds an undisputed position as Japan's greatest poet, but travel was another of his true passions. Our journey begins from the Shirakawa Barrier in Fukushima Prefecture.
50 minutes
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