In Japan, the simple act of walking has long been connected to working toward enlightenment.

Haiku can serve as a catalyst for discussion and creativity as students work together to create their own poems.

Basho entered into the service of a local ruling military house where he befriended the young heir, who enjoyed linked verse. Together they studied with Kitamura Kigin, one of the leading poets of the ...

Students will develop an understanding of Basho, the man and the poet, as a prominent figure in Japanese literature. Students will experience Japanese poetry through haiku. Standard 1. Students know ...

KYOTO--Fukuda Art Museum in Kyoto’s Ukyo Ward announced on May 24 that it had purchased the long-missing illustrated scroll of a travelogue by the poet Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) from an art ...

A fictionalised documentary about the great Japanese poet Bashô 16441694 the spiritual father of haiku poetry A monk portraying the poet journeys through Japan following Bashôs journal and ...