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 …

Nov 24, 2025 · After his lord’s death in 1666, however, Bashō abandoned his samurai (warrior) status to devote himself to poetry. Moving to the capital city of Edo (now Tokyo), he gradually …

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 …

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 Basho was one of the most famous haiku masters in the world. His poems were influenced by his firsthand experience of the world around him, often encapsulating the feeling …

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, …

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 …

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, …

Dec 24, 2025 · When we hear the name Matsuo Bashō, many of us can immediately recall at least one or two of his verses. Why is it that his haiku continue to captivate people’s hearts so …

Jan 16, 2025 · In the early 1680s, he adopted a life of simplicity and spiritual reflection, inspired by Zen Buddhism and Taoist philosophy. He took the pen name “Basho” after a banana plant …