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MATSUO BASHO

A print by Utagawa Kuniyasu (1794-1832) depicts a bustling scene at a fish market in Nihonbashi.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / The Living Past
Oct 18, 2025
Of sound and silence in old Japan
While haiku poets like Basho extolled the virtues of tranquility, premodern Japan was likely a noisier affair than most people imagine.
Many moods come and go, inspiring our art. Though love could be fleeting, it proved the most inspirational of all.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / The Living Past
Nov 27, 2023
Tales of a Closed Country: Part 2
Even Japan¡¯s ¡°sakoku¡± policies couldn¡¯t deter the lovers, artists and poets from their muses. After all, we humans tend to look for beauty where we can.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 29, 2023
Matsuo Basho¡¯s complete works reveal the sensuality and innovation of a master poet
Andrew Fitzsimons offers carefully considered translations of the poet¡¯s works, including his famous haiku about a frog in a pond, in ¡°Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2022
Matsuo Basho¡¯s lost travelogue finds its way to Kyoto
A new joint exhibition at two museums complement the poet¡¯s travel manuscript, which went missing for half a century, with paintings by Yosa Buson and Ito Jakuchu.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jul 18, 2020
A thousand years of walking through Japan
The act of walking was one that Saigyo, Basho and Matsuo turned into poetry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 21, 2019
¡®The Pine Islands¡¯: No ordinary death is enough for two misfit souls
Marion Poschmann¡¯s ¡®The Pine Islands¡¯ follows two haunted travelers on their journey across Japan, guided by the poems of Matsuo Basho.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 30, 2019
¡®Travels with a Writing Brush¡¯: 1,000 years of travel writing, united by a poetic thread
From ¡®The Tale of Genji¡¯ to Matsuo Basho, Meredith McKinney travels across Japan through 1,000 years of Japanese poetry.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Nov 16, 2019
Gazing in wonder at the many faces of the moon
Why do the sun and the moon see so little of each other?
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 19, 2019
Be a frog and jump into Basho¡¯s pond
We must know, ¡®that a haiku does not express ideas but that it puts forward images reflecting intuitions.¡¯ ¡ª Daisetsu T. Suzuki
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / History / THE LIVING PAST
Aug 19, 2017
Wabi lies at the heart of Japanese history
You could spend your entire life in modern Japan without ever hearing the term wabi, though no overview of Japanese history or art is complete without it. It¡¯s a beautiful word, hard to define like most beautiful words. Poverty is the heart of it, which sounds dispiriting, but there¡¯s the Zen phrase...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 24, 2016
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches: Basho¡¯s enduring collection of poetry and travel writing
With only a few words, a Haiku master can paint a picture so vivid it¡¯s as if the reader is standing beside them ¡ª great travel writers have similar abilities. Matsuo Basho was both.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 23, 2014
Cheap train to the north with Basho
On July 19, the Yamagata Shinkansen debuted a luxury ashiya (foot bath) service. A ticket from Tokyo to Yamagata City, in Tohoku Prefecture, costs around ?11,000, but 15 minutes in the foot bath car is extra. If Matsuo Basho, Japan¡¯s most well-known poet, were to retrace his 156-day-long trek through...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 31, 2014
Walking on water: the seven bridges over the Seto Inland Sea
Through the clouds of steam rising from the hotel¡¯s hot spring, I can make out Jupiter ¡ª a tiny pinprick of light beaming over the twinkling black waters of the Seto Inland Sea. It¡¯s easy to see why this hotel is called Bella Vista. Tucked into the hills outside the historic town of Onomichi, in Hiroshima...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 1, 2014
Tsuruga: truly a ¡®port of humanity¡¯
The man in the black-and-white photograph wore a dark jacket with wide lapels. His hair was cut short and parted to one side. His eyes were directed toward the camera as if he were looking directly at me. I recognized him immediately: Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese vice-consul in Lithuania who helped...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2007
Guided through Japan¡¯s deep north by the holy spirit of Basho
Tohoku is Japan¡¯s ¡°deep north,¡± through which the famous Zen monk and haiku poet Matsuo Basho walked in 1689, writing one of the most famous travelogues in world literature, ¡°Oku no Hosomichi (The Narrow Road to the Deep North).¡±
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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