For Andrew Fitzsimons, translating Matsuo Basho’s haiku was both a physical and internal journey. During his quest to render Basho’s complete works into English, the Tokyo-based writer and professor ...

As Oregon baseball heads into the offseason, it’s time for Oregon head coach Mark Wasikowski to make some moves to replace some of the Ducks... My column this week serves a dual purpose. Last winter, ...

Matsuo Munefusa was born in Ueno, Iga Province, part of present‐day Mie Prefecture. One of six children, his father was a low ranking provincial samurai who made a living by teaching calligraphy.

In the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami in northern Honshu on March 11, people from all around the world turned to a traditional form of poetry to express their emotions and condolences ...

AI shows potential in creating literary art rivaling that of humans without human help. AI-generated haiku without human intervention was compared with a contrasting method. The evaluators found it ...

With only a few words, a Haiku master can paint a picture so vivid it’s as if the reader is standing beside them — great travel writers have similar abilities. Matsuo Basho was both. “The Narrow Road ...

Yamanaka, Japan–During his 156-day trek around northern Honshu, celebrated haiku poet Matsuo Basho was constantly on the move. But he and his companion Kawai Sora couldn’t resist the charms of the hot ...

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 dealer in ...