The last place of haiku master Matsuo Basho
Days and months are travelers of eternity.
So are the years that pass by.
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North - Matsuo Basho
On the Midosuji Street, Osaka's main arterial road running north-south in the city, there is a small historical place.
It is easy to miss but, if you look carefully, beyond the many vehicles that use the road daily, a stone monument can be found. It says "Here is said to be the place where Matsuo Basho ended his life."Matsuo Basho ( 1644-1694 ) was one of the most famous haiku poets of Japan's Edo Period and is said to have established haiku as an art form of Japanese poetry. He spent most of his life traveling and writing travel stories and haiku poems.
In Osaka, during a stopover on his journey to Kyushu, he was taken ill and ended up staying in the city. The monument stands at the place that is said to be where he passed away.
There is also a stone tablet inscribed with Basho's last haiku in the precinct of Minami-Mido Temple, which is located near the monument.
Basho ( 芭蕉 ) means a banana plant in Japanese. It is said that Matsuo Basho took his pen name after the banana tree planted in his yard.
Some banana trees are standing next to the stone tablet with Basho's last haiku on it.
At the temple you will often see many Basho fans, as well as lovers of haiku poems.
This is Matsuo Basho's final haiku poem:
旅に病んで夢は枯野をかけ廻る
tabi ni yande / yume wa kareno wo / kake meguru
falling sick on a journey
my dream goes wandering
over a field of dried grass
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