During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as the greatest master of haiku (then …

The 17th-century Japanese haiku master Bashō was born Matsuo Kinsaku near Kyoto, Japan, to a minor samurai and his wife. Soon after the poet’s birth, Japan closed its borders, beginning a …

Nov 24, 2025 · Interested in haiku from an early age, Bashō at first put his literary interests aside and entered the service of a local feudal lord. After his lord’s death in 1666, however, Bashō …

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Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) was a renowned Japanese poet during the Edo period, known for his haiku poetry and travel writing. He developed the haiku into a sophisticated form of poetry, …

Jul 24, 2025 · Matsuo Basho is one of the most influential figures in Japanese literature. He is best known for elevating haiku from a playful poetic form into a serious, spiritually resonant art.

Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉 1644 – November 28, 1694) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. He is today regarded as the master of the haiku, and one of the greatest …

Matsuo Bashō, originally Matsuō Chuemon Munefusa, was born in Ueno, Japan, in 1644 to a family of samurai descent. Basho was introduced to poetry at a young age by Todo Yoshitada, …

Who was Basho? Matsuo Basho was born at the beginning of the Edo period in 1644 in present-day Iga City, Mie prefecture. As a youngster he served the family of Todo Shinshichiro, a …

Apr 25, 2025 · Bashō’s haiku are not merely fixed-form verses of 5-7-5 syllables. They are an art form that pares language down to its essence, condensing scenery and emotion into a single …